Land of the Haunted Dolls

Are some beliefs worth the risk of losing it all? How far can you go before there's no turning back? Special Agent Rochelle Roy must confront skepticism and family tensions when four sex trafficking victims claim to be the reincarnated souls of women who died during the Salem witch trials. A paranormal drama, featuring a diverse cast, which takes place in the aftermath of human trafficking, touching how it impacts both victims and law enforcement, and feeds into cycles of trauma, addiction, spiritual crisis and transcendence. Excerpt from Prologue: I had met Ms. Titi Beaumond and her cousin Ms. Rochelle Roy more than a decade ago, when I was studying journalism at the University of New Orleans. Back when we met, she was known locally as Madame T, which was the name of her Voodoo/Hoodoo practice on Bourbon Street for readings, rootwork and spells. Many years after we had become good friends, and knowing me to be a writer, she asked me to put together a complete accounting of some paranormal events she and Rochelle had experienced which took place in the fall of 2016, two months before the United States of America would hold a historic election between the first female candidate for president in U.S. history and the first male candidate for president in U.S. history to run without any prior political experience.

About the Author

Susan Lien Whigham is a mixed race artist, writer, composer and filmmaker based in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States, who has written, produced and directed over a dozen short films which have screened in more than fifty festivals worldwide, including New York City, Hollywood, San Francisco, London, Moscow, Lagos, Copenhagen, Reykjavik, Marbella, Manaus and more. Land of the Haunted Dolls is Susan's first novel and book one of the Sidewinding Lunacy trilogy.A San Jose-based theatre artist and graphic designer, Stephanie Whigham (the editor) currently designs materials for several San Francisco Bay Area theatre companies and is the Marketing Director for The Tabard Theatre Company. She has a BFA in Graphic Design from San Jose State University. In professional theatre, Stephanie has worked as a production stage manager, costume designer, properties designer, and stage electrician for many companies including Pacific Repertory Theatre, San Jose Stage Company, and Opera San Jose. As an actor, her notable roles include Anna in CLOSER at Northside Theatre, Estelle in NO EXIT at Mojo, Cleopatra in ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA with Silicon Valley Shakespeare, and Columbia in THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW with Roshi Entertainment. You can sometimes spot her in commercials for companies throughout the Bay Area. In her off time, she can be found practicing the ukulele or gallivanting about climbing gyms, karaoke bars, pool halls and jazz clubs. She has an abiding interest in whisky and making things.

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