The Broken Girls

by Simone St. James

Simone St. James has a real knack for writing ghost stories.  Her manner of weaving the specters within the meat of her story gives it depth and reality.  Her current novel combines a contemporary theme within the historical backdrop of a girls boarding school in a small town in Vermont.  It has been 20 years since the body of Fiona’s sister was found in the field of the now derelict grounds of the school.  Fiona hopes she can put the horror of the murder behind her when she chooses to write an article about the new owners and planned renovation of the school. As she is interviewing the son of the new owner she notices the work has stopped.  The discovery of a body on the school grounds will propel Fiona on a quest to look beyond the death of her sister and into the history of Idlewild Hall. 

St. James current novel is a gem and will be enjoyed by her fans and hopefully discovered by many new readers.  Her descriptions of situations and characters are vivid.  Read this on a cold gray day in front of the fire to get the complete feel of this novel.  It will transport you to the gray, damp campus of Idlewild Hall.  Possibly closer than you will want to be.

I wish to thank the generosity of the publisher and NetGalley for the Advanced Reader’s Copy for my honest review.

PUB: Berkley Publishing

PUB DATE:  March 20, 2018

ISBN: 9780451476203

Genre:  Mystery/Paranormal