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Before the Devil Fell
Written by Neil Olson
Narrated by Seth Podowitz
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
Will Connor returns to his hometown, a village north of Boston, to care for his injured mother. He’s kept his distance from the town since high school, but once home he finds himself reexamining a horrific incident that took place during one of his mother’s “spirit circles.” His mother had embraced the hippie generation’s fascination with New Age and the arcane, but the unexpected death of a close friend put an end to the meetings of the modern-day coven.
Or did it?
As Will looks deeper into his family’s history he discovers that her practices weren’t so much a passing fad but the latest link in a long tradition of New England witchcraft, which still seems to hold a strange power over the town. Will hopes that unearthing the facts about the death will put his questions to rest, but there are those willing to resort to violence to keep those secrets buried.
Or did it?
As Will looks deeper into his family’s history he discovers that her practices weren’t so much a passing fad but the latest link in a long tradition of New England witchcraft, which still seems to hold a strange power over the town. Will hopes that unearthing the facts about the death will put his questions to rest, but there are those willing to resort to violence to keep those secrets buried.
Author
Neil Olson
Neil Olson, the grandson of Greek immigrants, works in the publishing industry and lives in New York City with his wife.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Horror, mystery, and suspense are a few of my favourite things (along with raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens but that's another story entirely.) This book was eerie and spooky without being overtly terrifying. It was more of a subtle, slow build of dread and a nice little bit of uncertainty about the validity of the supernatural. I wasn't quite sure if these people were just crazy, drug addled hippies or if hinky stuff was actually going on. There seemed to be possibly ghosts and demons and most definitely there were witches but it took me a while to determine what was happening, or had happened, and what was delusion. The mystery was twisty and ended up being surprising and unpredictable. Subtle hints were dropped that led to the conclusion but I didn't put them all together until the end. It was wrapped up in a satisfying way that drew the many threads together in a way that made sense. I really enjoyed this one!
The narration was excellent. It's a really good story to have read to you like a creepy old campfire tale. It added to the ominous atmosphere.