American Ghost Towns

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A long-abandoned silver mine for sale sounded like an adventure too great to pass up, but it turned into much more—a calling, a community of millions, and hard-earned lessons about chasing impractical dreams. “Inspiring and meditative—the story of man vs...

The story of the American mining frontier can be traced in the ghost towns - from the camps of California's forty-niners to the 20th-century ruins in the Nevada desert. They mark an epoch of high adventure, of quick wealth and quicker poverty, of gambling and gun-slinging and hell-raising. We who have seen too many Western movies sometimes think that the legends of the Wild West were invented by scriptwriters - but the ghost towns remain.

Explore the haunting history of the American West as you journey through forgotten boomtowns hiding lost fortunes. Perfect for your next scenic road trip or evening escape, this atmospheric travelogue unearths the gritty reality of ambition, risk, and survival on the rugged frontier. Step past...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Three lives, one hundred years, one ghost town: an explosive novel about a mysterious place called Sunrise, where the secrets of the past refuse to stay buried, from the award-winning author of The Tiger’s Wife “Masterful . . . [Obreht] delightfully mashes up several...

The extraordinary debut novel that became a modern classic Born mute, speaking only in sign, Edgar Sawtelle leads an idyllic life with his parents on their farm in remote northern Wisconsin. For generations, the Sawtelles have raised and trained a fictional breed of dog whose remarkable gift for...

Weird Route 66 Stories: A Funny Travel Guide to the Mother Road’s Strangest Stops, Roadside Legends, Neon Diners, Ghost Towns & Desert Oddities Take a hilarious and fascinating journey down America’s most iconic highway! Weird Route 66 Stories blends travel humor, history, and adventure into one unforgettable guide to the strangest sights along the Mother Road. From haunted motels and neon diners to ghost towns and desert oddities, this book uncovers the quirky, mysterious, and downright bizarre side of Route 66. It’s perfect for readers who love funny travel writing, road trip ...

One of NPR’s Great Reads of 2016 “A lively assemblage and smart analysis of dozens of haunting stories…absorbing…[and] intellectually intriguing.” —The New York Times Book Review From the author of The Unidentified, an intellectual feast for fans of offbeat history that takes readers...

America’s highways are haunted, and the ghosts have excellent tourist infrastructure. Take an unforgettable road trip through the strangest, creepiest, and most legendary places in the country. Explore haunted hotels, foggy cemeteries, abandoned mining towns, historic battlefields, eerie lighthouses, notorious prisons, ghostly ships, Route 66 ruins, and old buildings where the past apparently refuses to check out. Along the way, discover the chilling stories behind Salem, Sleepy Hollow, Gettysburg, Savannah, New Orleans, Tombstone, Alcatraz, the Queen Mary, the Stanley Hotel, and many ...

Macon Fallon had never needed more than a deck of cards, a fast horse, and a ready gun; he was counting on those things now as he led an unsuspecting group of settlers to an abandoned mining town. But while Fallon prepared to pass the ghost town off as a gold mine in the making, a funny thing...

How would you feel if your child could see the undead? Claire Mumford is just coming to terms with it when tragedy strikes her. Now she is trapped at home recovering and can't escape the very ghosts that haunt her six year old. Ghosts that don't rest easily. Can she uncover the mystery of the plague that struck over twenty citizens in the tiny hamlet of Woodland, Delaware in 1903? Can the spirits that are haunting their lives finally be put to rest? Can she find where the smallpox riddled bodies were buried and give them peace before they they run out of patience?

Are you ready to visit the strangest state in America? Arizona isn't just a state. It's a fever dream baked into red rock and desert sand — where gold mines swallow treasure hunters whole, where ghost towns outnumber living ones, and where thousands of people once watched a massive silent spacecraft glide over Phoenix while the government shrugged and said "probably flares." Weird Arizona Stories takes you on a wild ride through the Grand Canyon State's most jaw-dropping legends, baffling crimes, haunted hotels, desert monsters, and moments of pure human madness that no screenwriter could...

Ghosts of Silver Maple Island A Jamie Blackwood Mystery When a promising archaeology student is found murdered at a remote river island in West Virginia, Professor Jamie Blackwood is pulled into the darkest case of his career—one that threatens not only a sacred past, but the fragile peace he’s fought to build. Silver Maple Island is more than an archaeological site. Once home to a major Shawnee settlement and the birthplace of the Seven Nations Consortium, it holds artifacts powerful enough to rewrite history—and valuable enough to kill for. As evidence of professional looting ...

A charming novel for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold and How to Stop Time, following a cat through his nine lives in Edinburgh, moving through the ever-changing city and meeting its inhabitants over centuries Early morning, 1902. At 7/7 Marchmont Crescent, Eilidh the charlady tips coal into...

Book 2 in The Lost Bride trilogy by New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author Nora Roberts. Book two in the haunting Lost Bride trilogy - a tale of tragedies, loves found and lost, and a family haunted for generations. In need of an escape from her ex-fiance's betrayal, and the lucky...

“A haunted, haunting examination of mental illness and murder in a more or less ordinary American city…Mature and thoughtful…A Helter Skelter for our time, though without a hint of sensationalism—unsettling in the extreme but written with confidence and deep empathy” (Kirkus Reviews...

EDITORIAL REVIEW: Ghosts of Boot Hill transforms the haunted Old West into a deeply unsettling exploration of justice, guilt, memory, and the price of forgetting. Blending documented vigilante history, authentic frontier atmosphere, eyewitness-style testimony, and emotionally powerful storytelling, Ted Lazaris delivers one of the strongest entries in the Documented Terror series—a haunting journey that asks whether some places remember the truth long after humanity chooses to forget it. Equal parts historical mystery, supernatural thriller, and psychological horror, Ghosts of Boot Hill ...

This cozy mystery with psychic clues helps to uncover whispers from beyond. A haunted Airbnb. A gossiping parrot. And a ghost who refuses to mind her own afterlife. Prime suspects in a Valentine’s Day crime. That’s what the Delgado family becomes the moment their talkative parrot, Pepito, mimics a stranger shouting “Switch the box!” just before the town’s beloved chocolatier collapses after tasting his own truffle. What should have been a cozy winter escape at The Evermore House for Hawthorne Corner’s Sweetheart Festival turns into a whirlwind of secrets, scandal, and ...

A lonely widower drives a familiar backroad to visit the memorial cross of his late wife. But the dead don’t rest at Crossroads — they wait. Some roads remember. Carl swore he’d never drive County E after dark again. But when the silence in his empty house grows too loud, he finds himself back on the bend where a white cross marks the place his wife died. The flowers he left a week ago are still fresh. The night smells faintly of her perfume. And when he turns, she’s standing there—just as he remembers, only quieter. Drawn into a conversation that feels like a dream, Carl agrees ...

In "Library Conundrum," excitement brews as Kayla Luna, the vivacious head librarian, eagerly awaits a generous donation from esteemed resident Angus Connolly. His prized books promise to enrich the shelves of the local library with tales of wonder and knowledge. Yet, amidst the anticipation, a startling discovery disrupts the tranquility. A mysterious book, not intended for donation, slips into the collection—an innocuous mistake with profound consequences. This book, "Secrets of Sweethaven," clandestinely records the intimate details and hidden indiscretions of the town's inhabitants. ...

"Narrator Lauren Fortgang skillfully keeps listeners engrossed with this audiobook about a girl's desperate refusal to be separated from her sister...Listeners become immersed in the paranormal mystery of a town filled with secrets that won't stay buried." -- AudioFile Magazine Eventide is an...