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House of Many Shadows
House of Many Shadows
Author: Barbara Michaels
She was trying to solve a murder that was two hundred and fifty years old... When Meg's wealthy cousin Sylvia lent her the old house in Pennsylvania. Meg did not dream she would be drawn into a strange girl's distant past and into the brutal murder of three innocent people. Meg saw them clearly, The old man, the servant, and the girl She knew...  more »
ISBN: 307650
Publication Date: 11/1975
Pages: 272
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Publisher: Fawcett Crest
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Helpful Score: 3
I love Barbara Michaels and this is one of her best. Lady after an accident starts seeing things nobody believes her, but then the caretaker starts to see them too.
goldilocks2005 avatar reviewed House of Many Shadows on + 104 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Excellent book!! Loved it!
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Helpful Score: 2
A Spellbinding story of love,terror and visions that would not die!!
A great book
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darkcoffeeclouds avatar reviewed House of Many Shadows on + 114 more book reviews
I loved this book. I wish I had read it sooner. I've had it on my shelf for a long time. It has the elements I love the most in a mystery. A crime or tragic event that happened in the past and people in the present trying to figure it out.

A young woman, Meg, was in an accident and sustained a head injury. She begins to see and hear hallucinations and the doctor recommended she take some time off and rest. He is sure the hallucinations will go away with time. Her cousin Sophia who is well off sets her up in one of her properties in the country for 6 months so she can rest. It is an old Gothic Victorian house full of antique furniture. Sophia gives meg the task of making an itemized list of the furniture in the attic and deciding which to furnish the rooms with and the caretaker for the house would move things and help with repairs as needed. Sophia said she wants to donate the house for a historical museum and expects Meg to help for payment for her stay. When Meg arrives she is surprised to learn that the caretaker is her cousin Sophia´s stepson who used to tease her and play evil pranks on her when she was younger. Later, when Meg sees one of the hallucinations she is shocked when he reveals that it wasn't just her. He saw it too.
ghostlysun avatar reviewed House of Many Shadows on + 37 more book reviews
This was one of the first of Michaels' I've read. I loved the paranormal aspect of the story, and she really impressed me with her storytelling abilities. It's a good read!
reviewed House of Many Shadows on + 210 more book reviews
A spellbinding story of love, and visions that would not die...