A Death in the Family

“Sometimes, when a strong wind rises, the dead sing.”

Maggie, a talented and vulnerable artist, wants to hide from the world and moves to a derelict house in the south of Ireland. Gray cliffs, the roaring ocean, endless fields—everything here promises peace and inspiration. But this house has been empty since the great Irish famine, and there are frightening legends about it…

Michael is a successful art dealer and a longtime bachelor, a man of practical views. He comes to visit his protégé Maggie to celebrate her housewarming. For fun, the gathered guests hold a séance, hoping to establish contact with the spirits of these places…

“The House of Death” is a vivid, mesmerizing story in the best traditions of the British gothic novel.