A chilling tale of family secrets and haunting mysteries unfolds on a remote island in the Great Lakes.
When a mysterious letter arrives, Hallie James's life is upended. Having been told her mother died in a fire decades ago, Hallie learns that her mother, Madlyn, was alive until recently. Seeking answers, Hallie travels to her mother's remote island home in the middle of the Great Lakes. Met with icy stares and growing unease, she realizes her family's dark secrets are entangled with the island's haunting history.
As Hallie navigates the stiff islanders, a glimmer of warmth emerges from a charming coffee-shop owner and the family's lawyer. But strange occurrences in the grand Victorian house she's inherited - perhaps fueled by the eerie atmosphere or the prim, elderly maid who once worked for her mother - leave Hallie unsettled.
In The Tale of Halcyon Crane, Wendy Webb weaves a haunting gothic novel brimming with chilling thrills, vibrant characters, and the allure of long-buried family secrets. This suspenseful debut set on the shores of Lake Superior in Michigan is a must-read for fans of gothic fiction, ghost stories, and haunting tales.