The House on Widows Hill

June 1, 2020
The latest Ishmael Jones thriller finds the British secret agent (he also happens to be an extraterrestrial living among us as human) checking out an allegedly haunted house, vetting it for an interested buyer. Accompanied by his partner, Penny, and an assortment of colorful characters?including a celebrity ghost hunter and a newspaper reporter?Ishmael digs into the house's storied past. But after a seemingly inexplicable death, Ishmael realizes that the secrets of Harrow House could lie in its present, not in its past. This is a delightful series, a wonderful amalgam of horror, fantasy, science fiction, and mystery, well anchored in a solid reality by the cleverly designed and beautifully executed character of Ishmael Jones, who is constantly revealing interesting new facets of himself and who would make a great character in a movie (just sayin'). This thoroughly entertaining adventure works equally well with series followers and with newbies to the world of Ishmael Jones.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2020, American Library Association.)