The Vanishing at Castle Moreau

by Jaime Jo Wright Narrated by Sara Farrington

Overview

A haunting legend. An ominous curse. A search for a secret buried deep within the castle walls.
In 1870, orphaned Daisy François takes a position as housemaid at a Wisconsin castle to escape the horrors of her past life. There she finds a reclusive and eccentric Gothic authoress who hides tales more harrowing than the ones in her
novels. As women disappear from the area and the eerie circumstances seem to parallel a local legend, Daisy is thrust into a web that could ultimately steal her sanity, if not her life.
In the present day, Cleo Clemmons is hired by the grandson of an American aristocratic family to help his grandmother face her hoarding in the dilapidated Castle Moreau. But when Cleo uncovers more than just the woman's stash of
collectibles, a century-old mystery and the dust of the old castle's curse threaten to rise again ... this time to leave no one alive to tell the sordid tale.
Award-winning author Jaime Jo Wright seamlessly weaves a dual-time tale of two women who must do all they can to seek the light amid the darkness shrouding Castle Moreau.

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly

02/13/2023

Wright (The Souls of Lost Lake) captivates with a thrilling tale of two women who get caught up in the secrets of a Wisconsin castle. It’s April of 1870 when Daisy François seeks out employment at Castle Moreau, an imposing structure built by a French trapper. Orphaned at a young age and abused by her adoptive parents, Daisy sees a job as housekeeper at the castle as a chance at a new life. As women from the area go missing, Daisy is unwillingly drawn into a mystery that involves Ora Moreau—the castle’s mysterious owner and the author of dark works of fiction. Meanwhile, in the present day, Cleo Clemmons, on the run from both her family and the law, accepts a job at Castle Moreau and hopes to stay under the radar. She’s been hired to help Ora’s granddaughter Virgie deal with her hoarding problem, but soon discovers artifacts that threaten to resurrect old secrets. Both Daisy and Cleo must draw on faith in God in order to protect themselves. The twisting, fast-moving plot is loaded with secrets, and the characters remain morally ambiguous until the end. Readers won’t want to put this down. (Apr.)

Library Journal

03/01/2023

At the turn of the 19th century, a man built a European-style castle for his beloved wife in rural Wisconsin. The wife died shortly after, and ever since, women have disappeared around Castle Moreau. In 1870, orphan Daisy François is just desperate enough to take a position as a housemaid at the haunted mansion. She isn't asked to clean anything, though, and the famous gothic author who lives there is just as eerie as the horror stories she writes. In a parallel storyline set in the present day, Cleo Clemmons is hired by the current aristocratic owners of the castle to organize family heirlooms. It becomes hard for her to dismiss the legend of the haunting when the castle's doorknobs turn and walls creak. After a cassette tape with testimony about a missing woman is left on her car, Cleo is forced to confront the centuries-old mystery surrounding the castle. VERDICT Wright (The Premonition at Withers Farm) pens another delightfully creepy tale where nothing is quite as it seems and characters seek freedom from nightmares both real and imagined.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940178042557
Publisher:	Recorded Books, LLC
Publication date:	04/04/2023
Edition description:	Unabridged

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