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    Webster
    Smithy
    Ebook series2 titles

    Smithy Series

    By Amanda Desiree

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    About this series

    "Desiree has elevated the documentary-style ghost-story genre to unique heights." —Booklist

    In the summer of 1974, in a derelict Rhode Island mansion called Trevor Hall, a team of scientists taught American Sign Language to a chimpanzee. They affectionately christened their subject “Smithy.” His official name was Webster.

    The Smithy Project ended in tragedy, some believing that a dark presence inside Trevor Hall had been disturbed. Webster was acquired by CSAM, a research lab in California run by the iron-fisted Manfred Teague. CSAM had a reputation for sullen staff, gloomy conditions, and cruel experiments. Despite this, two of Webster’s original researchers, Jeff Dalton and Ruby Cardini, followed him west, determined to look after their friend.

    But another entity followed the chimp as well, and in the waning years of the 1970s, “Webster” became synonymous with a menagerie of inexplicable events, strange social movements, curious legal cases, and chilling courtroom testimonies. All were haunted by the question left unanswered at Trevor Hall: Had Webster not only bridged the gap between man and animal, but between this world and the next?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInkshares
    Release dateApr 27, 2021
    Webster
    Smithy

    Titles in the series (2)

    • 1

      Smithy
      Smithy

      Smithy

      Amanda Desiree
      4/5
      4/5

      A compelling and unique character in the chimpanzee, an unusual element in the genre. Deep research into linguistics that adds an interesting level. Strong series of female characters and timely focus on abusive sexual behavior. Drawing from real-life primate studies and "true" ghost stories, Smithy explores the power of belief in strange things, blurring the line between fantasy and fact in a compelling use of epistolary format.

      A compelling and unique character in the chimpanzee, an unusual element in the genre. Deep research into linguistics that adds an interesting level. Strong series of female characters and timely focus on abusive sexual behavior. Drawing from real-life primate studies and "true" ghost stories, Smithy explores the power of belief in strange things, blurring the line between fantasy and fact in a compelling use of epistolary format.

    • 2

      Webster
      Webster

      Webster

      Amanda Desiree
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      0 ratings

      "Desiree has elevated the documentary-style ghost-story genre to unique heights." —Booklist In the summer of 1974, in a derelict Rhode Island mansion called Trevor Hall, a team of scientists taught American Sign Language to a chimpanzee. They affectionately christened their subject “Smithy.” His official name was Webster. The Smithy Project ended in tragedy, some believing that a dark presence inside Trevor Hall had been disturbed. Webster was acquired by CSAM, a research lab in California run by the iron-fisted Manfred Teague. CSAM had a reputation for sullen staff, gloomy conditions, and cruel experiments. Despite this, two of Webster’s original researchers, Jeff Dalton and Ruby Cardini, followed him west, determined to look after their friend. But another entity followed the chimp as well, and in the waning years of the 1970s, “Webster” became synonymous with a menagerie of inexplicable events, strange social movements, curious legal cases, and chilling courtroom testimonies. All were haunted by the question left unanswered at Trevor Hall: Had Webster not only bridged the gap between man and animal, but between this world and the next?

      "Desiree has elevated the documentary-style ghost-story genre to unique heights." —Booklist In the summer of 1974, in a derelict Rhode Island mansion called Trevor Hall, a team of scientists taught American Sign Language to a chimpanzee. They affectionately christened their subject “Smithy.” His official name was Webster. The Smithy Project ended in tragedy, some believing that a dark presence inside Trevor Hall had been disturbed. Webster was acquired by CSAM, a research lab in California run by the iron-fisted Manfred Teague. CSAM had a reputation for sullen staff, gloomy conditions, and cruel experiments. Despite this, two of Webster’s original researchers, Jeff Dalton and Ruby Cardini, followed him west, determined to look after their friend. But another entity followed the chimp as well, and in the waning years of the 1970s, “Webster” became synonymous with a menagerie of inexplicable events, strange social movements, curious legal cases, and chilling courtroom testimonies. All were haunted by the question left unanswered at Trevor Hall: Had Webster not only bridged the gap between man and animal, but between this world and the next?

    Author

    Amanda Desiree

    Amanda Desiree has had a lifelong fascination with real-life ghost stories and once aspired to be a parapsychologist but had to settle for studying psychology in college. Amanda is child-free and lives in the Los Angeles area. More information about her writing can be found at www.desireesbooks.com. Webster is her third novel.

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