- Shades
- is
- a
- complex,
- intellectual,
- short
- novel
- that
- is
- part
- mystery
- and
- part
- ghost
- story.
- It
- is
- also
- the
- account
- of
- a
- conflicted
- young
- man,
- paranormal
- investigator
- and
- sometime
- psychic-medium
- Michael
- Grainger,
- set
- against
- his
- experiences
- hunting
- and
- interacting
- with
- ghosts
- –
- "shades"
- –
- and
- his
- difficulty
- connecting
- with
- and
- gaining
- the
- respect
- and
- love
- of
- the
- living.
- The
- tale
- takes
- place
- in
- present
- time
- at
- Redthorn
- Hall
- in
- York,
- England
- where
- Grainger
- has
- come
- to
- investigate
- an
- alleged
- haunting.
- Masquerading
- as
- a
- genealogist
- to
- engender
- cooperation
- from
- those
- who
- might
- otherwise
- be
- skeptical
- about
- the
- very
- idea
- of
- ghosts
- or
- hauntings
- –
- or
- who
- may
- be
- disguised
- as
- ghosts
- to
- halt
- the
- sale
- of
- the
- estate
- –
- Grainger
- studies
- the
- ancient
- history
- of
- the
- Arden
- family
- at
- Redthorn
- Hall.
- As
- he
- explores
- the
- elegant
- house
- from
- basement
- to
- attic
- and
- attempts
- to
- make
- contact
- with
- lost
- souls
- from
- the
- past,
- he
- reflects
- on
- his
- relationships,
- his
- former
- ghost-hunting
- adventures,
- and
- his
- studies
- of
- the
- paranormal.
- Ultimately,
- he
- solves
- a
- 150-year-old
- mystery
- and
- uncovers
- something
- far
- beyond
- your
- average,
- garden-variety
- haunting,
- and
- it
- could
- very
- well
- be
- the
- downfall
- –
- or
- the
- much-needed
- salvation
- –
- of
- Michael Grainger.
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