Tale of Halcyon Crane (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780805091403)

A young woman travels alone to a remote island to uncover a past she never knew was hers in this thrilling modern ghost story

When a mysterious letter lands in Hallie James's mailbox, her life is upended. Hallie was raised by her loving father, having been told her mother died in a fire decades earlier. But it turns out that her mother, Madlyn, was alive until very recently. Why would Hallie's father have taken her away from Madlyn? What really happened to her family thirty years ago?

In search of answers, Hallie travels to the place where her mother lived, a remote island in the middle of the Great Lakes. The stiff islanders fix her first with icy stares and then unabashed amazement as they recognize why she looks so familiar, and Hallie quickly realizes her family's dark secrets are enmeshed in the history of this strange place. But not everyone greets her with such a chilly reception--a coffee-shop owner and the family's lawyer both warm to Hallie, and the possibility of romance blooms. And then there's the grand Victorian house bequeathed to her--maybe it's the eerie atmosphere or maybe it's the prim, elderly maid who used to work for her mother, but Hallie just can't shake the feeling that strange things are starting to happen . . .

In The Tale of Halcyon Crane, Wendy Webb has created a haunting story full of delicious thrills, vibrant characters, and family secrets.

Author: Wendy Webb
ISBN-10: 0805091408
ISBN-13: 9780805091403
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Language: English
Published: 03/30/2010
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 12/15/2009 pg. 86
Library Journal 02/01/2010 pg. 60
BookPage 04/01/2010