R. B. Chesterton (Books)

R. B. Chesterton Books

Carolyn Haines crafts humorous mysteries, while under the pen name R.B. Chesterton, she delves into darker narratives. Her work is characterized by a distinct voice and an ability to captivate a wide range of readers. Haines expertly blends suspense with unexpected twists, ensuring her stories offer a memorable reading experience. Whether writing under her own name or her pseudonym, she consistently delivers engaging and original storytelling.

The Seeker

304 pages
11 hours of reading

2.9(15)Add rating

Researching Thoreau’s life, a grad student finds danger, dark secrets, and something haunting Walden Pond in this supernatural thriller. When graduate student Aine Cahill uncovers a journal proving that her aunt Bonnie was an intimate companion of Henry David Thoreau’s during his supposedly solitary sojourn at Walden Pond, she knows that she has found the perfect subject for her dissertation.She decides to travel to Walden Pond herself to hunker down and work on her writing, but it quickly becomes clear that all is not as it seems in Thoreau’s woodland retreat. The further Aine delves into Bonnie’s diary the more she finds herself wondering about her family’s sinister legacy and even her own sanity—is there really a young girl lurking in the woods?As tragedy strikes a nearby town and suspicion falls on Aine, she scrambles to find the truth behind Thoreau’s paradise.