Book request: What I said in the title "scary fantasy in a New York city Dakota-like apartment building and Baron Samedi is a character"--that's just about all I can remember about the plot. The protagonist is a young woman who I think moves in to this Dakota-like building in New York City. (No, it's not Rosemary moving into the Bramford.) I can't remember if she's subletting or signed a lease, but she is stuck. The place seems haunted. Baron Samedi shows up. I think not just on Halloween. I guess he's not so much a character because I don't remember him doing much. He just scares the young woman a lot. Other creepy things are happening. I can't remember. I just know I liked the book. If my comparison to the Dakota doesn't tell you anything, the Dakota is where John Lennon lived--he was shot in the courtyard there. Here's an interesting article about the Dakota with a few pictures. http://www.businessinsider.com/15-cra...This book was probably written in the mid to late 70's. Also, I am probably wrong about this, but I recollect that the female author's last name began with "A." I'm not sure why I think this. And I'm probably wrong. It was definitely a female author, though.

Matching book description: :There’s a witch on Riverside Drive...Lise Brown was thrilled with her new apartment; it was more than anyone fresh from the Midwest had a right to expect in Manhattan. She loved it for the river view and the high old ceilings, but even more for the unexpected way she felt instantly at home there—as if the place had been waiting for her.She could not know that :There’s a witch on Riverside Drive...Lise Brown was thrilled with her new apartment; it was more than anyone fresh from the Midwest had a right to expect in Manhattan. She loved it for the river view and the high old ceilings, but even more for the unexpected way she felt instantly at home there—as if the place had been waiting for her.She could not know that apartment 647 contained a rift into another world, a frightening world of malevolent spirits kept contained only by the rituals of the previous tenant. The evil on the other side of the rift is growing stronger, feeding on her fear, waiting for the moment when it will be powerful enough to break through into a helpless world. Only one thing can stop it—Lise must learn what it means to be a witch...PAST TENSE (or About Twenty Years After)… a brand new story from Riverside Drive.Lise finds that there is more at ground zero than meets the eye and her toughest battle has yet to be fought. ...more