Alyson Prescott moves to Cutters Cove, Oregon, after being placed, along with her mother, in the witness protection program. In her previous life, Alyson was an A-list heiress with the excitement of a trend setting lifestyle and the security of old money. After witnessing a murder she is forced to leave her old life behind and become a middle class girl, living in a middle class town. Alyson … struggles with the duplicity in her life as she strives to reconcile her new life with the old.
In this seventh book in the series, the gang from Seacliff High are busy planning their annual Haunted Hayride. When strange things begin to happen Alyson suspects the house they have selected to host the party at the end of the hayride might actually be haunted. Alyson decides to pay a visit to the mischievous ghosts who are causing such a ruckus only to find that the ghosts who live there are not at all who she expected to find. Alyson sets out to discover how the ghosts came to be there, how they died, and who killed them in a mystery that will keep you guessing until the very end.
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It’s Halloween and time once again for the Haunted Hayride but Caleb is having issues with vandals and possible ghosts so he asks Alyson to look into it. Alyson, along with Mac and Trevor, go to check out the house and find more than they bargained for when they discover two skeletons in a secret passageway. And there are two ghosts in the house, a young boy and a man that Alyson along with her new cat, Shadow, can see. When they go back to the house after the police are done with it, Shadow leads the trio to the answers they’re seeking. In addition to that mystery, the trio are working on a case for Chelsea, a classmate, who seems to have a stalker. And Alyson is having nightmares about an old house.
The final book in this series, The Haunting, was an excellent read. I was captivated from beginning to end. Alyson finally gets answers to her situation and her life. I highly recommend both book and series which I suggest you read in order.
The Haunting is book seven in the Seacliff High series. Alyson goes from one life to another, and gets thrown into a mystery. Who are these ghosts and why are they here? Can she ever make this new life of hers work and be truly happy? This book kept me hooked throughout and I definitely recommend it.
“Seacliff High: The Haunting” earns 5+/5 Secret Passages & Secret Rooms!
Life goes on…Alyson Prescott has returned to Cutter’s Cove, Oregon, after a scare her location and identity within the Witness Protection Program had been compromised and her life was in danger. But, for the past four months, she has been having disturbing nightmares, and her friends hosting the annual Haunted Hayride are having problems with vandalism, and the popular cheerleader pleads for help with a potential ‘stalker.’ Joined by her BFF Mac and BFF2 Trevor to offer their support, even if it means exploring a dark and scary secret passage, Alyson senses great sadness leading her to believe a ghost needs her assistance. And despite hacking and interrogating several students the stalker is still a mystery. She approaches Chan at Chan’s Occult Shop about her restless nights and receives cryptic advice. Just another day in Alyson’s life…
Wow! Although first introduced in 2015, I only recently became a big fan of Kathi Daley’s Seacliff High: Secret identities, witness protection, and ghosts? Who wouldn’t be a fan of that!But, don’t be fooled by the fact that the characters are high schoolers, now seniors to be exact, they are not silly. And although high school angst (football games, boyfriend issues, final exams) do play a part, they are skilled, smart, and have enough independence from the adults that you almost forget they’re minors. Kathi weaves together with delightful entertainment the contemporary issues of a young lady being held incognito in Witness Protection shielding her from those who wish her harm and the paranormal events surrounding her ability to ‘see ghosts’ which she only acquired after arriving in Cutter’s Cove. Again, Kathi has succeeded to make Alyson’s story realistic and engaging, not juvenile hocus pocus: Stalkers? Skeletons? Halloween fun to be sure! These books are standalones, so you can enter the series with any one of them, including this new release that I highly recommend. The ghostly mystery and often the additional more earthly investigation are concluded, but the underlying worry for her need for secrecy weaves through and will continue. If you like jumping into the deep end, you’ll be greatly entertained. If you like wading in slowly and getting all the background and character connections first, then you can read the previous six books quickly since they are all less than 250 pages. I greatly enjoyed this book, and you will, too!
Alyson has been back in Cutters Cove for several months now but is still worried that she will be found by the horrible men looking for her. She has also been having a reoccurring nightmare that she can’t shake or figure out its meaning. She’s ready to drop from all the worry and no sleep when classmate Chelsea approaches her to ask for help with a stalker. When friend Caleb asks for help with what he thinks is a ghost at the Haunted Hayride Alyson and friends Mac and Trevor go into full investigative mode. While looking into Celebs ghost problem they come across two skeletons, one a child, and things become more complicated. Who is stalking Chelsea? Who murdered the two people they found? What is her nightmare trying to tell her? Alyson still can’t forget her own worries and wonders if she will have to hide for the rest of her life. Follow along as Alyson tries to answer these questions. I loved how this didn’t feel like a young adult book but just a great mystery. I hope to read more about Alyson, her friends, and the mysteries they get involved in.