Told through documents, transcripts, letters, and cryptograms The Supernatural Enhancements masquerades as a haunted house novel. It’s not. Yes, the house has a ghost, but there’s more to this story than that. There’s a secret room, a garden maze (that hides some secrets), a strange energy that affects lights and beds and the inhabitants of the house. If you like codes and puzzles, this is the book for you. I liked The Supernatural Enhancements but I wish it were more spooky. GRADE: B
I think the classic Ghost Stories generally have something of a Mystery element in them; generally the protagonists have to figure out what/who the ghost is and then uncover the reasons why it walks. The fact that many of them are set in rambling, isolated houses only adds to the Golden Age Mystery aspect.
Dan, you’re right about the mystery element in ghost stories. Mysteries abound in THE SUPERNATURAL ENCHANCEMENTS!
Don’t know this one. I do like books told in documents like that, however.
Jeff, I read some positive reviews of THE SUPERNATURAL ENHANCEMENTS which motivated me to read it. It’s a clever novel.
There is nothing I like better than a good ghost story but there seem to be very few of them.
Patti, THE SUPERNATURAL ENHANCEMENTS proposes an unique explanation of ghosts. But it’s basically a puzzle novel.
Sounds like fun, though I am not very good at puzzles unfortunately (sudoku is a complete mystery to me – and let’s say, the wrong kind of mystery at that!)
Sergio, there’s some clever code-breaking in THE SUPERNATURAL ENHANCEMENTS. But this is a haunted house story that morphs into “something else.”