Free (Kindle) Stone of Blood by Juanita Coulson [Haunted Boat Gothic Suspense Horror]

[ATDrake]

Stone of Blood by author and noted filksinger Juanita Coulson (ISFDB, Wikipedia, SFE) is her vintage Southern gothic (but not, apparently, Southern Gothic) supernatural suspense/horror novel, set on a riverboat said to be haunted by the ghost of a past Native American chieftain's mysteriously deceased daughter, where in modern times a singer who's the riverboat show's new entertainment star discovers horrifying secrets behind the truth of the strange accidents occuring, free courtesy of publisher Endeavour Press' Venture imprint, who are e-printing it from its 1975 edition originally out from Ballantine's Beagle Books' imprint's Birthstone Gothic series, where it was #3.

Currently free @ Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK and pretty much everywhere else that Amazon sells worldwide, since this is being done via their KDP Select exclusive-or-else program)

Description
A showboat of death…

The cause of Sarah Shreck’s tragedy has been a mystery for over a century. The Indian chieftain’s daughter, callously betrayed by her husband, was found dead near the place where her present-day namesake, the showboat Indian Princess, lay at anchor.

When Lyssa du Champ is hired as new star singer on the extravagant boat, she is relieved to have left Chicago and a failed relationship behind her.

But when she arrives at Linder’s Landing she is troubled by a strange presence and cannot ignore the peculiar atmosphere between her new colleagues. Violent lovers, affairs and a young child who is frequently abandoned to face her seizures make Lyssa question whether this is the right place for her…

The death of Sarah is regarded as local legend and time has failed to unlock the riddle of her disappearance. Yet it has also failed to banish her presence from the boat. Lonely ghost-like moans filter up from the lower decks and there is an outbreak of unexplained accidents. Items go missing, warnings are received and a lethal dog breaks free of his chain.

Is there someone else who can hear Sarah? And what is the message she is trying to send?

When a suicide prompts the revelation of ghastly secrets and unleashes dangerous rivalries, Lyssa discovers the terrifying truth about her predecessor’s apparent suicide.

Stone of Blood is a gripping supernatural horror set in the Deep South from Juanita Coulson, bestselling author of the Children of the Stars series.

[Dr. Drib]

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[ATDrake]

Now a repeat freebie, if you missed it earlier.

[ZodWallop]

Amazon says the paperback is going for $199! It must have been printed on a gold bar.