Even though I valued it only with a 3. The narrative is good and portrays all kinds of monsters, ghouls and ghosts that one can encounter in their life. I love how the reader does not only keep trying to figure out what the hell is happening, what is real and what is not, but Laura Purcell also throws plot twists here and there. The only reason why I'm not rating it higher is because the first 200 pages were a bit too dense for me and I struggled to keep reading.

Das Buch war für mich weniger gruselig als Die stillen Gefährten und das Korsett, aber dennoch unglaublich spannend. Für mich das beste der drei Bücher. Ich finde hier auch neu, dass mir beide Hauptcharaktere (ja, es gibt wieder 2 Figuren denen man folgt) von Anfang an sympathisch waren, in den anderen Büchern fand ich die Charaktere eher unsympathisch. Das hat hier ein anderes Gefühl beim Lesen erzeugt, weil ich wollte, dass es beiden Frauen gut geht.

What I like about Laura Purcell's books is that she doesn't give any final answers about what "really" happened once the story is over. As with [b:The Corset|39098246|The Corset|Laura Purcell|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1521746242l/39098246._SY75_.jpg|60683917], I wasn't quite as creeped out as with [b:The Silent Companions|35458733|The Silent Companions|Laura Purcell|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1500725504l/35458733._SY75_.jpg|55746774] - or as October might have required. But I adored the atmosphere of this former fashionable "spa" town, now in decline and haunted by bad memories, mediums and ghost hunters. The end was, in parts, heart-breaking, and in other parts maybe one spin and twist too many. Still, I'd recommend this if you're looking for a gothic tale with a moderate amount of creepiness.

What I like about Laura Purcell's books is that she doesn't give any final answers about what "really" happened once the story is over. As with [b:The Corset|39098246|The Corset|Laura Purcell|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1521746242l/39098246._SY75_.jpg|60683917], I wasn't quite as creeped out as with [b:The Silent Companions|35458733|The Silent Companions|Laura Purcell|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1500725504l/35458733._SY75_.jpg|55746774] - or as October might have required. But I adored the atmosphere of this former fashionable "spa" town, now in decline and haunted by bad memories, mediums and ghost hunters. The end was, in parts, heart-breaking, and in other parts maybe one spin and twist too many. Still, I'd recommend this if you're looking for a gothic tale with a moderate amount of creepiness.