The Ghost Of Crutchfield Hall By Mary Downing Hahn

Imagine meeting a family member for the first time, only after they are dead. Florence thinks her life will get better when her Great Aunt and Uncle adopt her, but she finds herself haunted by her late cousin Sophia. Tasked with saving her mawkish cousin James and the entire household from Sophia before it’s too late, Florence must warn the others of Sophia’s murderous goals. Sophia’s ultimate ambition is to take back her place among the living and have someone else perish in her place. It’s no easy task to thwart Sophia, as she seems to be able to control Florence’s mind. Hahn’s mystery and fictional novel, The Ghost of Crutchfield Hall, keeps readers’ eyes glued to the page dying to know what comes next in the lives of her intriguing characters.
(“Mary Downing Hahn." Goodreads). She grew up in Maryland, telling her creative stories in pictures ("Mary Downing Hahn." Goodreads). Although she was never interested in writing as a child, in high school, she developed an interest in more complex stories showing peoples’ thoughts and feelings ("Mary Downing Hahn." Goodreads). Feeling as if she wasn’t intelligent enough to write adult novels, she decided to focus on writing and illustrating children’s literature ("Mary Downing Hahn." Goodreads). Hahn writes in a variety of genres but is most widely known for mystery and horror stories ("About Mary."). Since her first novel has been published, she has written on average one book a year ("Mary Downing Hahn." Goodreads). Some of her well-loved novels include The Doll In The Garden, The Ghost Of Crutchfield Hall, and Deep and Dark and Dangerous ("About Mary."). Many of her novels are consistently rewarded with state children's choice awards ("Mary Downing Hahn." Children's Book Guild). Currently, Hahn lives in Maryland with her two daughters ("About