Mystery
The Tale of Halcyon Crane
2010·383 pages
A woman learns her mother survived a fire and travels to a remote Great Lakes island, uncovering haunting family secrets in a gothic ghost story.
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A woman learns her mother survived a fire and travels to a remote Great Lakes island, uncovering haunting family secrets in a gothic ghost story.
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A young woman travels to uncover a past she never knew was hers in this thrilling, modern, ghost story. A letter upends Hallie's life. She was raised by her loving father, having been told her mother died in a fire. Her mother, Madlyn, was alive until very recently. Why would Hallie's father have taken her away? What happened to her family thirty years ago? Hallie travels to where her mother lived, a remote island in the middle of the Great Lakes. Islanders fix her with stares and unabashed amaz...
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Violence & gore
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Past deaths and family tragedy referenced; atmospheric peril, little gore
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Magic & witchcraft
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Subtle magical-realism atmosphere; no formal spellcasting system
Occult / demonology
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Ghost hauntings and spirit encounters are central to the story
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Abuse & suffering
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Family betrayals and dark secrets from the past are referenced
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