Jude’s Farmhouse: Piecliff, New York

Roughly the first third of the novel (as well as the last several chapters) takes place in Jude’s large farmhouse, which is located in Piecliff, New York – a small town 40 minutes outside of Poughkeepsie and a two hour drive from New York City. The property is secluded and includes the main house and a large, heated barn that Bon and Angus’ indoor/outdoor kennel is attached to, and which also serves as the garage. Several years prior to the start of the story, Jude had a large addition put on the already rambling house and Jude’s personal assistant Danny Wooten’s office is located in this addition.

Major scenes in the novel take place in Jude and Georgia’s bedroom on the second floor; the hallway outside the bedroom, which is where Jude first sees the ghost of Craddock McDermott; the...