Title: Cabinet Jack
Series: Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper #16
Previous books in this series: Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper (#1) | Cold Shadows (#2) | The Crawling Darkness (#3) | Terminal (#4) | House of Whispers #5 | Maze of Souls #6 | Lullaby (#7) | The Keeper (#8) | The Tower (#9) | The Monster Museum (#10) | Fire Devil (#11) | The Necromancer's Library (#12) | The Trailwalker (#13) | Midnight Movie (#14) | The Lodge (#15)
Author: J.L. Bryan
Genre: Adult, paranormal, horror
Publication date: January 25th 2022
Published by: J.L. Bryan
Source: eARC from author
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Synopsis: Close your doors and cabinets tight, or Jack will climb out to see you tonight.
The former railroad stop of Timbermill, Georgia has grown ever more quiet and empty since its boom era faded decades ago. Reduced to little more than a ghost town, it is suddenly revitalized by suburban sprawl from the city of Savannah, its long-vacant downtown storefronts gradually reopening as boutiques for weekend shoppers.
But Timbermill has a dark legend unknown to the newcomers. Stories whispered from one generation of children to the next warn of a supernatural figure who emerges from the doors of closets and cabinets left carelessly open at night. As the children grew up and moved away, the town shrank, windows were boarded over, and the old stories were almost lost.
One recently relocated couple is restoring an antique house for themselves and their children rather than buying into one of the new neighborhoods, but an unsettling figure from the local legend appears to be stalking them. They turn to Ellie and Stacey for help against an old evil that, while nearly forgotten, was never fully buried.
Another Ellie Jordan novel in the bag! And I, of course, enjoyed it 😉 Lol. In this book, Ellie and Stacey investigate a very interesting case. We have a classic haunted house case, yes, but the house itself was very interesting! It had all this cabinetry built in, secret passages, and all these little nooks and crannies kids (and spooks!) could hide in. And then Jack himself... what a creep! The things he did... yikes! His story was very interesting though. Messed up, but interesting. I always like the part where the girls do research because it always brings up some interesting things. And this was no different! Learning about the legend of Jack and the history of the town was very fascinating! And at one point we even got a bit of action in the middle of research, so that was fun. Lol.
After so many books in this series, I don't know how Jeff still manages to write really interesting cases for the girls to investigate. But he does it and it’s great every time! It also helps that I love these characters. The banter between Ellie and Stacey is one of my favorite things! Oh, and then Ellie and Michael had a little talk at the beginning that was very interesting... I don’t know if I should be excited yet, but I’m looking forward to seeing what happens next.
But yeah, I really enjoyed this book! That should come as no surprise, as I’ve loved this series from the start 😆 It was a great read with an intriguing mystery, action, and fun banter between the characters. I’m already looking forward to the next Ellie Jordan book!
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