"For in truth, this story begins not with the absence of bones in a Parisian graveyard, but with the deck of cards: the Vernier Tarot."
If you're looking for something appropriately spooky and thrilling to make your way towards Halloween, I strongly suggest Sepulchre, by Kate Mosse. The second in her Languedoc trilogy, you don't necessarily need to read the first book to understand it, but it does bring the magic of Occitan France, tarot cards, intrigue, some ancient spells, and a centuries-old vendetta.
It's been a while since I've read it myself, but I remember well enough how high into the air I jumped when the tomb itself (sepulchre, natch) started doing things it wasn't supposed to.
The best part, however, is that it FEELS real!
1891. Seventeen-year-old Léonie Vernier and her brother abandon Paris for the sanctuary of their aunt's isolated country house near Carcassone, the Domaine de la Cade. But Léonie stumbles across a ruined sepulchre - and a timeless mystery whose traces are written in blood.
2007. Meredith Martin arrives at the Domaine de la Cade to research a biography. But Meredith is also seeking the key to her own complex legacy and becomes immersed in the story of tragic love, a missing girl, a unique deck of tarot cards and the strange events of one cataclysmic night a century ago ...
(from book jacket)
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