For someone, who is scared of the dark and sees strange people in the clothes hanging on a drying line, Afterlife – Ghost Stories from Goa by Jessica Faleiro fails to give goose bumps.

However, the eight stories, divided into two parts, are gripping and leave the reader wanting to know just what will happen next. The book is about the reunion of the Fonseca family at Carvalho mansion, where they will celebrate the 75h birthday of Savio Fonseca. Carol, his younger daughter flies down from London, Joanna has come with her husband and son from the US.