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A terrific haunting thriller
Emma Roth lives with her spouse Roger and their son Zach in Mid Manhattan until her husband decides to move the family to a Long Island town he loves. Roger locates the perfect home; an old Victorian located on an isolated cliff. Emma, author of ghost stories, realizes the house is the ideal place for a ghost to reside, but is grounded in scientific fact so scoffs at the supernatural.

As soon as the family moves into the home, Emma sees and hears strange things that no one else senses. She hears loud crashing noises, smells lavender, feels cold spots, and notices a computer game that fails to follow its programming. At one time clinically depressed and even hospitalized for her condition, Emma wonders if she is losing her mind. However, she rejects that theory and begins to wonder if someone is toying with her emotions even though she cannot understand how that individual could have access to her home. Whether it is from the mortal or supernatural planes, Emma searches for answers even as she places herself in danger.

Is this novel a well-designed ghost story or a clever psychological suspense drama? Barbara Rogan keeps the audience guessing until the very end and even then she leaves room for continual doubt. SUSPICION is a wonderful novel that captures and holds the reader's attention throughout the tale. Emma is a great character, whose doubts add to the feel of the story line. However, taking a page from the novel, this reviewer suggests readers peruse the novel if they want to know which way the book swings. By doing so, the audience will have experienced a fabulous book.

Harriet Klausner

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Pretty Good
Although I didn't like the main character, Emma, I was sucked into the story and kept turning pages to see if it was a ghost or a stalker. The mathematics I found very interesting (of course I would), the soccer scenes I did not. I thought the red herrings were good, but I'm afraid I must agree with previous reviewers that the characters are clichéd. But none of this dissuaded me from finishing and going back to read certain parts again.

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Your suspicions are correct, this is worth reading
Emma a writer who has grown up in New York loves the sounds, clutter and smells of the big city that most want to move away from. Her husband Roger is one of those people. He secretly finds a house out on Long Island in a small town and drags the reluctant Emma out to see it. She is not too thrilled with the place and does not want to leave her life in the city. One room wins her over though, a room at the top of some hidden stairs which is the perfect writer's room, 360 degree views for inspiration. Her son Zack also loves the place. Much to the disgust of her sister and part of herself she reluctantly agrees to purchase the place and relocate.

This house has a secret though. An old schoolteacher lady did some weird stuff here in her final years and the locals avoid the place claiming she haunts it. Caroline a domestic violence support worker also moves in to the small cottage down the driveway that came with the house. Roger does not like her but she quickly becomes Emma's friend.

Zack is easily the best of the players in his new soccer team and the coach a womaniser not afraid to be labelled so is very interested in Emma. Meanwhile back at the house strange stuff is occurring when Emma is all alone. Is she going insane? Is the house haunted? Or is someone from her past back for vengeance?

This is a pretty good book. I recently read Hindsight, also by Rogan just before this one which is in a whole other league above this, but this is still a good book and a worthwhile read.