5-STAR REVIEW: THE RESURRECTION OF EVANIA JAMES by Jaime Jo Wright

About The Book

Publication Date: October 27, 2026

If walls could talk, what nightmare might they expose?

1879

When Eloise James’s sister, Evania, goes missing after being admitted to an asylum, Eloise is determined to find her sibling but instead discovers evidence of dying patients and missing remains. Wannabe journalist Silas Dobbs has his own suspicions that something more nefarious is at work, and that black market sales may originate at the asylum. Together, they are intent on learning whether Evania is alive, or if her body has also been stolen. But unraveling a web of underground resurrectionists proves daunting, and the dead cannot share their secrets.

Present Day

Tilly Thompson is horrified to find historical human remains entombed in a wall of the Gothic mansion her grandfather just purchased, launching her into an investigation of the original owners’ questionable past. The James family legacy harbors a darkness tightly woven through decades of secrets, but the past refuses to remain ensnared by silence. Will revealing the truth resurrect dangers best kept buried forever?

Jaime Jo Wright masterfully weaves a dual-timeline gothic suspense novel that brings together a haunting historical tale and a shadowy modern-day mystery. For fans of atmospheric thrillers, spooky reads, the Victorian era, creepy mansions, and dark family secrets.

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The Review

For more than a century, the James Mansion has maintained its secrets. Now, after being abandoned, it gets a new owner.

Author Jaime Jo Wright weaves a fascinating dual-timeline Gothic suspense in The Resurrection of Evania James. Little does Tilly Thompson know that the American version of Downton Abbey contains long-buried secrets.

A trip back in history brings 1879 into focus as Eloise James searches for her missing sister, who was sent away to convalesce. The author does an amazing job exposing the connection between asylums and grave robbers.

Both Eloise and Tilly are strong characters who don’t give up easily. The author weaves in an important faith element, centered on hope that proves essential. Coupled with ample period-appropriate details, the atmospheric tension increases as the truth comes to light.

The Resurrection of Evania James threatens to alter the James family legacy and finally provide closure.

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About The Author

Jaime Jo Wright is a Publishers Weekly bestselling author of more than eighteen novels and three novellas, including Christy Award-winner and ECPA bestseller The Vanishing at Castle Moreau, Christy Award and Daphne du Maurier Award-winner The House on Foster Hill, Christy Award-winner Night Falls on Predicament Avenue, and Carol Award-winner The Reckoning at Gossamer Pond. She lives in Wisconsin with her family and fabulous felines.