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Becky Wright

BLACK BEACON by Steve Griffin

Steve Griffin does it again!

It’s 1976, the Christmas it’s snowed, the Christmas evil returned.

We follow Theo and Nat, a couple constantly battling the grief of losing a child; it bubbles just under the surface. Throwback scenes of WWII interlace the here and now as Theo still battles his demons, the ghosts of his past. Until the ghosts are no longer in his head.

Black Beacon is a dark, chilling tale. Although it is set at Christmas, if you love a really good ghost story, don’t let that deter you. I will happily reread this in the middle of summer. This is a story of human nature and how grief, trauma and war can haunt our very bones.

I remember Christmas of ’76, and although this story is ominous and chilling, there were such wonderful details of nostalgia, along with a cast of characters that are real from the first page.

Every time I read a Steve Griffin ghost story, I am flooded with the sensation that it was written just for me. I know, I know, but honestly, Steve is one of my favourite writers, a go-to when I need a good fright. This is highly recommended, and probably my favourite to date.

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Becky Wright

ALICE AND THE DEVIL by Steve Griffin.

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ALICE AND THE DEVIL is the 3rd book in The Ghosts of Alice series.

Here we pick up a while after the second book, although we still feel the impact and turmoil Alice feels from past events. Just when life should be giving Alice a break, some peace and rest, a young boy comes knocking…

We are surrounded by windswept moorland, a remote house, and dark stormy nights. A young boy, his ailing grandad, a stranger and an odd group of people… And the Devil. Add a macabre slice of history, the occult and buckets full of heart-stopping, seat-gripping terror, and you have a winner.

I love that these books, THE GHOSTS OF ALICE series, have everything I love in brilliantly crafted ghost stories. And, although they are all standalone books, you can certainly just pick one up and not stagger bewilderingly around wondering what’s going on. However, that said, I urge you to read them all in order; your reading experience will be enriched for it.

Such a brilliant read! Steve Griffin does it again, not that I ever doubted it, but ALICE AND THE DEVIL had me on the edge of my seat the whole way through. Thoroughly recommended.

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