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House of Bells

Chaz Brenchley (2012)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesThe Haunted House of D'Espérance #2
Setting
CSM age16
Goodreads3.0

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Hero archetypes

Journalist

Protagonist archetypes

Haunted by Past

Synopsis

When her ex, newspaper editor Tony Fledgwood, offers her an undercover assignment, professional party girl Grace Harley jumps at the chance. It's the perfect opportunity to escape Swinging Sixties' London and the scandal that threatens to engulf her. She tries to leave Grace Harley behind her, to become poor, sad Georgie Hale. But once Grace arrives at D'Espérance, she finds her own ghosts have followed her. She can run, but she can't hide - especially from the cold, insistent clamour of a tolling bell, the sound she loathes above all other.

Is House of Bells appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 16 and up.

A atmospheric gothic mystery set in 1960s London featuring undercover assignment and haunting supernatural elements. Contains themes of deception, scandal, and psychological tension with a haunted house setting.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include deception, mental manipulation, and anxiety.

Who'll love this

Readers who love atmospheric mysteries with ghostly elements and protagonists running from their past will enjoy this gothic tale.

Tags

Historical FantasyGothicMysteryPsychological