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The Ghosts of Thorwald Place Hardcover – October 5, 2021

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A Mystery Scene Magazine 2021 Editor's Pick

Trust No One. Especially Your Neighbors.

Rachel Drake is on the run from the man who killed her husband. She never leaves her safe haven in an anonymous doorman building, until one night a phone call sends her running. On her way to the garage, she is murdered in the elevator. But her story doesn’t end there.

She finds herself in the afterlife, tethered to her death spot, her reach tied to the adjacent apartments. As she rides the elevator up and down, the lives of the residents intertwine. Every one of them has a dark secret. An aging trophy wife whose husband strays. A surgeon guarding a locked room. A TV medium who may be a fraud. An ordinary man with a mysterious hobby.

Compelled to spend eternity observing her neighbors, she realizes that any one of them could be her killer.

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  6. ISBN-10
    0744301432
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“A creative, compulsively readable mystery . . . I couldn’t put it down.” ―Jo Kaplan, author of It Will Just Be Us

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Helen Power is obsessed with ghosts. She spends her free time watching paranormal investigation TV shows, hanging out in cemeteries, and telling anyone who’ll listen about her paranormal experiences. She is a librarian living in Saskatoon, Canada, and has several short story publications, including ones in Suspense Magazine and Dark Helix Press’s Canada 150 anthology, “Futuristic Canada”. The Ghosts of Thorwald Place is her first novel.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CamCat Publishing (October 5, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0744301432
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0744301434
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.53 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.51 x 1.3 x 8.5 inches
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I’m a librarian, writer, and fridge magnet connoisseur living in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. In my spare time I haunt deserted cemeteries, lose my heart to dashing thieves, and crack tough cases, all from the comfort of my writing nook. My short stories range from comedy to horror, with just a hint of dystopia in between.

My debut novel, "The Ghosts of Thorwald Place" is coming October 2021 with CamCat Books.

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beautiful and I’m sad I didn’t pick it up sooner. It’s been such a long time since I was this obsessed with a book. It has such a unique concept. I was hooked from the start and really got invested in the lives of the apartment dwellers. Easily a five star read.A woman running away from her past life gets murdered in the elevator of a “safe” apartment complex. Her ghost is tied to the elevator, traveling up and down as residents use it. She quickly learns that most of the residents harbor secrets— some of them deadly. Will she be able to find her murderer, and protect her friends from the other ghosts in the building?Tw: domestic abuse, suicide, murder
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T.F.
5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of Ups and Downs
Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2023
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Great concept. For those who fantasize about invisibly peeping on unusual neighbors. For those who want justice and are determined to find peace for themselves. The author has a very interesting way of introducing all the candidates for Rachel's murder. On the elevator, off the elevator. In Rachel's world, search for the murderer is confined to a small perimeter outside the elevator, what is said in brief stretches of time and what the dead woman perceives. I liked the compassion of the dead woman for her neighbors. So many secrets. Loved the medium. Loved the scary basement. The murderer took me by surprise. This novel picked up speed, and this reader couldn't put it down. Unique paranormal.
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Linda McCutcheon
4.0 out of 5 stars Unique Compulsory Paranormal Thriller
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2022
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*4.5 Stars On My Instagram Account*

"It was never a ghost that haunted me. It was something much more malevolent...But I don't care. The worst has already happened. My husband is dead."

Sadly there is much worse to happen to Rachel after her husband's murder in the extremely unique paranormal thriller The Ghosts of Thorwald Place by debut author Helen Power.

Rachel is dead. Not a spoiler. At the very beginning of this compulsory detailed novel we experience her vividly described brutal murder in her building's elevator. She doesn't know who killed her. She only felt the hands and knife slit her throat. Now she's trapped in the elevator only able to adventure out on the floors where it may stop.

As her best friend and brother in law investigates her and her husband's murders, Rachel discovers the dark secrets of her neighbors from a battered wife, a wife slowly poisoning her husband, a possibly phony TV psychic, a creepy over attentive building concierge and a killer...or two.

Then there are the other ghosts in the building like the little girl with no eyes, a man that seems in between life and death and the shadowy figure that made my skin crawl.

This story is told through Rachel when she is alive and even more brilliantly when she is dead. Her fear, confusion, exhaustion (her observation about missing sleeping as a ghost was a revelation), and her frustration at not being able to help those in danger is so descriptively emphatic and realistic.

I had a sneaky suspicion about the killer and was hoping I was wrong because they were growing on me but alas my thriller sense was correct.

The writer had a dream she was a ghost stuck in an elevator and it became the genesis for this all encompassing ghost story whose last few words melted my heart.

I received a free copy of this book from the publishers for a fair and honest review. All opinions are my own.
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Laura Moncur
5.0 out of 5 stars Masterful World Building!
Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2022
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I absolutely ADORED this book! Amazon recommended this book to me because I like The Lost Ones. Thornwald Place sounded Victorian, so I bought it without even reading the blurb. It wasn’t Victorian at all. It was set in modern times in the U.S. It was written from the point of view of the ghosts. It was written masterfully. Rachel/Kae felt so real and the mechanics of the ghost world were smartly so good. I liked it all and I want another, please! I love how every storyline was complete and wrapped up. It was so good that I didn’t want to stop reading. That’s why I consumed it in just three days. It was so interesting that she was trapped in a circle around the elevator, so she could see parts of the condo and be pulled away from people because the elevator was called. It’s the perfect ghost story that doesn’t get too scary.
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Cindy O
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting take on a murder mystery
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2022
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Interesting take on a murder mystery. A woman who changed her name and has been hiding out in a supposedly secure high scale apartment building is brutally murdered in the elevator. When she awakes she knows she dead and is only able to wander so far away from the the murder scene (the elevator).

As she floats through the building she finds out her neighbors all harbor secrets, some dark and dangerous. While this is happening, we also go back in time to find out how she ended up murdered - from before she met her husband, to his death and then a crazy stalker.

All aspects of the story from the current to the past and how it all eventually leads to a shocking conclusion are fascinating and keeps you turning the pages.
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Marcy McCreary
5.0 out of 5 stars A Unique Ghost Story
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2021
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Who doesn't love a great ghost story? This intriguing and imaginative paranormal mystery is about a young woman who was murdered in her apartment, transforms into a ghost, and tries to figure out who in the building murdered her! Which begs the question... do you really know your neighbors?

This novel takes you on quite a ride (metaphorically, up and down an elevator!). The unique premise of having a woman solve her own murder with snippets of conversations gleaned from the confines of the elevator she was killed in and the adjoining apartments to which she has access, was quite clever. What I also liked was the way the author brought all the separate story threads to closure (the riveting personal dramas of all the neighbors) -- which was very satisfying. I kept thinking, "How the heck is the author going to tie this all together?" These intertwining storylines kept the suspense going and growing throughout the novel to its final twist.
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Tracy Volz
3.0 out of 5 stars meh…
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2022
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It took me until 35% to even get into this book as there were so many trips up and down the elevator. The residents were interesting but I felt this book dragged on.
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sweetsuccess11
5.0 out of 5 stars so many twists, loved it!
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2023
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I normally don’t read books like this but for some reason I read this one and couldn’t put it down. I definitely recommend it as a “keep you up at night read”!
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Reality tourist
4.0 out of 5 stars wonderfully atmospheric
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2022
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A retelling of "JANE EYRE" which is one of my favorite tales! This one presents a tutor who is tasked to teach two young wards of the widow of Thorwald Hall. The gothic atmosphere is mood-setting as are the characters. There are enticing clues and hints throughout the novel as to the underlying mystery of this remote mansion. The author's style is really engaging for me! Enjoyed it thoroughly.
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Spidey
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable
Reviewed in Canada on August 16, 2023
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This was a really fun, quick read - so interesting to get to know the residents of the building and all the mysteries therein all while unfolding the mystery of who killed the protagonist.
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Love Reading
5.0 out of 5 stars A captivating ghost story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 13, 2023
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I enjoyed The Ghosts of Thorwald Place and I kept turning the pages. There were lots of twists and turns and some surprises. I guess all of us wonder, at various times, what our neighbours are doing behind closed door and this story gives the reader plenty of opportunity to take a peek.
If there's one thing I felt concern over, it was that there seemed to be a lot of violence going on in each apartment and that took away the credibility for me. But only partly, since each apartment was filled with interesting characters that retained my interest.
However, I relished the adventures of Rachel Drake and looked forward to continuing the story each evening.
Recommended for readers who enjoy ghost stories.
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MR
4.0 out of 5 stars Innovative and page turning
Reviewed in Canada on February 7, 2022
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This was a true mystery - a ghost story and a detective story in one. Very well written and compelling.
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millie.may88
4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Murder-Mystery, Paranormal Thriller for October!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 12, 2021
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4.5 stars!

"It takes forever for someone to find my body."

With a line like that within the first 20 pages, it's no surprise that The Ghosts of Thorwald Place grips you from the very beginning and refuses to let you go until the unexpected twist ending. Part murder mystery, part supernatural thriller, this is the story of Rachel, a ghost tied to the scene of her brutal murder in a fancy, exclusive apartment building. Unable to leave a sphere around the elevator she died in, she begins to discover more about the secrets of the people she'd lived beside than she ever would have known when she was alive.

"I never realised until now that there are so many others hiding their own truths."

It just goes to show that you never truly know what goes on behind closed doors - unless you're a wandering ghost, that is. Rachel is hiding her own painful secrets, which are slowly revealed to you through her past diary entries. You realise that things are not quite as they seem. As Rachel tries to work out why she hasn't moved on, and to find out who killed her, she also begins to unravel other mysteries tied to her apartment building. What is the lovely doctor hiding behind her pristine apartment and perfect son? Is that young couple really as happy as they seem outside their home? Why does the glamourous socialite spend most of her evenings alone with a bottle of wine (or two)? Why is the resident goth teenager so interested in the basement? Who is the Man in Tweed, really?

"I had thought that my story was unique, but it seems as if everyone in the building has a strangely tragic story, one wrought from mystery and misery."

This book was so wonderfully written. You really connect with Rachel as a character, you sympathise with her pain, you feel as desperate as she does to discover what really happened in that elevator, that same sense of helplessness and powerlessness she feels is reflected in you as your turn the pages faster and faster to find clues, to seek answers.

I finished it in less than 24 hours because I loved it that much. And I am excited to see what the author comes out with in the future, because if it's anything near as great as this then I'll be highly anticipating it!
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Eleanor McCarthy Craig
5.0 out of 5 stars The writing was captivating
Reviewed in Canada on October 27, 2021
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The characters were believable
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