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The Presence

  • 2004 first published
  • 424 pages
  • 14 editions

The Presence is a 2004 paranormal romance and ghost story novel by Heather Graham. Much of the action takes place in Scotland. Readers will find themes of castles, serial murders, crimes against and young women.

16 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 14 editions.

It runs to roughly 424 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The Presence

Toni MacNally and her friends think they've hit on the ultimate moneymaking plan. Buy a run-down Scottish castle. Turn it into a tourist destination. Sweep visitors into a reenactment combining fact and fiction, complete with local history, murder and an imaginary laird named Bruce MacNiall.But when the castle's actual owner--a tall, dark and formidable Scot who shares the fictional laird's name--comes charging in, Toni is shocked. How is it possible he even exists? Toni invented Bruce MacNiall for the performance... yet every particle of his being is eerily familiar.Soon the group is drawn into a real-life murder mystery; young women are being killed, their bodies dumped nearby. And Toni is having sinister dreams in which she sees through the eyes of the killer--dreams that suggest a connection to Laird MacNiall. Bruce claims he wants to help catch the murderer. But can Toni trust him...especially when his ghostly double wanders the forest in the black of night?
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Castles
  • Ghost stories
  • Serial murders
  • Paranormal
  • Crimes against
  • Young women
  • Ghosts
  • Romance
  • Scotland
  • Mystery & detective
  • Suspense romance
  • Murder
  • Paranormal romance stories
  • Paranormal romance
  • Ghost
  • Crime

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote The Presence?

The Presence was written by Heather Graham and first published in 2004.

What genre is The Presence?

It is usually shelved as Paranormal Romance, Ghost Stories and Romantic Suspense.

How long is The Presence?

The median edition has 424 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Presence?

Readers who like it often enjoy Black Rose, Red Lily and Blue Dahlia.

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