What begins as a clever, gothic ghost story soon evolves into a wickedly twisted treasure hunt in The Supernatural Enhancements, Edgar Cantero's wholly original, modern-day adventure.
When
twentysomething A., the unexpected European relative of the Wells
family, and his companion, Niamh, a mute teenage girl with shockingly
dyed hair, inherit the beautiful but eerie estate of Axton House, deep
in the woods of Point Bless, Virginia, it comes as a surprise to
everyone—including A. himself. After all, he never even knew he had a
"second cousin, twice removed" in America, much less that the eccentric
gentleman had recently committed suicide by jumping out of the third
floor bedroom window—at the same age and in the same way as his father
had before him . . .
Together, A. and Niamh quickly come to feel
as if they have inherited much more than just a rambling home and a
cushy lifestyle. Axton House is haunted, they know it, but that's just
the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the secrets they slowly but
surely uncover. Why all the suicides? What became of the Axton House
butler who fled shortly after his master died? What lurks in the garden
maze and what does the basement vault keep? And what of the rumors in
town about a mysterious gathering at Axton House on the night of the
winter solstice?
Told vividly through a series of journal
entries, scrawled notes, recovered security footage, letters to Aunt
Liza, audio recordings, complicated ciphers, and even advertisements,
Edgar Cantero has written a dazzling and original supernatural adventure
featuring classic horror elements with a Neil Gaiman-ish twist.
I LOVED
this book. It was creepy and brilliant. I really hope this is not the
end and that there will be a second one coming. I was very pleasantly
surprised.
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