The horse in the portrait
Jenny Hughes
- Reading
- Try reading a few chapters together first, then let your reader take the lead if the mystery feels comfortable. Pause to talk about the clues or take a break if the house’s eerie atmosphere feels too much.
- Themes
- A possible haunting: Strange events at the family’s old house upset guests, prompting Elli and Jonah to investigate whether a ghost is involved. The ghost remains a possibility within the mystery, rather than a confirmed explanation.
- Worth knowing
- The old house may be haunted, and strange events upset the paying guests. If ghost stories or eerie settings tend to linger with your reader, you could check in as you read.