Bøger af Adrian Doyle

A beautifully paced supernatural thriller for our times in which a frustrated and angry woman has a curse cast upon her husband. Some years later, trapped in a bickering marriage, running a third-rate hotel in a nondescript Scottish village, she finds whisky to be her only friend. Then her sister moves nearby and awakens ancient resentments.Into this maelstrom of emotions bumbles Brendan Murphy, a reluctant therapist specialising in spiritual issues. Plagued by his own emotional issues and not sure what's going on or even who his client is, he ends up putting his feet where they are not wanted.It is down to Ruth, his estranged assistant, to step in. But she has her own distractions, principally the spirit she has taken on board who gives her strength, yet at the same time chafes for her freedom.If he is to help, Brendan needs to pull himself together, otherwise the future looks bleak for Dorothea. And should Ruth have been careful in what she wished for, given that Margar has her own agenda?Gripping and packed with intrigue from the first page to the last, this engrossing paranormal thriller will make you question what you can ever really believe.

A beautifully paced supernatural thriller for our times in which a malignant spirit returns from the dead seeking immortality. A young lady is in mortal danger, but events are not what they seem. 700 years ago, Margar sought immortality and kept herself young by draining the life force of children. Caught, she was killed and buried, her spirit imprisoned for eternity. In the present day, her spirit is accidentally released. Weak from centuries of internment, she seeks to recover her powers at the same time searching for a new body to inhabit. Her presence causes sickness and tension in the lives of Mark and Eva, newly weds. Yet, all is not as it seems. Mark is behaving strangely, Eva is unwell, what is going on? Where is Margar? And what is she up to? Worried by Eva's decline in health, Eva's friend Ruth persuades Brendan Murphy, a reluctant ghost hunter to take a look. He finds Margar but also finds himself in a difficult situation, surrounded by disbelief, antagonism and unwanted desires. Can he break through it all, can he work out what is really going on and can he save Eva?