{"id":11568,"date":"2021-11-27T10:15:35","date_gmt":"2021-11-27T17:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=11568"},"modified":"2021-11-27T10:15:35","modified_gmt":"2021-11-27T17:15:35","slug":"a-new-haunt-for-mr-bierce-a-novel-by-drew-bridges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=11568","title":{"rendered":"A New Haunt for Mr. Bierce: A Novel by Drew Bridges\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11569\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?attachment_id=11569\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/a-new-haunt-for-my-bierce.jpg?fit=334%2C499&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"334,499\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"a-new-haunt-for-my-bierce\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/a-new-haunt-for-my-bierce.jpg?fit=334%2C499&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/a-new-haunt-for-my-bierce.jpg?resize=193%2C288&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11569\" width=\"193\" height=\"288\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A mystery that\u2019s as clever as it is entertaining&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bridges\u2019s latest novel delves into ghostly existence\u2019s struggle with the dark history of his new residence. When the ghost of Ambrose Bierce, American writer and civil war Union soldier, is displaced from the home he had been haunting, he enlists the help of a haunting agent and finds a new residence to haunt. But the house\u2019s dark history makes Ambrose curious about the secrets that have stayed buried for a long time. With the help of an old friend Sid, a Buddhist priest who has inhabited the spirit world for 25 centuries, Ambrose sets on to solve the mystery of his new residence. Bridges populates his traditional mystery with convincingly complicated characters who gracefully carry the book and deftly explores the desires, doubts, and endless questions that accompany Ambrose and Sid\u2019s quest to get to the heart of the matter. The narrative rotates among finite questions about afterlife, moving on, redemption, spirituality, a murder mystery, and Ambrose Bierce\u2019s writing and character while offering insight into the living and otherworldly characters\u2019 varied lives. The surprises and revelations come fast and are plentiful and the pacing expert. Readers will love Ambrose\u2019s questions about his ghostly existence, his endearing bond of friendship with Sid, the hefty dose of supernatural, the historical setting, and the intricately tangled complications. Expertly plotted and executed, the novel will keep readers on the edge of their seats until they turn the last page. Bridges has delivered a winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A New Haunt for Mr. Bierce: A Novel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Drew Bridges<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BQB Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/New-Haunt-Mr-Bierce-Novel\/dp\/1952782449\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pub date January 11, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ISBN 9781952782442<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Price $15.95 (USD) Paperback, $7.49 Kindle edition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A mystery that\u2019s as clever as it is entertaining&#8230; Bridges\u2019s latest novel delves into ghostly existence\u2019s struggle with the dark history of his new residence. 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