Eve Abernathy has made quite a name for herself by publishing scholarly articles about various hauntings.  She has also published a book on the subject.  This is not a small achievement for a single woman in 1885.  Naturally, she is stunned to learn that the house she has just purchased for herself is haunted.  The ghosts appear to be the spirits of the couple who owned the house thirty years before.  Town gossip has it that the husband caught the wife in an infidelity and murdered her in a jealous rage before killing himself. 

Lucien Thorpe is a "spirit releaser."  He has had great success in communicating with spirits, and convincing them to move on and rest in peace.  He is surprised to be summoned by Eve.  The two have worked together in the past; but after a serious falling-out, he never thought he would hear from her again. 

Once he arrives, he listens and watches in amazement as the two spirits relive their final night.  The disturbances become more evident each night, as the anniversary of their death grows closer.  At the time Lucien arrives, a mere five days before the anniversary, the ghosts can be seen and heard almost as well as a living person. 

This book works so well on so many levels.  The characters of Lucien and Eve are well drawn and complete.  They've each made mistakes, and they both have their own point of view and pride.  Pride that could well stand in the way of their future happiness.  The evolving relationship between the two is very entertaining to watch.  The mystery of the ghosts and the murder/suicide is also involving; as is the question of whether Lucien and Eve can help the spirits find peace.