When the Walls Listen

A Gothic psychological suspense novella. Perfect for readers of Daphne du Maurier, Sarah Waters, and Simone St. James... Some houses shelter the living. >The Finch brownstone has witnessed generations of whispered promises, hidden betrayals, and lives quietly undone. Within its elegant rooms, the past has never truly disappeared-it lingers in the silence, waits in the shadows, and listens long after those who created it are gone. When respected psychology professor Warren Belmont loses his wife, Lenora, he retreats into the only refuge he has left: the stately Upper East Side brownstone they shared, even though it is her family's heritage. A man devoted to logic and empirical truth, Warren dismisses the strange occurrences that follow her death as the natural byproduct of grief. >An antique music box plays on its own. Cherished belongings disappear, then reappear in different places. Conversations vanish from his memory. As Lenora's cousin, Vivian, slowly assumes control of the household, Warren finds himself increasingly isolated from colleagues, friends, and even his own mind. Every explanation seems rational-until it isn't. >Some secrets are meant to stay hidden. >Perfect for readers who love atmospheric psychological suspense with Gothic undertones, When the Walls Listen explores grief, obsession, betrayal, and the unsettling possibility that reason alone cannot explain everything.