Fallen Stones
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To the casual observer it would look like a piece of marble or granite which might have once belonged to something larger, but had broken off. The back of the paperweight was smooth but the front bore a partial carving of some sort which resembled half of the face of an angel or cherub. It was the type of engraving one might find on the tombstone of a very young child. Jason picked up the report and placed the stone back on the stack of documents smiling once again.
THE END
Thomas M. Malafarina - September 2012
Lawrence Knorr's Original Ideas for "Fallen Stones"
(Remember unless you want some of the story spoiled -
wait to read this until you finish the book.)
This Stephen King-style thriller starts with a young family with children moving onto a farm in upstate Pennsylvania.
An old family plot is discovered on the property in a copse of trees in the middle of the property
Meanwhile, the children begin to experience ghostly encounters from ghost children and a ghost mother.
The mother, who had been working on the family genealogy, decides to research the (long ago) former owners. (relatives)
She discovers a tragedy -- first determining this family all died around the same time -- tracing from census records to burial records, wills, and newspaper accounts.
She also discovers there is a genetic connection between the woman and herself.
Ultimately, an old letter is found in the county archives describing how the mother killed all of her children, drowning them in a well.
The husband came home, discovered this, killed his wife, and then himself.
The mother begins to lose her mind, and sets out to repeat history...
But, will the husband get home in time?
Will the spirits prevent her?