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"Evocative tale of mystery and horror"
Reviewed by DeborahAnne MacGillivray
Posted July 18, 2006

A Circle of Crows is the debut book for Brynn Chapman and she gives us a dark tale of missing children. In writing, we are often encouraged to distill our books to two movie titles - called the "High Concept". At a writers convention you have a very Read more...

"Fabulous Fantasy Suspense"
Reviewed by Marilyn Rondeau
Posted July 18, 2006

In finishing Brynn Chapman's A CIRCLE OF CROWS, I find myself finally able to lean back and catch my breath after this amazingly creative and fast paced suspenseful fantasy. Since the early 1900's the sleepy town of Rhinebeck, NY has had it's share of heartbreak with Read more...

Summary

The children of Rhinebeck are not safe. They have been disappearing since 1900, without a trace. The lives of the three sisters who own the inn, become forever altered when thirteen year old Morgan disappears in the middle of the night when her family lie sleeping. The sisters' Scottish upbringing, with all of its tales of evil birds always seemed like old wives' tales; until the crows began behaving oddly and the sisters swear that when it rains, they can hear children's voices on the night air. The answer lies inside the Inn, with a doorway to another realm. A realm where children are also disappearing.