Sharon Hopper's Reviews > The Bell Tower: A Haunted House Mystery

I have not read anything by Sarah Raine before. I read this book as it was recommended to me by a friend. I wasn’t too sure as the first chapter seemed a bit confusing. But what a gothic ghost story it is! Phantom singing, interred bodies, echoes of a massive bell ringing in a tower with no clapper left in the bell, murder, catalepsy, and many other spine tingling elements. There was much about the descriptive language that added to the dark tone and made it even more gruesome. This is good old gothic horror at its best. It meanders its way in and leaves you truly frightened rather than in your face bloody romps. I really enjoyed this. Those with fears of drowning, claustrophobia and being interred alive…beware.