The Collection
by Katherine Silva
A novella.
In the wake of his estranged father's death, newspaper editor, Peter Dawson, discovers the old man, a renowned professor, owned an estate somewhere in the dense woodlands of Norfolk County. Also to his surprise is that a woman he's never met has inherited this place. Miss Inga Rapp was his father's last research partner in the concluding years of his life and seems particularly protective of the estate as well as a book containing all of their investigations into a collection of unusual objects.
Trying to overcome nightmares of his time in the Great War and memories of a bittersweet childhood, Peter finds himself drawn to understanding his father's final days and the research that caused him to lose his sanity. Once inside the house, he soon uncovers the secrets his father kept and the unimaginable horrors that await through every door.
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Katherine Silva
Katherine Silva is the Midcoast Maine author of the Monstrum Chronicles series, is a connoisseur of coffee, and victim of crazy cat shenanigans. Her second book in the series, Aequitas, was nominated for a 2013 Maine Literary award. She published her first comedy, Night Time, Dotted Line in November 2013. She is a member of the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance, New England Horror Writers Association, and founder of the Midcoast Maine Halloween Readings series Katherine’s latest literary projects include a paranormal murder-mystery comedy series heavily influenced by third-wave ska and punk, and a period piece described as “Downton Abbey meets American Horror Story”.