Forgotten Sisters - Cynthia Pelayo - 2024 A Novel

By: Cynthia Pelayo Narrated by: Natalie Duke, B.J. Harrison Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins Unabridged Audiobook Release date: 03-19-24 Categories: Literature & Fiction, Horror, Psychological Language: English Publisher: Macmillan Audio Format: mp3 64/48 stereo

Publisher's Summary:

A city’s haunted history and fairy-tale horrors converge for two women in an addictive novel of psychological suspense by a multiple Bram Stoker Award-nominated author.

Sisters Anna and Jennie live in a historic bungalow on the Chicago River. They’re tethered to a disquieting past, and with nowhere else to go, nothing can part them from their family home. Not the maddening creaks and disembodied voices that rattle the old walls. Not the inexplicable drownings in the area, or the increasing number of bodies that float by Anna’s window.

To stave off loneliness, Anna has a podcast, spinning ghostly tales of Chicago’s tragic history. But when Anna captures the attention of an ardent male listener, she awakens to the possibilities of a world outside.

As their relationship grows, so do Jennie’s fears. More and more people are going missing in the river. And then two detectives come calling.

They’re looking for a link between the mysteries of the river and what’s housed on the bank. Even Anna and Jennie don’t understand how dreadful it is—and still can be—when the truth about their unsettled lives begins to surface.

©2024 Cynthia Pelayo (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

“Spooky and sad with a constant sense of ambiguity at its core.”—Kirkus Reviews

"This compelling mystery within a unique haunted-house story is told in gorgeous prose, with sympathetic, complicated characters who feel as if they could materialize off the page. Pelayo has given readers another can’t-miss novel, marked by its pervasive unease and riveting storyline. For fans of ghost stories that mine memory, fairy tales, and mystery, such as the works of Simone St. James, Jennifer McMahon, and Helen Oyeyemi.”—Library Journal (starred review)

“Bram Stoker Award and International Latino Book Award winner [Cynthia] Pelayo offers readers an almost lyrical experience that twists and turns until its unexpected end.”—Booklist

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