JOHN SEARLES

It begins with a call one snowy February night. Lying in her bed, fourteen-year-old Sylvie Mason overhears her parents on the phone across the hall. This is not the first late-night call they have received, since her mother and father have an uncommon occupation: helping 'haunted souls' find peace. And yet something in Sylvie senses that this call is different from the others, especially when they are lured to the old church on the outskirts of town. Once there, her parents disappear, one after the other, behind the church's red door, leaving Sylvie alone in the car. Not long after, she drifts off to sleep, only to wake to the sound of gunfire.As the story weaves back and forth through the years leading up to that night and the months following, the ever-inquisitive Sylvie searched for answers and uncovers secrets that have haunted her family for years . . .Help for the Haunted is a psychological thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat, told in the captivating voice of a young heroine who is determined to discover the truth about what happened that winter night.

El terrible accidente que arrebató la vida a Ronnie marcó para siempre a sus seres más queridos: su novia Melissa, sus padres y su hermano Philip. Han pasado cinco años; Philip se encuentra convaleciente en casa de su madre, una mujer profundamente amargada por la muerte de su hijo Ronnie. Inesperadamente reciben la visita de Melissa, la cual asegura estar embarazada de Ronnie, con quien ha entrado en contacto a través de una médium. Este increíble acontecimiento sirve de punto de partida para una historia de suspenso en la que la desesperada búsqueda de respuestas obliga a sus personajes a enfrentarse con su propio pasado y los pone en un peligro inminente del que les será muy difícil escapar...