Don't Look Back

The Devil's Ledger, Book 1

By: Ben Cheetham

Narrated by: Ralph Lister

After the tragic death of their eleven-year-old son, Adam and Ella are fighting to keep their family from falling apart. Then comes an opportunity that seems too good to be true. They win a competition to live for free in a breathtakingly beautiful mansion on the Cornish Lizard Peninsula. There’s just one catch: the house is supposedly haunted.

Mystery has always swirled around Fenton House. In 1920, the house’s original owner, reclusive industrialist Walter Lewarne, hanged himself from its highest turret. In 1996, the then inhabitants, George Trehearne, his wife Sofia, and their young daughter Heloise, disappeared without a trace. Neither mystery was ever solved.

Adam is not the type to believe in ghosts. As far as he’s concerned, ghosts are simply memories. Everywhere he looks in their cramped London home he sees his dead son. Despite misgivings, the chance to start afresh is too tempting to pass up. Adam, Ella, and their surviving son, Henry, move into Fenton House. At first, the change of scenery gives them all a new lease of life. But as the house starts to reveal its secrets, they come to suspect that they may not be alone after all…

©2018 Ben Cheetham (P)2022 Dreamscape Media, LLC

Great book!

Great story and the plot was moderately fast- paced; the main character and his actions are rememberable as relatable especially if you are a writer!

Surprisingly good!

This story was emotionally charged and delivered an ending that surprised me … as well as one that didn’t.

I enjoyed the complexity of the story, and the way it played with the ambiguity of a haunting vs a physical or psychological explanation.

Not all of the questions are answered in the end. This has kept me thinking about it, even after it was over.

Kids are evil

Great story crafting, great pace and delivery, just a really solid and enjoyable read. The vocal artist Ralph Lister did great. I don’t listen to many artists at 1x speed but Lister is spot on for my tastes

good

A tense, fast-paced read that keeps the pressure on from the start. I liked how the story leans into suspense and uncertainty, making it hard to fully relax while reading. Not overly complicated, just a solid thriller that keeps you turning the pages. 📚👀

Slow start but great finish.

This book starts off rather slow but if you can get past that it gets so so much better. Great book