Author: J.R. Erickson
Narrator: Allyson Voller
Length: 7 hours and 26 minutes
Series: Northern Michigan Asylum Series, Book 1
Publisher: J.R. Erickson
Released: May 20, 2020
Genre: Paranormal
The dead have stories to tell. Are you listening? On a sunny August morning, in 1935, 13-year-old Sophia Gray finds her friend Rosemary wandering in the woods. Rosemary’s yellow dress is tattered and stained, she walks with a strange lurch, and her eyes are vacant and glassy. She beckons to Sophia, desperate to show her something, and Sophia follows. In an abandoned cabin, beneath a tattered blanket, Sophia discovers Rosemary’s body. It was not Rosemary who led her there, but Rosemary’s ghost. Step into the Northern Michigan Asylum for the Insane Twenty years after Sophia discovers Rosemary’s body, she finds herself trapped in the sprawling, and eerily beautiful, Northern Michigan Asylum for the Insane, in the hands of a malevolent doctor who preys on patients who exhibit paranormal abilities. Sometimes the dead don’t rest In 1965, Hattie, much like her mother, 30 years before, is led by a ghost. A newspaper hidden in an attic reveals a secret that has shaped the lives of Hattie and her siblings. Hattie with her sister, Jude, embark on a crusade to remedy the wrongs of the past and discover the tale of deception that stole their mother a decade before. Hattie and Jude are in a race against time to discover a murderer and save their mother from a horrific fate. Get lost in a uniquely chilling story that spans the life of a family and the ghosts who haunt them.
J.R. Erickson (aka Jacki) is an indie author who writes murder mysteries woven with elements of the paranormal. Since childhood, J.R. has been fascinated by otherworldly things. She started penning creepy stories in her adolescence, but didn’t pursue a career in writing until her mid-twenties. Like most paths, J.R.’s has been winding and filled with detours. Today, she lives in the forests of northern Michigan with her excavator husband and her critter-loving son. In addition to writing, J.R. teaches yoga, hosts the true crime podcast Bitter Endings, and spends every spare minute hanging with her family and her kitties. Her latest series, the Northern Michigan Asylum Series, is inspired by a real former asylum in Traverse City. J.R. regularly visits the former asylum that has been partially renovated into shops, restaurants and condominiums.
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Allyson is an accomplished actor with a fun, versatile style. She’s been working professionally for more than two decades in Chicago’s theatre and improv community. Her body of work appears in hundreds of projects in all mediums: film, television and commercials, both in front of the camera and behind the microphone. Allyson’s love of performing led her into narrating audiobooks and she has never looked back. She has a degree in theatre, as well as having studied improvisation at both The Second City Conservatory and iO Chicago. In addition to narrating audiobooks she lends her multifaceted voice to the country’s oldest running radio drama as a company member.
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This was my first J.R. Erickson's book. This is the first book in the Northern Michigan Asylum Series, an amazing psychological paranormal thriller! This story is a standalone in the Series. Sophia's story is tragic, and heartbreaking. I love Hattie and Jude's determination to discover the truth about the disappearance of their mother, and the identity of Rosemary's murderer. They are both wonderful characters, strong, intelligent, and capable. They are totally opposites. Hattie is sweet, gifted, and compassionate. Jude is feisty, skeptic, and hardhearted. The cast of supporting characters is impressive, and all characters are expertly well developed. The world building is dark, mysterious, and chilling. The storyline is well written, intricate, original, captivating and intriguing, filled with unpredictable twists and turns. Impossible to put it down! The mystery unfolds at a great pace. The back and forth, past to present, is well executed, and it help to better understand what happened. Allyson Voller is a fantastic narrator! She has a beautiful voice, easy to understand. The audio quality is great. This story exceeded my expectations. This is a GEM, and I HIGHLY recommend it. Looking forward to listen to the next book in the Series, Calling Back the Dead.
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