This trending debut novel by Lisa M. Matlin is an absolutely addictive thriller. Self-help writer Sarah Slade and husband Joe have just purchased Black Wood House, a gorgeous Victorian where someone was murdered 40 years ago. As Sarah blogs about the house’s renovations and the progress of her next novel, her true reality is that her marriage is failing and her finances are in trouble.
When the renovations appear to be unnervingly rejected by the house itself and Sarah’s health mysteriously deteriorates, she is determined to find out the truth about the house’s history and what became of its last owner. With her husband absent and nightmarish events occurring in the house each night, Sarah quickly becomes unhinged.
Matlin creates an eerie atmosphere from the very first chapter, and you will be creeped out but unable to stop listening as the suspense unravels incessantly, chapter after chapter.
Narrator Fiona Hardingham delivers a sensational performance of Sarah, perfectly conveying all the deranged highs and lows of a woman unhinged. The author’s note at the end is very telling of the author’s own journey in creating this brilliant novel and should not be skipped! If you’re wanting an unputdownable story that will send chills down your spine until the late hours of the night, grab a copy right now!