Hazardous Spirits

With the literary lyricism and precise historical detail of a Sarah Waters novel . . . Salam injects a wry humour into this tale of secrets, lies, and the power of the ghosts of our pasts * Entertainment Weekly * Ghosts, gaslighting and the eerie allure of the afterlife meet in this Edinburgh-set gothic novel * Daily Mail * A modern gothic masterpiece . . . with stunning prose and a thrilling plot, Hazardous Spirits is a thoroughly captivating read * Scots Magazine * Elegantly wrought in crystalline prose, Hazardous Spirits is masterful in its navigation of its subject matter - death - deftly dealing with the lugubrious but without succumbing to it * Sunday Post * A compelling portrait of a woman spiralling down into an irresolvable crisis * Glasgow Herald * Hazardous Spirits weaves something of a tenebrous spell over 1920s Edinburgh . . . Both a domestic thriller and a powerful historical evocation . . . this is a slow burner with an icy grip * Crime Time * Densely atmospheric . . . Salam crafts a believable portrait of the 1920s spiritualism scene. Historical fiction fans will savour this * Publishers Weekly * Hazardous Spirits is a dark delight, perfect winter reading * Locus Magazine * Salam calls attention to family, loyalty, love, and trust . . . I enjoyed this take on the between-wars era and the author's comforting humour, which beautifully captures the spirit of the times * Historical Novel Society * This darkly atmospheric tale asks where the line between charity and deceit lies in a society haunted by those gone too soon * Booklist * Charming, evocative, and very well-researched * Crimereads * [A] glittering historical novel * Foreword * This will keep you guessing * Best Magazine * A darkly sumptuous love letter to the ghosts of 1920s Edinburgh, guaranteed to give you goosebumps. Under its veneer of eccentric frivolity and acerbic wit, Hazardous Spirits is a heartbreaking exploration of collective grief and personal trauma. An exquisitely written work of Caledonian gothic -- Francine Toon, author of PINE Lush, atmospheric and completely captivating . . . It's the ultimate fireside read, combining Mitford levels of glamour with a haunting edge -- Daisy Buchanan, author of LIMELIGHT A darkly sparkling jewel of a book: haunting, vivid and stuffed full of secrets -- Kirsty Logan, author of NOW SHE IS WITCH Equal parts lush Gothic mystery and delicately-wrought 1920s domestic melodrama, Hazardous Spirits is a riveting exploration of the unknowable - whether it's ghosts, spirits, or the people we love most -- Tara Isabella Burton, author of SOCIAL CREATURE Unnerving, dark and rich, Hazardous Spirits is a novel full of heart and strangeness -- Nell Stevens, author of BRIEFLY, A DELICIOUS LIFE Perfectly eerie . . . 1920s Edinburgh comes alive as its bohemian post-war players commingle with the dead -- J.M. Varese, author of THE COMPANY