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Books like The Ghost Tree

12 books with a reading profile close to The Ghost Tree by Christina Henry. Escapist; an easy read.

1

Things in Jars

by Jess Kidd

narrative, mystery

In 1863 London, Bridie Devine is a female detective, brusque and skilled, who is hired to find a kidnapped girl named Christabel Berwick, a child who is not like others and who may have supernatural abilities.
2

The Book Eaters

by Sunyi Dean

Also escapist · horror, narrative

In the Yorkshire moors, a secret society of bibliophages lives in crumbling manors, consuming printed pages to absorb their information and flavors.
3

Locke & Key, Vol. 5: Clockworks

by Joe Hill

Also escapist · horror, narrative

In this fifth installment, Tyler and Kinsey Locke use the Timeshift Key to witness the origins of the supernatural conflict surrounding Keyhouse.
4

Locke & Key, Vol. 4: Keys to the Kingdom

by Joe Hill

Also escapist · horror, narrative

Tyler, Kinsey, and Bode Locke continue discovering enchanted keys within the Keyhouse estate, including the Hercules Key for physical strength and the Animal Key, which allows the user to transform into a beast.
5

The Hacienda

by Isabel Cañas

Also escapist · horror, narrative

Set in the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence, the story follows Beatriz, a young woman who marries a wealthy widower to secure her family’s safety.
6

Lost Boy

by Christina Henry

horror, narrative

Jamie is the first boy Peter ever brought to the island, serving as his loyal right hand for centuries.
7

Later

by Stephen King

Also escapist · horror, narrative

Jamie Conklin just wants a normal childhood, but he possesses the ability to see and speak with the spirits of the recently deceased.
8

Ring Shout

by P. Djèlí Clark

Also escapist · horror, narrative

In 1915 Georgia, Maryse Boudreaux hunts monsters known as Ku Kluxes—demonic entities with pale tentacles and multiple eyes that hide beneath the white hoods of the Klan.
9

The September House

by Carissa Orlando

Also escapist · horror, narrative

Margaret refuses to leave her Victorian estate, even though every September the walls bleed and the resident ghosts become aggressive.
10

Slewfoot

by Brom

Also escapist · horror, narrative

In 1664 Connecticut, Abitha is a recent widow struggling to manage her farm within a strict, patriarchal Puritan colony.
11

Hellboy, Vol. 1: Seed of Destruction

by Mike Mignola

Also escapist · horror, narrative

In 1944, a group of Nazi occultists led by Grigori Rasputin attempts a ritual to summon the Ogdru Jahad, the Seven Gods of Chaos, to turn the tide of World War II.
12

The Silent Companions

by Laura Purcell

Also escapist · horror, narrative

Newly widowed and pregnant, Elsie Bainbridge moves to the decaying country estate of the Bridge, the ancestral home of her late husband.

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