{"product_id":"the-ghosts-of-hayward-hall-lainie-jane-gray-9781764300407","title":"The Ghosts of Hayward Hall","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Gothic Mystery Romance set in a rambling country house Oxfordshire in 1975.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhispers of ghosts and suspicions of murder. A slow-burn romance in a house of dark shadows and painful memories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Lindens. A perfect family, reclusive, rich and respected, but haunted by tragedy and with terrible secrets to hide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel, a man obsessed with his dead wife Caroline, whose ghost he sees on the stairs on moonlit nights. A man addicted to whisky, prone to violent rage, and living in his own dark world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis sister Mary, desperate to hide the family dysfunction, visiting a mysterious friend whose name no one in her family knows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel's son Ryan, scarred by something that happened when he was a child. Something he will never discuss. Something he can never break free from.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary's son Pat, practical and level-headed, yet dreaming of escape from Hayward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJane Walters, nineteen, naïve, vulnerable, alone in the world, invited to stay with her late father's cousins in the house where he grew up, with a family she scarcely knew existed. Yet they have photos of her on their walls, and know all about her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Jane slowly uncovers past tragedies and untangles past secrets, she becomes an integral part of the strange family at Hayward Hall, gradually recovering from the loss of her parents and her great-aunt, and wanting to help Ryan move on from the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut some secrets remain stubbornly hidden, as if the house itself is protecting them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy did her father leave this house, never to return? Who is Mary's secret lover? Is he the father of Pat? What happened to Ryan? Why is there so much hostility between Daniel and his son?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd can Daniel be trusted? Jane becomes increasingly afraid of him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil tensions explode in a terrifying echo of a long ago evil that threatens to engulf them all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat night the ghost of Caroline is clearly seen on the stair landing. In the morning a man lies dead in the hall below.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuspicions. Accusations. Did he fall, or was he pushed? Was the woman on the stairs a ghost or the murderer? Or both?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHayward Hall holds yet another dark secret.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat really happened that night?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImmerse yourself in a long cosy read full of romance, ghosts, murder, dark secrets and plenty of 1970s nostalgia, with cameos from the 1950s and WW2.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lainie Jane Gray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1764300408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781764300407\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lainie Jane Gray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.87d","brand":"Lainie Jane Gray","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874544038143,"sku":"9781764300407","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ghosts-of-hayward-hall-lainie-jane-gray-9781764300407","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}