Lost Among the Living

By: Simone St. James

Narrated by: Justine Eyre

From the New York Times bestselling author of Murder Road comes a gripping novel that “is the perfect blend of history and mystery, with a little paranormal activity and romance thrown in for the ride” (Suspense Magazine).

England, 1921. Three years after her husband, Alex, disappeared, shot down over Germany, Jo Manders still mourns his loss. Working as a paid companion to Alex's wealthy, condescending aunt, Dottie Forsyth, Jo travels to the family’s estate in the Sussex countryside. But there is much she never knew about her husband’s origins…and the revelation of a mysterious death in the Forsyths’ past is just the beginning…

All is not well at Wych Elm House. Dottie's husband is distant, and her son was grievously injured in the war. Footsteps follow Jo down empty halls, and items in her bedroom are eerily rearranged. The locals say the family is cursed, and that a ghost in the woods has never rested. And when Jo discovers her husband’s darkest secrets, she wonders if she ever really knew him. Isolated in a place of deception and grief, she must find the truth or lose herself forever.

And then a familiar stranger arrives at Wych Elm House…

Critic reviews

Praise for Lost Among the Living

“Though all of St. James’s books are splendid, this is her finest since The Haunting of Maddy Clare. The suspense level is top-notch, and the romance is one of the author’s very best.”—Library Journal

“Readers who enjoyed the classic Rebecca or even witnessed the Alfred Hitchcock film version, will absolutely love this story…A book that could very well one day become its own classic…This is the perfect blend of history and mystery, with a little paranormal activity and romance thrown in for the ride.”—Suspense Magazine

Praise for the Award-Winning Novels of Simone St. James

“Downright scary and atmospheric. I flew through the pages.”—Lisa Gardner, New York Times Bestselling Author of Crash and Burn

“Chilling romantic suspense that evokes the lost era between the world wars.”—Susanna Kearsley, New York Times Bestselling Author of A Desperate Fortune

“Drips with atmosphere and emotion.”—Publishers Weekly

“Psychic Ellie Winter and her partner, war-damaged James Hawley, have terrific chemistry.”—Susan Elia MacNeal, New York Times bestselling author of the Maggie Hope Mysteries

“A 21st-century version of Mary Stewart...St. James layers the atmosphere with the requisite dread, and one can’t help but read on...Just the right mix of suspense, creepiness, and empathy.”—National Post (Toronto)

She's Done It Again

Perfect combinations of everything I love... Murder, an angry ghost, betrayal, redemption, suspense, love, lost love... I would've preferred a little more blood, gore and fear... but this book does touch on those areas to an extent for sure! I'll be waiting "patiently" for another book by Simone St James.

Good story

A good story if not a tad overlong and peopled by a few stereotypical characters.

One of her best…

Hope there is a sequel….luv her books. On to the next book… I have all her books in my library

The Gothic mood

I really enjoyed this listen. The way the author mixes the supernatural and everyday life in a way that you can't be sure exactly what is happening,allows you to really get lost in the story. The Gothic feel of the story is perfect and it keeps you guessing. Excellent.

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

Loved the story and the characters were all very fascinating. Kept my attention and was easy to stay engaged. It just felt very unfinished. I wanted more of a solid ending. I did not feel surprised by a lot of it but that didn’t take away from the story itself, I just wanted more completion.