Set in the Canadian Arctic and Nova Scotia in the 1920s, "The Haunting of L." conjures a gullible romantic who gets involved with some "dubious characters." It's a quirky yarn full of spiritualists and beat cops, red herrings and smoking guns. Here is a tale that, once begun, is impossible to put down. Now, with his erotic and suspenseful new book "The Haunting of L.," all that is likely to change.
But while his first two novels were finalists for the National Book Award, Norman remained unknown to most readers. Over the past decade, novelist Howard Norman has won the kind of critical acclaim that few writers enjoy during a lifetime. Review: Twice-nominated for the National Book Award, Norman demonstrates his masterful narrative skills once again in a quirky yarn full of sex, spiritualists, cops, red herrings and smoking guns. Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 326 pages, $24.
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