Elaine Thomson reveals title of next book [3]

It's something you don't see very often: Elaine Thomson's first ghost story, 'Hawthorn: A Scottish Ghost Story', hasn't even been published yet (at the time of this writing) and the title of the second installment of this series has already been revealed.

The hardback of 'Hawthorn: A Scottish Ghost Story' is scheduled to be published on 25 September 2025. For more information on this book, see here and here.

Amazon stated on 4 July 2025 that Elaine Thomson's second Scottish ghost story would be published on 18 June 2026.

Which was even a surprise for Elaine Thomson herself.

Early August 2025, Amazon revealed that the second of Elaine Thomson's series of ghostly novels will be called 'Saltwater: A Midsummer Ghost Story'. The hardcover is slated to be published on 18 June 2026.

The description:

'The Isle of Stroma, 1896. Tom Torrance has been sent to oversee the completion of a new lighthouse, which will guide ships through one of the most dangerous stretches of water in the United Kingdom. The construction so far has been plagued by difficulties, giving rise to superstitious whisperings amongst the men, but Tom is a man of sense and science. He will not be cowed by stories of hauntings and bad omens.

Yet Tom is unprepared for the conditions on the island: the isolation and delirium of the endless summer nights. He soon learns that the real dangers on the island have nothing to do with the wild waves. There are some problems that science cannot answer, and some threats so ancient and strange, that nothing can keep them at bay'.

This post will be updated as more information becomes available.

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If you're bored and want to read an interesting scientific article. Elaine Thomson was a contributor to 'Tobacco children: An ethical evaluation of tobacco marketing in Indonesia'. See here.