The Boatman
Three women. Three stories. One pub where it all begins.
The Boatman is the oldest pub in town, offering solace and comfort to those in peril for centuries.
Quinn is hiding from her past when she meets the captivating Murray; Ella is running from her nightmares and the tragedy they predict; and Ella is reluctantly facing her spinetingling new ability.
Plus, there are strange murmurs in the night. A woman who fell to her death walks the banks of the river. A clairvoyant is drawn towards the Boatman, eager to discover its secrets. And who is rowing the boat that glides silently in the shadows?
These quietly suspenseful ghost stories will chill the bones of fans of Susan Hill, J.T. Croft, and Wendy Webb.
***Previously published as Our Beautiful Child***
Praise for The Boatman
"Yearning, loss, revenge, and hope surge through Crawford’s haunted, haunting novella. Her elegiac style carries the reader into a vivid, riverine world where dying is not the end." - Cordelia Frances Biddle, author of They Believed They Were Safe
"A magical piece of dark contemporary fiction." - Alyson, BookSirens reviewer
"Dark and enticingly sinister. Crawford’s style is magnetic and fluid." - Steve Zettler, author of Two for the Money
"An impeccably-written atmospheric story collection. Mixes suspense and literary with a dash of paranormal at times. Nothing scary. Loved it!" - Rosh Reviews