This is the first I've heard of Dan Franklin, but I will now be going to check out his other work - I read this in a single sitting! These Things Linger sees Alex attempting to make contact with his recently deceased uncle in order to make peace. What follows is more than he bargained for. It deals with grief, loss, and horrors both real and supernatural. The horror picks up gradually during part 1, grows more & more throughout the book and then is full-on horror action for the end. At times, it felt very much like it would lull you into a false sense of security and then BAM, you're afraid again. Who knew jump scares were possible in books as well as films?! I did find Alex a little unlikeable - he could be quite infuriating at times, but admittedly did get better as the story went on. I found the writing to be great, the descriptions conjured up gloriously gruesome images in my mind. At times I found myself almost screaming at the characters to do/not do this or that. I find I'm quite desensitised to most horror as I have been reading or watching it from a relatively young age, but These Things Linger definitely kept me feeling anxious and uneasy throughout the book and at times on the edge of my seat, eager to know how actions would pan out. The book definitely keeps up the tension all the way through to the end. Although saying that, there was a part of the last few chapters which I was less a fan of, but don't want to post for fear of spoilers. Overall, I did really enjoy this book. I felt like it ended well - so often books like this can leave things unanswered, but I didn't find this at all with These Things Linger. Highly recommended.