Just Like Home
A must-read, dark thriller full of unpredictable secrets
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- 5,49 €
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- 5,49 €
Publisher Description
***Winner of the August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel***
Just Like Home is a darkly gothic thriller from nationally bestselling author Sarah Gailey, perfect for fans of Netflix's The Haunting of Hill House.
Going home is always hard.
For Vera, going home means returning to the notorious Crowder House where her serial killer father murdered his victims and buried their bodies beneath.
Then notes start to appear in Vera's father's handwriting - but they can't be from him. He has been dead for years.
Vera thought that the house had given up all its secrets but now she must uncover how deep the rot goes.
READERS LOVE JUST LIKE HOME:
'If you are a fan of Stephen King, then this book will be the one for you'
'Along with an engaging plot, the writing is compelling and beautiful. This is a book that I feel will stick with me for a long time to come'
'A creepy and dark read and definitely not what I was expecting. I could not put this book down and finally turned the last page in the wee hours'
'I was actually terrified while reading it, and the emotion lingered long after I finished it. It kept me up all night'
'A slow burn thriller with an unnerving protagonist and an atmospheric setting? Yes, please!'
'It was dark, creepy and haunting and made me sleep with a light on'
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PRAISE FOR THE ECHO WIFE:
'An edge-of-your-seat tale . . . a unique, thrilling adventure, with truly unexpected twists and turns the whole way through' Independent
'It's an unpredictable story . . . chilling . . . for an escape from our current stuck-at-home situation, The Echo Wife could be for you' Daily Record
'Looking for one of the best science fiction books wrapped up in a mystery? Look no further . . . Gloriously inventive and full of surprises' Woman & Home Online
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Vera Crowder, the protagonist of this superior novel of psychological suspense from Gailey (The Echo Wife), returns to her childhood home, Crowder House, after 12 years to reunite with her dying mother, a fraught visit that reawakens dark memories. It gradually emerges that Vera's father, who frequently reassured her as a child that there were neither monsters nor murderers under her bed, and told her their basement was off-limits, was himself a murderer. (Bodies were found buried in the basement.) Years after her father's arrest, Vera still believes the house has secrets to reveal, a belief supported by the chance discoveries of fragments from his journal. Suggestive prose ("The stairs that led from the entryway to the second level of the house always seemed to have too many shadows") enhances the twisty plot as Vera tries to better understand the killings her father was accused of. The counterintuitive choice to have flashbacks recounted in present tense, while using past tense for present-day events, along with ominous foreshadowing ("Three years from now, when there are policemen at the door, she will feel afraid") helps to create an unsettling atmosphere. Minette Walters fans will be captivated.
