It’s been two years since Jim Hawkes’s fiance died, but he still hasn’t recovered. Believing all he needs is some time away from the world, he rents a cottage in the Devonshire countryside. But his new home is far from quiet. He may be living alone, but he hears something in the attic and catches the figure of a little girl in the corner of his vision. Emma and Jed, the new friends he has made, believe he was sent there by divine providence to solve the haunting and the mystery that surrounds it. This story is an interesting juxtaposition between a man’s grief and and his vulnerability to see what other’s cannot.

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Jim Hawkes lost his fiancee 2 years ago and hasn't gotten over it. Plagued by terrible nightmares he leaves his job in London to recuperate in a cottage in a small village, planning to rest and get his equilibrium back. Unfortunately, things don't go to plan. There are strange noises in his attic, he sees a little girl who was killed and has a strange voice in his head saying some frightening things. He wonders if he's going mad. He makes 2 friends, Jed and Emma, who believe he was meant to be there for a reason; they also think he's psychic.
I'm in 2 minds about this book: on the one hand I liked the story, on the other I found his constant thought processes a bit tiresome, it became boring.
The ending was quite tense and I did like his romance with the daughter of the local pub's owner. I am curious whether the next book will continue with Jim's story and therefore would definitely read it.