I accidentally ended up with a duplicate copy of Jackaby by William Ritter, so I’m going to give it away as a Halloween treat to one lucky winner. It looks like a fantastic fall read! Here’s a summary of the book from Goodreads:
“Miss Rook, I am not an occultist,” Jackaby said. “I have a gift that allows me to see truth where others see the illusion–and there are many illusions. All the world’s a stage, as they say, and I seem to have the only seat in the house with a view behind the curtain.”
Newly arrived in New Fiddleham, New England, 1892, and in need of a job, Abigail Rook meets R. F. Jackaby, an investigator of the unexplained with a keen eye for the extraordinary–including the ability to see supernatural beings. Abigail has a gift for noticing ordinary but important details, which makes her perfect for the position of Jackaby’s assistant. On her first day, Abigail finds herself in the midst of a thrilling case: A serial killer is on the loose. The police are convinced it’s an ordinary villain, but Jackaby is certain it’s a nonhuman creature, whose existence the police–with the exception of a handsome young detective named Charlie Cane–deny.
Doctor Who meets Sherlock in William Ritter’s debut novel, which features a detective of the paranormal as seen through the eyes of his adventurous and intelligent assistant in a tale brimming with cheeky humor and a dose of the macabre.
Since I’m doing this giveaway on my own, I’m going to open it up internationally. To enter, please use the Rafflecopter below. The winner has 48 hours to respond to my e-mail before I select someone else.
I will cross my fingers for this one 🙂
Oops I forgot! My favorite Halloween read this year was The Haunting of Hill House.
That one was great. This was my first year reading Shirley Jackson and I was impressed!
This looks like a fun read. My favorite Halloween read this year so far is This House Is Haunted.
It’s excellent! I’m about halfway through so far and it’s one of those books that I don’t want to end.
Uncle Montague’s Tales of Terror by Chris Priestley … Jackaby’s great too!
I’m a www bit tired this morning because I was having a hard time putting Jackaby down last night.
I have Simone St. James’ An Inquiry into Love and Death near the top of the TBR.
Very nice! Halloween reading is such great fun. 🙂
I really love reading Poe for the Halloween read. And the Gashlycrumb Tinies because they are perfectly macabre. So looking forward to this read though!
Poe is an excellent choice. When I was growing up, there was a hole in the wall in the girls’ locker room that reminded all of us of The Cask of Amontillado and freaked us out. 🙂
I used to really enjoy Ray Bradbury’s books around Halloween. Somethig Wicked… or October Country. Stephen King is good too, maybe Pet Sematary.
Any Bradbury ones in particular? I haven’t read nearly enough of him.
Sleepy Hollow!
Love creepy classics 🙂
thank you so very much 🙂
You’re welcome!
The unbecoming of mara dyer
Creepy and part of a series <3
Thanks for stopping by! I’ve never heard of that one before. 🙂
My go to Halloween reads include Neil Gaiman’s Coraline and Elizabeth Kostova’s the Historian 🙂
I loved “The Historian.” Such a neat take on the Dracula story.
And Susanna Clarke’s Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
It’s a toss-up and who I am reading to… Bunnicula, Coraline, The Graveyard Book and/or Poe.