A Private Haunting

by Tom McCulloch

Jonas Mortensen wants to be liked. Adam Fletcher wants to be forgotten. Jonas, a freewheeling Norwegian, has been living in a quiet English village for years, an eccentric everyone has an opinion about. Then the real owner of his house turns up. Fletcher, a traumatised veteran of the Afghan War, has come to claim his inheritance. The two men live side by side in an increasingly bizarre standoff, until a teenage girl goes missing and suspicion falls on Jonas. As the hunt intensifies, it’s clear both men are concealing past lives that won’t stay hidden much longer.

280 pages, Paperback

Published July 21, 2016

About the author

I come from the Highlands of Scotland and now live in Oxford with my family. I'm the author of four novels: The Stillman, A Private Haunting, The Accidental Recluse, and Riprap.

With The Stillman I was named an Amazon Rising Star. The Accidental Recluse was a Scotsman newspaper book of the year.

My short stories and poems have appeared in many magazines and compilations, including Jacked: a crime fiction anthology (Run Amok Crime) and Romy Lives.

Reviews

[C.J. · Rating 3 out of 5]

An unusual and rather dense prose style, in combination with two not very distinct points of view, did slow things down and cause some confusion at the beginning; however, the second half is much more fluid and easy to follow, with an increase in pace that draws you into the story. It then became an enjoyable read.

[Sarah Heal · Rating 2 out of 5]

I got halfway through this book, but wasn't gripped enough to finish it. It runs at a very slow pace and I just didn't feel invested in the 2 main characters .

[Deborah Delamater · Rating 2 out of 5]

Was ok