Help for the Haunted

I was completely consumed by Help for the Haunted; I read it in one sitting. I just can’t

decide what I loved the most: its perfectly pitched teenage narrator; the ghost story that kept me riveted; the thriller that made me say, Oh, just one more chapter. John Searles has drawn a delicate portrait of the gap between what we know to be true and what we desperately want to believe. In fact, the only flaw I can find is that I’ve finished the novel - and that it’s going to be awfully hard for my next reading choice to measure up. - Jodi Picoult

A rich and tense suspense story…with elegant insights. - Khaled Hosseini

Fascinating…intricate storytelling, and it works beautifully…pitch-perfect narration… Help for the Haunted is an exceptional piece of storytelling - Washington Post

An expertly-wrought, coming-of-age story with a healthy dose of creepiness… The chills deliver, but the depth of the story is what really sets this book apart. - Amazon.com Best Book of the Month

A masterful genre mash-up that’s part paranormal thriller, part coming-of-age story, part crime fiction, Searles’ eerie novel about a young girl uncovering the mystery of her parents’ murders builds to a stunning and poignant conclusion. - Entertainment Weekly