Solution to the mystery of what happened at Graylock is unsatisfying. Identity and intentions are too readily established, and the ultimate Questioning their sanity, are thin and interchangeable. The characterizations, aside from the nice bit about Happened, and if so, who actually is haunting them.Īll this is well constructed, but Poblocki's execution is Is actually still alive, leaving them to wonder if the murders ever Then comes the real twist, in which Neil and Bree learn that Nurse Janet Suffering from an unnamed mental illness, and the children's doubtsĪbout their own sanity haunt them as much as their strange encounters. Most interesting is that Neil and Bree's mother is Fortunatelyįor the reader, Pohlocki has two good, if not entirely original, tricks Setting out to investigate Graylock with their new friends Wesley andĮric, Neil and Bree have a seemingly inexplicable encounter and soonīegin to believe that they are being haunted by Nurse Janet. The Ghost of Graylock Paperback Januby Dan Poblocki (Author) 299 ratings Part of: Hauntings (3 books) See all formats and editions Kindle 3.99 Read with Our Free App Hardcover 15.91 27 Used from 1.75 1 New from 15.91 Paperback 1.38 47 Used from 1.59 8 New from 1.38 1 Collectible from 6. Nurse Janet, the nurse who was accused of murdering teenaged residents. Legend of an old psychiatric home, Graylock Hall, supposedly haunted by Town of Hedston, siblings Neil and Bree are fascinated by the local Like his debut novel, The Stone Child (Random House, 2009/VOYAĭecember 2009), Poblocki's latest is an entirely serviceable, hutĬompletely forgettable, supernatural mystery. The Ghost of Graylock." The Free Library.
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