In which we're talking about spooky things

This would have been a great blog entry around Halloween, but the end of October snuck up on me! Reader Cheryl asked on Facebook if I would share some of my references for the seance scenes in The Dark Enquiry. I consulted loads of books, but these are the ones I bought and kept after the book was finished. When I'm researching I will purchase my own books or use library or internet materials. Of the books I buy, I keep the ones that I think will add significantly to my collection and might conceivably be used again. For any given book, there will be somewhere in the vicinity of 60-80 books altogether, and that isn't counting the internet goodies.

Here are the keepers for The Dark Enquiry just on the topic of ghosts/seances/afterlife/the Spiritualist movement:

*The Darkened Room by Alex Owen.

*Other Powers by Barbara Goldsmith.

*Spook by Mary Roach.

*Ghost Hunters by Deborah Blum.

*Lily Dale by Christine Wicker.

*History of Ghosts by Peter H. Aykroyd.

*Talking to the Dead by Barbara Weisberg.

If you are looking for a novel in the same vein, you might enjoy Barbara Michaels' Other Worlds. Hope that helps--and thanks for asking!