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Beyond the Graves Waits Mist and Sea

by Kathleen Kaufman

Science, history, and haunting on Bell Island

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Science, history, and haunting on Bell Island

Marine biologist Harper Hafd’s search for an undiscovered octopus species brings her to Bell Island, a fog-shrouded place with a layered past. The description connects the island’s history—as a refuge during the Salem Witch Trials and a way station on the Underground Railroad—with rumors of haunting and Harper’s resurfacing memories. The result is a Gothic premise where scientific inquiry meets local legend and personal secrets, set just off the coast of Boston. The supplied description ends mid-sentence, so details beyond Harper’s arrival and the island’s background are not available here.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in Gothic fiction with an island setting and supernatural rumors.
  • Readers drawn to stories that bring marine biology together with historical mystery.
  • Readers seeking fiction involving memories, secrets, and a place shaped by multiple historical eras.

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Gothic mysteryMarine biologyHistorical memoryHaunting and legendPersonal secrets

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Book overview

A marine biologist's search for an undiscovered species of octopus leads her to an isolated island where long-buried memories rise like specters from the deep, intent on dragging her darkest truths to the surface...

From the author of The Entirely True Story of the Fantastical Mesmerist Nora Grey, this hauntingly evocative novel is perfect for fans of Emilia Hart's The Sirens, Sarah Penner's The Amalfi Curse, and Adrienne Young.

Twenty nautical miles off the coast of Boston lies Bell Island, shrouded in fog, mystery, and legend. Historically a refuge for women fleeing the hysteria of the Salem Witch Trials in the 1600s and a way station on the Underground Railroad for runaway slaves in the 1800s, the island is isolated and rumored to be haunted by spirits and . . . other things.

It is to Bell Island that microbial biologist Harper Hafd
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