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The Haunting of Marshall Heights
When Megan Booth arrives at Marshall Heights to search for her missing sister, she immediately realizes that something's very wrong.
Marshall Heights is no ordinary tower block. A nearby railway line causes the entire building to shudder several times a day, and piles of teeth are regularly found in the basement. Meanwhile, every night at 3am, the dead can be heard knocking on the doors and begging for help.
As she investigates Marshall Heights, Megan starts to realize that she's treading in her sister's footsteps. Someone or something is determined to keep the building's secrets, the local police refuse to go near the place, and Megan soon discovers that something dark and powerful is lurking in the shadows. Something that might have already claimed her sister's life.
The Haunting of Marshall Heights is a horror novel about the desperate ghosts that still linger in one British tower block, and about a woman who refuses to accept that her sister is gone forever. This is the 2022 edition of the original 2014 book.
Marshall Heights is no ordinary tower block. A nearby railway line causes the entire building to shudder several times a day, and piles of teeth are regularly found in the basement. Meanwhile, every night at 3am, the dead can be heard knocking on the doors and begging for help.
As she investigates Marshall Heights, Megan starts to realize that she's treading in her sister's footsteps. Someone or something is determined to keep the building's secrets, the local police refuse to go near the place, and Megan soon discovers that something dark and powerful is lurking in the shadows. Something that might have already claimed her sister's life.
The Haunting of Marshall Heights is a horror novel about the desperate ghosts that still linger in one British tower block, and about a woman who refuses to accept that her sister is gone forever. This is the 2022 edition of the original 2014 book.
324 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 15, 2022
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Amy Cross
662 books1,677 followersAmy Cross writes novels and short stories in a number of genres, mainly horror, paranormal and fantasy. Books include The Farm, Annie's Room, The Island, Eli's Town and Asylum.
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August 5, 2018
Is there anything more compelling than a haunted hotel story? Maybe. Picture this: A sinister looking apartment building designed for low-income families that is next to a train line that is known for suicides. Obviously, it’s haunted. Here’s the thing about Amy Cross’s haunting stories though – they aren’t what you’d expect. This book is as creepy as anything, but it’s the social and economic undertones that are shocking. The inhabitants of this building are looked down on, ignored, and then forgotten by the rest of society. Nobody goes to check on them, police don’t show up if there is a problem, and they could pretty much rot in their apartments until the stench is so strong that someone finally brings it up to the building manager – not because they care about the death but because the reek has become too unbearable to ignore. This says more about how society looks at underprivileged individuals than it does about ghosts. Amy Cross is a master at working substance into her horror stories.
Megan Booth traveled to the Marshall Height apartment building in London to check up on her aunt. It’s been a while since anyone has heard from her, and her family has finally decided they should make sure that she’s okay. However, when Megan arrives at the building, she finds that her aunt is not there and that all her regularly used possessions, including her glasses that she can’t see without, have been left behind. She’s also left behind a folder packed with information about the train line that runs by the apartment – the schedule, sightings of people near the tracks, deaths – and Megan figures that something untoward has happened to her aunt. The problem is, nobody in the building has any information, and once she informed the police that her aunt had gone missing from Marshall Heights, they wouldn’t touch the case. Deciding to stay in her aunt’s apartment for a couple of days to look into matters farther, Megan doesn’t suspect that there could be anything worse than gangs or drugs around. That is until the building manager warns her to be asleep at 3 A.M., and if she’s awake, not to go out into the corridors for any reason, no matter what she hears or thinks she hears. What happens, Megan wonders, and 3 A.M.?
Unlike anything, I have read, this story is packed with strong characters, a memorable setting, and a brilliantly strong narrative. The only downside is that it lacks editing, like every other Amy Cross novel I have read. It’s an enthralling story weighed down by multiple spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors. I highlighted at least three technical errors on some pages. This is why I docked a star from what would otherwise be a perfect book. I wouldn’t steer readers away from the works due to the errors, but I would highly encourage the author to find an editor. With proper editing, I think Amy Cross could have Stephen King beat.
Megan Booth traveled to the Marshall Height apartment building in London to check up on her aunt. It’s been a while since anyone has heard from her, and her family has finally decided they should make sure that she’s okay. However, when Megan arrives at the building, she finds that her aunt is not there and that all her regularly used possessions, including her glasses that she can’t see without, have been left behind. She’s also left behind a folder packed with information about the train line that runs by the apartment – the schedule, sightings of people near the tracks, deaths – and Megan figures that something untoward has happened to her aunt. The problem is, nobody in the building has any information, and once she informed the police that her aunt had gone missing from Marshall Heights, they wouldn’t touch the case. Deciding to stay in her aunt’s apartment for a couple of days to look into matters farther, Megan doesn’t suspect that there could be anything worse than gangs or drugs around. That is until the building manager warns her to be asleep at 3 A.M., and if she’s awake, not to go out into the corridors for any reason, no matter what she hears or thinks she hears. What happens, Megan wonders, and 3 A.M.?
Unlike anything, I have read, this story is packed with strong characters, a memorable setting, and a brilliantly strong narrative. The only downside is that it lacks editing, like every other Amy Cross novel I have read. It’s an enthralling story weighed down by multiple spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors. I highlighted at least three technical errors on some pages. This is why I docked a star from what would otherwise be a perfect book. I wouldn’t steer readers away from the works due to the errors, but I would highly encourage the author to find an editor. With proper editing, I think Amy Cross could have Stephen King beat.
August 15, 2020
Riviting!
Amy Cross has done an outstanding job on this book! The characters are well defined and the plot thickens.
Meagan goes to Marshall Heights to check on her aunt who has been missing for a few weeks. She meets the buildings manager and he warns her not to be awake or open the door at three a.m. Then she too goes missing.
Rose goes to Marshall Heights to find her sister Meagan. Her boyfriend Ben couldn't go with her, but sent some stuff to prove that ghosts not only exist, but make sounds and the computer also makes graph spikes when there are ghosts near.
What would you do if you lived in a haunted apartment complex where the government placed you just to forget about you? Read this book!!!
Amy Cross has done an outstanding job on this book! The characters are well defined and the plot thickens.
Meagan goes to Marshall Heights to check on her aunt who has been missing for a few weeks. She meets the buildings manager and he warns her not to be awake or open the door at three a.m. Then she too goes missing.
Rose goes to Marshall Heights to find her sister Meagan. Her boyfriend Ben couldn't go with her, but sent some stuff to prove that ghosts not only exist, but make sounds and the computer also makes graph spikes when there are ghosts near.
What would you do if you lived in a haunted apartment complex where the government placed you just to forget about you? Read this book!!!
November 4, 2020
I can't say I loved ..this book
I can't say I loved, or even really liked this book. And honestly I don't really know why. It grabbed on to me, held me, and then mercilessly dragged me to the end; but I did not love the ride. I think it could have been 1/3 shorter. It kind of felt like it restarted from the beginning, 2 or 3 times, which was a bit exhausting. It had a fairly tidy ending which I was very grateful for, because to have to keep starting over and then ending badly would have just ticked me off.
Honestly, most of Amy Cross's books have a similar affect on me. It's like her books are very captivating, but they leave you feeling uncomfortable and kind of roughed up at the end, never having that deep satisfaction of a good book down, that you feel full and satisfied by. They leave me feeling coated in discomfort ( and not in a good horror story way), never really knowing exactly why. I always feel sort of dirty, tainted and heavy at the end of all Cross's books. Saturated in the evil residue of the story, that I finally escaped from by reaching the end. And then, somehow, I'm dragged to her next book kicking and screaming, praying that it will leave me with the sense of satisfaction I get when I read a book by an author like Darcy Coat's.
For me, books by author's like Coat's on the other hand are like horror story dessert, where you are greedily devouring the story as you go. Enjoying each bite more than the last, and by the end you are so invested and satisfied, that you are hugely disappointed when the story does end. You are left missing the characters and locations that you have gotten to know through this adventure (that you have gone through together). People and places you've forged bonds with, and fallen in love with, to the point you are going to miss them when they're gone. Meaty, satisfying stories and characters you fall in love with. For me Cross's books just never leave me feeling satisfied for some odd reason.
I can't say I loved, or even really liked this book. And honestly I don't really know why. It grabbed on to me, held me, and then mercilessly dragged me to the end; but I did not love the ride. I think it could have been 1/3 shorter. It kind of felt like it restarted from the beginning, 2 or 3 times, which was a bit exhausting. It had a fairly tidy ending which I was very grateful for, because to have to keep starting over and then ending badly would have just ticked me off.
Honestly, most of Amy Cross's books have a similar affect on me. It's like her books are very captivating, but they leave you feeling uncomfortable and kind of roughed up at the end, never having that deep satisfaction of a good book down, that you feel full and satisfied by. They leave me feeling coated in discomfort ( and not in a good horror story way), never really knowing exactly why. I always feel sort of dirty, tainted and heavy at the end of all Cross's books. Saturated in the evil residue of the story, that I finally escaped from by reaching the end. And then, somehow, I'm dragged to her next book kicking and screaming, praying that it will leave me with the sense of satisfaction I get when I read a book by an author like Darcy Coat's.
For me, books by author's like Coat's on the other hand are like horror story dessert, where you are greedily devouring the story as you go. Enjoying each bite more than the last, and by the end you are so invested and satisfied, that you are hugely disappointed when the story does end. You are left missing the characters and locations that you have gotten to know through this adventure (that you have gone through together). People and places you've forged bonds with, and fallen in love with, to the point you are going to miss them when they're gone. Meaty, satisfying stories and characters you fall in love with. For me Cross's books just never leave me feeling satisfied for some odd reason.
June 8, 2018
Very good, not as impressive as others
Amy Cross, is by far, one of my favorite authors. I found this one a bit more difficult to get thru and slightly slow moving and hard to follow. It jumps around and things just are, without much imaginative or thorough explanation. I was left with questions with no plausible answers. It could've been more explainable and detailed throughout and not just thing things up nearly and rather quickly in the end. The story definitely had much more potential.
Amy Cross, is by far, one of my favorite authors. I found this one a bit more difficult to get thru and slightly slow moving and hard to follow. It jumps around and things just are, without much imaginative or thorough explanation. I was left with questions with no plausible answers. It could've been more explainable and detailed throughout and not just thing things up nearly and rather quickly in the end. The story definitely had much more potential.
September 19, 2018
I have only given 3 stars as I felt let down by the ending of this story, the endless grammatical errors and poor editing.
It started very well, with a promising air of mystery and spookiness that I love in a good haunting book. As the story progressed, I guessed who was emanating the serial killer quite early on. There didn't seem to be any shocks or surprises - all very predictable really.
This author is obviously American and her constant phrases are certainly not ones that are used in the UK, despite this story being set in London!
This is the 2nd novel I have read by this author, and unfortunately the last. I thought that perhaps the editing might have improved after a while, but alas, not.
It started very well, with a promising air of mystery and spookiness that I love in a good haunting book. As the story progressed, I guessed who was emanating the serial killer quite early on. There didn't seem to be any shocks or surprises - all very predictable really.
This author is obviously American and her constant phrases are certainly not ones that are used in the UK, despite this story being set in London!
This is the 2nd novel I have read by this author, and unfortunately the last. I thought that perhaps the editing might have improved after a while, but alas, not.
July 28, 2019
I thought it was a very good book, but then I like almost all of Amy Cross' books. Marshall Heights is a very old building where the state puts people who can only afford a small rent. It's 8 stories high built next to railroad tracks with train rushing by day and night. The people who live there are not a friendly bunch at all but you had better not be out and about at 3 a.m. on any given night or you might just end up disappearing. Give this book a try and you'll not be sorry....that is unless you're out and about at 3 a.m.
December 15, 2020
Creepy
A young woman travels to a decrepit London apartment complex after the family is unable to contact her elderly aunt. She tries to dismiss the strange happenings but something deadly is afoot. The supernatural and the mundane collide in an ultimate battle between good versus evil.
This is a creepy book that is an easy read. Evil exists on both sides of the veil but so does courage. The end was a bit confusing as to who survived and who didn't. Not super scary or gory but creepy and atmospheric.
A young woman travels to a decrepit London apartment complex after the family is unable to contact her elderly aunt. She tries to dismiss the strange happenings but something deadly is afoot. The supernatural and the mundane collide in an ultimate battle between good versus evil.
This is a creepy book that is an easy read. Evil exists on both sides of the veil but so does courage. The end was a bit confusing as to who survived and who didn't. Not super scary or gory but creepy and atmospheric.
July 27, 2018
Not one of her best, but still good!
This book, although I gave it four stars, should really be rated as three and a half. Don't get me wrong, it was a good story but it could have been so much better. Some of the characters, the police in particular, we're were a parody of real life coppers. That part of the story was weak and unreal. Still, overall, I enjoyed it.
This book, although I gave it four stars, should really be rated as three and a half. Don't get me wrong, it was a good story but it could have been so much better. Some of the characters, the police in particular, we're were a parody of real life coppers. That part of the story was weak and unreal. Still, overall, I enjoyed it.
December 11, 2018
Certainly not her best work
I love Amy Cross and the horror/ghost stories she writes. This one was just long and boring. The ending helped a.not but not by much. She has done so many good books that keep me reading and scaring me far into the night. Sorry Amy, you let me down this time..
I love Amy Cross and the horror/ghost stories she writes. This one was just long and boring. The ending helped a.not but not by much. She has done so many good books that keep me reading and scaring me far into the night. Sorry Amy, you let me down this time..
June 17, 2018
Four and a half stars
This book was one of my favorites by Any Cross. The editing was poor so I would say four and a half stars. I couldn't put this one down. Great characters, great storyline.
This book was one of my favorites by Any Cross. The editing was poor so I would say four and a half stars. I couldn't put this one down. Great characters, great storyline.
September 2, 2018
Very thrilling
I loved the twist of her dead at the end when the nurse comes in and asked who she was talking to! Didn’t expect it! Love reading this book, had to turn the light on to get out of bed and early do that from reading a horror story so well done
I loved the twist of her dead at the end when the nurse comes in and asked who she was talking to! Didn’t expect it! Love reading this book, had to turn the light on to get out of bed and early do that from reading a horror story so well done
September 5, 2018
Haunted apartment
A rather convoluted horror tale about murder, mayhem and haunting in a strange apartment building in London. Some typo errors and a few grammatical errors did not prove too bothersome. Will read more by this author.
A rather convoluted horror tale about murder, mayhem and haunting in a strange apartment building in London. Some typo errors and a few grammatical errors did not prove too bothersome. Will read more by this author.
October 30, 2018
It was wonderful!
I loved the whole storyline!! There is nothing I would change, the suspense kept me on the edge of my seat!! Great job!! I look forward to reading more of her books!!
I loved the whole storyline!! There is nothing I would change, the suspense kept me on the edge of my seat!! Great job!! I look forward to reading more of her books!!
February 9, 2019
The story was good with some interesting changes in points of view, but I thought the ending was too drawn out with discussion of what they'd seen "in the dark place". It felt rather awkward after the drama of the main story.
October 19, 2020
This book was ok. It definitely had more typos and editing problems than The Haunting of Blackwych Grange. The story was alright but a few times it lacked consistency and you had to look back to make sure you didn't miss anything (e.g. room 813 v room 313).
July 3, 2018
Wonderful
I have enjoyed your books since I got my kindle. You have a great talent for bringing the world's of great hauntings to life. Thank you and keep writing please
I have enjoyed your books since I got my kindle. You have a great talent for bringing the world's of great hauntings to life. Thank you and keep writing please
August 18, 2018
Fun
I am really enjoying reading through Amy Cross 's work! Looking forward to more! I enjoy the urban setting in this one, I didn't think I would.
I am really enjoying reading through Amy Cross 's work! Looking forward to more! I enjoy the urban setting in this one, I didn't think I would.
August 23, 2018
Having a vivid imagination it wasn't my wisest move starting this book at 0250am, as at 3am Marshall heights comes alive!👻💀👹
September 19, 2018
Difficult Read
Story dragged on and on. Most repetitive and monotonous
Had to finish book to find out what happened but sorry I picked this book out
Story dragged on and on. Most repetitive and monotonous
Had to finish book to find out what happened but sorry I picked this book out
October 5, 2018
Loved it..
I love books about haunted house/buildings and this definitely satisfied that love.. I read this in less than 24 hours and I keep me going till the end..
I love books about haunted house/buildings and this definitely satisfied that love.. I read this in less than 24 hours and I keep me going till the end..
October 14, 2018
Another great book.Thank you.
Great book great story. You never disappoint. Thank you for making my time better. Never change your style. Always a fan , one of many, I know.
Great book great story. You never disappoint. Thank you for making my time better. Never change your style. Always a fan , one of many, I know.
January 17, 2019
Paranormal
I enjoyed the book. It was interesting but a little slow paced and possibly not a difficult read. Overall it did keep your interest, but the ending was not realistic.
I enjoyed the book. It was interesting but a little slow paced and possibly not a difficult read. Overall it did keep your interest, but the ending was not realistic.
January 28, 2019
Her books are usually much better. The ending was a big letdown. The beginning was good. The rest was very slow moving so when I got near the end I expected so much better and was disappointed.
May 17, 2019
A pretty decent ghost story that also does double duty as a mystery. Thoroughly enjoyable.
June 27, 2020
Ghost escape
There are 2 worlds. One where people go after they die; the other is where we are living presently. I recommend this book
There are 2 worlds. One where people go after they die; the other is where we are living presently. I recommend this book
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July 29, 2020Good
Really liked this one. Having read so many Amy Cross books, have to pick out a new one tomorrow. Worth the read.
Really liked this one. Having read so many Amy Cross books, have to pick out a new one tomorrow. Worth the read.
December 21, 2020
Another read that kept me hooked
March 31, 2022
SPOILER
I really enjoyed this book, however does anyone know what the nurse meant when she said "it sounded like an old conversation?
I really enjoyed this book, however does anyone know what the nurse meant when she said "it sounded like an old conversation?
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