"Every house has a story to tell and a secret to share. Twenty-five years ago, my family lived in a house named Baneberry Hall...We moved in on June 26. We fled in the dead of night on July 15."
Maggie Holt has just inherited a house after the death of her father. It's not just any house nor does it carry any treasured, happy memories for Maggie. In fact, she never intended to see it or step foot inside again after that fateful night. She is, however, a designer and she intends to work on the place and sell it. The house has caused her nothing but pain as it ruined the relationship she had with her parents when her father decided to turn their short time living there into a bestselling book -- in fact, a ghost story -- that Maggie has come to believe was all a total lie. So, she seeks truth. What did happen in that house? NO SPOILERS.
Oh, how I love a book that features an old house -- possibly haunted -- or at least one with all the Gothic influences and menacing atmosphere. This well-written suspense thriller is my favorite of all the Sager books (so far) and I believe it's best read without reading too much about it ahead of time. It's a fun, quick read that you will find hard to put down. I enjoyed the details and the way the author interspersed the present events that Maggie was experiencing with past excerpts from her father's book.
Thank you to NetGalley and PENGUIN GROUP Dutton for this e-book ARC to read, review, and recommend. Enjoy!
This is a standalone and is not part of any series.
Genre - mystery, thriller, uncanny, suspense
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