A Touch of Gothic
If you enjoy the trappings of classic Gothic fiction – dark family secrets, crumbling mansions, hints or more of madness, perversity, and the supernatural – you might enjoy these recent novels with a Gothic touch. All of these titles are located in the Adult Fiction section of the Library unless otherwise noted.
Adams, Poppy. The Sister. 2008.
Also available: CD
Barry, Brunonia. The Lace Reader. 2005.
Also available: CD, eBook
Beauman, Sally. The Sisters Mortland. 2006.
Bolton, S.J. Blood Harvest. 2010.
Carey, Edward. Observatory Mansions. 2000.
Dunmore, Helen. A Spell of Winter. 1995.
Also available: Large Type
Egan, Jennifer. The Keep. 2006.
Also available: Large Type, CD
Gilbert, Anna. A Hint of Witchcraft. 2000.
Also available: Large Type
Goldstein, Rebecca. Properties of Light: A Novel of Love, Betrayal and Quantum Physics. 2000.
Goodman, Carol. The Ghost Orchid. 2006.
Also available: CD
Groff, Lauren. The Monsters of Templeton.
2008.
Also available: CD, eAudiobook
Harris, Joanne. Sleep, Pale Sister. 1994.
Hart, Erin. Haunted Ground. 2003.
Also available: CD
Harwood, John. The Ghost Writer. 2004.
Hay, Sheridan. The Secret of Lost Things. 2006.
Also available: CD
Joss, Morag. Half Broken Things. 2004.
Morton, Kate. The House at Riverton. 2006.
Also available: CD
Mostert, Natasha. Season of the Witch. 2007.
Oates, Joyce Carol. First Love: A Gothic Tale. 1996.
Picardie, Justine. Daphne. 2008.
Ruiz Zafón, Carlos. The Shadow of the Wind. 2004.
Also available: CD, eBook, eAudiobook
Savage, Tom. The Inheritance. 1998.
Scott, Joanna. The Manikin. 1996.
Setterfield, Diane. The Thirteenth Tale. 2006.
Also available: Large Type, CD
Shepard, Lucius. Softspoken. 2007. (Adult Science Fiction SHE).
Smith, Sarah. The Vanished Child. 1992. (Adult Mystery SMI).
Stott, Rebecca. Ghostwalk. 2007.
(Adult Mystery STO).
Also available: Large Type, CD, eAudiobook
Whitehouse, Lucie. The House at Midnight. 2008.
Also available: CD