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The Crooked House
The Crooked House | Christobel Kent
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One fateful night. One unthinkable family tragedy. One survivor. This is Alison's story.Perfect for fans of The Girl on the Train and Apple Tree Yard, this stunning psychological thriller follows one woman's search for the truth about her family history.Alison is as close to anonymous as she can get: with no ties and a backroom job, hers is a life lived under the radar. But once Alison was someone else: once she was Esme, a teenager whose bedroom sat at the top of a remote house on a bleak estuary. A girl whose family, if not happy, exactly, was no unhappier than anyone else's - or so she thought. Then one night violence was unleashed in the crooked house, in a nightmare that only Alison survived and from which she's been running ever since. Only when she falls for the charismatic Paul does Alison realise that to have any chance of happiness, she must return to her old life and face a closed community full of dark secrets.As she seeks to uncover the truth of what happened that terrible night, Alison begins to question everything she thought she knew. Is there anyone she can trust?
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DarkMina
Crooked House | Christobel Kent
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I am posting a book every day from my TBR collection. 📚

Day 96

#tbrpile #tbrmountain #bookstoread

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LeslieO
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Seriously creepy and I'm only 50 pages in. Love it!

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HiddenGemBooks
The Crooked House | Christobel Kent
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Alison lives a safe and anonymous life; no one gets too close or knows about her past. When she falls for academic Paul Bartlett, she is coerced into revisiting the place where her secrets lie.

While there, Alison picks through the many stories of the shady characters who inhabited her childhood in an attempt to unravel the terrifying secret that tore her family apart.

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HiddenGemBooks
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Alison lives a safe and anonymous life; no one gets too close or knows about her past. When she falls for Paul Bartlett, she is coerced into visiting the place where her secrets lie buried. There we discover that Alison used to be Esme Grace, a young girl who years ago survived a horrific and bloody event. Alison picks through the many stories of those from her childhood in an attempt to unravel the terrifying secret that tore her family apart.

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SharonGoforth
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A psychological thriller where the only survivor of her family's murder reluctantly returns to the village where it happened. The writing was sketchy, but the premise was good and kept me turning the pages to see where it was going. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2 stars.

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LeslieO
The Crooked House | Christobel Kent
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Another Book Outlet order. There was sale and free shipping! I had to do it. #minihaul #blameitonlitsy

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MrBook
The Crooked House | Christobel Kent
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#TBRtemptation post! That cover will make you dizzy 😆. A psychological thriller that follows Alison, a woman who lives off-grid as much as possible. She does so because as a teenager, she was the only survivor from a violent event that left the rest of her family dead. Paul, an academic, helps her realize that the only way to attain peace is by confronting the darkness that took over her family. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😊

TheBookStacker INTERESTED! Let me know what you think 8y
Shemac77 I spy Randall Silvis in the background. 8y
Bette I found it to be good but very different n some ways. 8y
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TheLudicReader When I was able to devote a chunk of time to reading, I enjoyed this one a lot. You do need a bit of a chart to keep everyone straight, but it was good. Reminded me of Broadchurch. 8y
MrBook @TheBookStacker 😁👏🏻👏🏻! @Shemac77 😂👏🏻 Love that game! @Bette Good is good 😎👌🏻! @TheLudicReader Oh noo, a chart? 🙄 I have a difficult time keeping characters straight. 8y
TheLudicReader @MrBook it honestly wasn't that bad as long as I was able to settle in and read for longer than 15 minutes. 8y
LitsyGoesPostal 😊👍🏻 8y
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skrishna
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This atmospheric literary mystery features a girl returning home for the first time since her entire family was murdered. It really is gorgeously written. There are a lot of characters to keep track of, but it's worth the read.

LeahBergen This sounds so good! 8y
LeslieO Oooo sounds good. And the description compares it to DuMaurier and Atkinson. That's going on my list! 8y
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Liberty
The Crooked House | Christobel Kent
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Hoping to get good and scared before bed.

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