Ghost Hampton

by Ken McGorry

Overview

Lyle Hall, the most resented man in town, was also Bridgehampton's most successful real estate lawyer. But his catastrophic car accident last year changed all that and forced his retirement. And it allowed him to see and hear things no one else could. That's how Lyle met Jewel, the beautiful Victorian girl who appeared to him outside the long-ago brothel the Town of Southampton is about to tear down. The Victorian girl who's been dead 100 years. And who told Lyle exactly when his own daughter, a local police detective, will die. She's shown him Georgie's headstone. Georgie has four days to live. Unless this is some kind of hoax. But the hordes of paranormal enthusiasts descending on Bridgehampton believe Lyle. And so does his new nemesis -- a scheming TV reporter in high heels.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781530577231
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	03/26/2016
Series:	Ghost Hampton , #1
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	460
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 1.02(d)

About the Author

Ken McGorry is the author of "Ghost Hampton," the first in a series, and "Smashed," a novel of love, death and unexpected laughter in a substance-abuse rehab.
His novel "Ghost Hampton" is based on the existence of a real haunted house located in Westhampton Beach, NY. Ken McGorry is also a songwriter and his recordings with The Achievements may be heard on www.SoundCloud.com. See more on his books and short stories on www.kenmcgorry.com and www.ghosthampton.com.

Editorial Reviews

2016-06-02
In McGorry’s Hamptons-based debut mystery, the first in a trilogy, an unlikable lawyer attempts to save a crumbling Victorian house, rumored to be a haunted former brothel, after experiencing deeply troubling visions. The 55-year-old attorney Lyle Hall proves to be a paradoxical yet endearing character right from the very beginning of this novel. After he’s involved in an automobile accident that kills an elderly woman, he’s wheelchair-bound and also inexplicably has a new empathic ability. As a result, the formerly morally bankrupt lawyer now finds that he’s far more attuned to people’s suffering. After he sees an apparition of a girl and also experiences a premonition of the imminent death of his daughter, a newly promoted Southampton police detective, he’s moved to save the old Victorian and somehow free the tortured spirits inside. But the entire community is against him, his daughter thinks he’s crazy, and more than a few old enemies set out to discredit and humiliate him. Hall’s mission proves even more difficult when one media company, “the CNN of paranormal news,” makes him into a pop-culture celebrity and ignites a media frenzy. This fluid, cerebral narrative features a cast of unconventional characters and an offbeat sense of humor. The tone is very much reminiscent of crime fiction writer Charles Willeford’s, and the paranormal element gives the storyline a dark, almost surreal feel, especially when the town of Bridgehampton becomes a media circus, replete with tent cities filled with paranormal-activity aficionados. Mystery fans should find this darkly comedic novel not only entertaining, but enlightening as well, as Hall’s redemptive, brilliantly plotted journey is both painful and poignant. A powerful tale about family, forgiveness, and, ultimately, salvation.

Kirkus Reviews