THE BELL TOLLS AT TRAEGER HALL
by Jaime Jo Wright
October 20 - November 14, 2025 Virtual Book Tour
Synopsis:
An abandoned estate encased in stagnant darkness . . .
A haunting legacy intent on silencing all within reach . . .
In 1890, the ominous tolling of the bell announces that death has come to Traeger Hall, leaving orphaned Waverly Pembrooke to piece together the puzzle behind her uncle's and aunt's murders. Bound by the terms of her uncle's eccentric will, Waverly finds herself alone in a manor shrouded by death and questioning the reasons for her uncle's paranoia. A madness hovers over Traeger Hall, and Waverly--as well as the people of nearby Newton Creek--are ill-prepared for the woe that has descended.
In present day Newton Creek, whispers of a family curse still cling to the century-old, abandoned property of Traeger Hall. When Jennie Phillips takes possession of the estate after her mother's passing, she is intent on solving the mystery of the Traeger murders. Yet a modern cold case suggests that untimely deaths and mysterious occurrences still plague the property. And as thorny truths surface, Jennie realizes the dark legacy threatens not only the town and the Traeger descendants . . . but also, chillingly, Jennie herself.
Book Details:
Genre: Dual Timeline Gothic Suspense
Published by: Bethany House Publishers
Publication Date: October 21, 2025
Number of Pages: 336
ISBN: 9780764243806, paperback
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Jaime Jo Wright is the author of thirteen novels, including Christy Award-winner and ECPA bestseller The Vanishing at Castle Moreau, Christy Award and Daphne du Maurier Award-winner The House on Foster Hill, and Carol Award-winner The Reckoning at Gossamer Pond. Jaime has also written two Publishers Weekly bestselling novellas. She lives in Wisconsin with her family and fabulous felines.
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Review:
Eerie, atmospheric dual timeline tales of mystery, deception, and murder!
The Bell Tolls at Traeger Hall by Jaime Jo Wright is a masterpiece of eerie, atmospheric mystery and cold-case murder, told through the eyes of two young women separated by more than one hundred years. I enjoy a dual-timeline story, and this one did not disappoint; I was hooked immediately by its dark, evocative descriptions, hidden secrets, and stuck to its pages all the way to its much more hopeful ending.
In 1890, young Waverly Pembrooke’s rigid and severe uncle and aunt are brutally murdered in their big house overlooking the town of Newton Creek, Wisconsin. However, the odd provisions of her uncle’s will lead Waverly to lose the only home she has. Fast forward to the present day and to the tale of Jennie Phillips, who, after the death of her abusive father, which is soon followed by the death of her much-loved mother, is the new owner of the Traeger Hall estate, along with numerous other historic properties accumulated by her father. Traeger Hall has literally been sealed and bricked up for more than a hundred years, its brooding presence on the hill outside town an eerie beacon for tourists and the curious. On Jennie’s first visit to the property, she encounters a young local boy who leads her to a skeletal hand reaching up from its, until then, hidden, muddy grave.
The plot unfolds at a quick pace, with startling revelations that open both time frames. While each of the heroines’ stories unwinds separately, the similarities of their pasts, though one hundred years apart, are striking as their tales converge. Twists and turns completely surprised me as old secrets came to light. The author’s storytelling is mesmerizing, and her descriptions of Traeger Hall placed me alongside the young women in each scene. The spooky-season timing of my reading this book couldn’t have been more perfect, with its monsters camouflaged as men, morally charged to protect both these girls.
I recommend THE BELL TOLLS AT TRAEGER HALL to readers of gothic
suspense, domestic thrillers, and mysteries.
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Woohoo! Fantastic review! I'm sold! I love her books anyway... so I need to read this one!
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