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:

  1. Ghostly teaser!! Love the new header.
    CMash

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

    Here is my Teaser Tuesday post!

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  3. 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/

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

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  5. Very alluring and mysterious! Great teaser!

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

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

    Here's my Tuesday Teaser

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

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  8. 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

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  9. 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

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

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  11. Ooooh scary!

    Very interesting about being JRR Tolkien's grandson!

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

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

    Here's my teaser!!

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  14. 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.

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

    Thanks for dropping by my site.

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  16. 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

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  17. 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

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  18. 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!

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  19. "The house seemed to be watching him"

    Gave me the chills, great teaser.

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

    xx,
    E.J
    From the Shadows

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  21. 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

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

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  23. 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.

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

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  25. 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!

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  26. Great teaser! Mysterious and spooky.

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

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