Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Teaser Tuesdays: The Inheritance

My teaser lines this week are from The Inheritance by Simon Tolkien (grandson of JRR). It's a mystery novel and I'm enjoying it a lot so far, even though most of it is much less other-worldly than this passage (more than two lines, but I couldn't decide what to cut):
It was the house that was the problem. . . . The house seemed to be watching him. In defiance he had started taking pictures of it, concentrating particularly on the shadowy times of day – just before dusk and after the dawn – and had then found himself examining his prints for apparitions. (p. 44)
Have you ever taken a photo and then found something (or someone) in it you didn't expect to see? I have, although in my case it's not usually anything ghostly – more in the UFO category.


Teaser Tuesdays is hosted by mizB at Should Be Reading. If you'd like to read more teasers, or take part yourself, just head on over to her blog.

And please feel free to leave me a link to your Teaser Tuesday post in a comment here.

27 comments:

CMash said...

Ghostly teaser!! Love the new header.
CMash

gautami tripathy said...

Sounds like something that can be read for RIP V challenge.I will check it out!

Here is my Teaser Tuesday post!

Creations by Laurel-Rain Snow said...

Ooh, eerie and wonderful!

I like your new blog header and format!

Here's my teaser:

http://rainysnowday.wordpress.com/2010/09/07/teaser-tuesdays-23/

Kaye said...

Love your new look, Joy! All the bookmarks look fantastic. This sounds like an interesting book - hope you are enjoying it.

fredamans said...

Very alluring and mysterious! Great teaser!

http://fredasvoice.blogspot.com/2010/09/teaser.html

TheBookishSnob said...

Great teaser,. Thanks for shring and I hope you enjoy your reagin your book. :)

Here's my Tuesday Teaser

Bev Hankins said...

This is a great book...I read it back in May. Enjoy!

Jennifer said...

A creepy yet intriguing teaser. My TT: http://www.rundpinne.com/2010/09/teaser-tuesdays-what-alice-knew-a-most-curious-tale-of-henry-james-and-jack-the-ripper.html

Aisle B said...

Spooking me out! Flashes of Amityville Horror... shivers up the spine. ... Great Teaser and now I'm left with the scary over the shoulder feeling. Thanks !

My teaser on Aisle B come over if you can :)
http://aisleb.tumblr.com/post/1079472181/teaser-tuesday

Pixie said...

Sounds creepy. I need to add this to my list.

Heather said...

What a great, spooky teaser!

Lu said...

Ooooh scary!

Very interesting about being JRR Tolkien's grandson!

smellincoffee said...

Sounds nice and creepy! I like a good ghost story.

Carrie at In the Hammock Blog said...

i had no idea tolkein had a grandson who was an author!! thanks for the heads up!

Here's my teaser!!

Pen and Paper said...

Love the teaser! I might pick this book up for my dad - he loves mysteries and was a big J.R.R. Tolkien fan growing up. It might be fun for him to try something from the grandson.

Anne said...

Is it okay to read this book at wee hours of the morning without getting chills? =) Nice teaser. =)

Thanks for dropping by my site.

Natasha said...

Great teaser! I love finding new blogs! I am now a follower hehe!

Here's mine:
http://bookmarkyourthoughts.blogspot.com/2010/09/teaser-tuesday-10.html

Deepali said...

Oh really feeling like turning the page in your book now - what does he see in the photos??

My teaser this week is at e-Volving Books

Sarah said...

Thank you for stopping by... love that teaser! Its not happened to me exactly, but my cousin took a picture once of her son, and the tv in the background had the face of a little girl in it. The TV was off... creepiest thing I've ever seen!

Julia Writer said...

"The house seemed to be watching him"

Gave me the chills, great teaser.

E.J. Stevens said...

I've had ghosts appear in photos before. Spooky! Great teaser! My teaser is here.

xx,
E.J
From the Shadows

TheBookishSnob said...

If there was something creepy like that in the house I was staying at, there'd be less photos and more running away. Great teaser :)

Thanks for stopping by

Lori said...

I hope that you enjoy your book. Here's my Teaser for Tuesday.

lulilut said...

Oh, I haven't heard of this book - thanks for the teaser.

Yes Todd McCaffrey is Anne's son.
The dragonrider series is (IMO) the best of her work. Todd - not so much.

Mardel said...

That's a pretty cool teaser. I didn't know Tolkein's grandson was writing. That's pretty cool too.

The Golden Eagle said...

I hadn't even heard of J.R.R. Tolkien's grandson before! Great teaser. It's creepy, but looks fascinating.

Thanks for commenting on my blog!

Kah Woei said...

Great teaser! Mysterious and spooky.

I've also never heard of Tolkien's grandson before. Thanks for sharing.