Lost Among the Living

By Simone St. James

Book Overview

From the New York Times bestselling author of Murder Road comes a gripping novel that "is the perfect blend of history and mystery, with a little paranormal activity and romance thrown in for the ride" (Suspense Magazine).

England, 1921. Three years after her husband, Alex, disappeared, shot down over Germany, Jo Manders still mourns his loss. Working as a paid companion to Alex's wealthy, condescending aunt, Dottie Forsyth, Jo travels to the family's estate in the Sussex countryside. But there is much she never knew about her husband's origins...and the revelation of a mysterious death in the Forsyths' past is just the beginning...

All is not well at Wych Elm House. Dottie's husband is distant, and her son was grievously injured in the war. Footsteps follow Jo down empty halls, and items in her bedroom are eerily rearranged. The locals say the family is cursed, and that a ghost in the woods has never rested. And when Jo discovers her husband's darkest secrets, she wonders if she ever really knew him. Isolated in a place of deception and grief, she must find the truth or lose herself forever.

And then a familiar stranger arrives at Wych Elm House...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451476190
• ISBN13: 9780451476197
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Berkley / Nal
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Really a 3.5 Review

I have read almost all of Simone St. James' novels and loved them all. I enjoyed Lost Among the Living, but I just didn't feel as if it was her normal high quality of writing. I had a hard time connecting to any of the characters as, to me, they just were not likeable. The story drug at times almost as if even the author wasn't thrilled with it either. In her prior books, while the supernatural (ghost) plays a part, the characters are what draws you in. I am all right with a ghost, but when she added in a demon dog she lost me a bit. Let's just say that this was not one of her better books, however, I still remain a fan. I have two more of here books to read and I continue to look forward to any new ones.

A great story!

I've read every book by this author. She is great. She has a tight plot, concise flow of story, and a creepy tale.