These Fleeting Shadows

By: Kate Alice Marshall

Narrated by: Megan Trout

In this “pulse-pounding” (Publishers Weekly) thriller, a young girl estranged from her family suddenly finds herself the sole heiress to her grandfather’s fortune. She just has to follow one condition—stay alive for a full year in the ancestral family home or die trying.

“A strange and monstrously beautiful, uniquely inventive story.”—The Nerd Daily

“By turns bewildering, nightmarish, and heart-wrenching.”—Kirkus Reviews

Helen Vaughan doesn’t know why she and her mother left their ancestral home at Harrowstone Hall, called Harrow, or why they haven’t spoken to their extended family since. So when her grandfather dies, she’s shocked to learn that he has left everything—the house, the grounds, and the money—to her. The inheritance comes with one condition: she must stay on the grounds of Harrow for one full year, or she’ll be left with nothing.

There is more at stake than money. For as long as she can remember, Harrow has haunted Helen’s dreams—and now those dreams have become a waking nightmare. Helen knows that if she is going to survive the year, she needs to uncover the secrets of Harrow. Why is the house built like a labyrinth? What is digging the holes that appear in the woods each night? And why does the house itself seem to be making her sick?

With each twisted revelation, Helen questions what she knows about Harrow, her family, and even herself. She no longer wonders if she wants to leave . . . but if she can.

Excellent duck

Loved every minute of it could not put it down. Recommend it to anyone who likes a good read.

Captivating, Haunting, Horrifying and Beautiful

I loved this story! Very well imagined and wonderfully narrated. I was hooked into the mystery from the first page to the last.

It’s got a very fresh twist

I didn’t see the twist going in that direction and it was refreshing. Even the side stories ended up being of importance in the end and it makes it a little better.

Amazing

I haven’t been lured in by an author in a very long time.. loved everything about this book. Definitely my favorite from Kate Marshall.

Such a great story!

I could not stop. I binged this story in one day! When you think you know what’s going on it takes you to another path where the story is going. I’m definitely sharing this with others.