Category - Fiction / Suspense & Thrillers
Format - Paperback
Condition - Good
Listed - 10 days ago
Est. Publication Date - Aug 2021
Seller Description
What was it like? Living in that house. Maggie Holt is used to such questions. Twenty-five years ago, she and her parents, Ewan and Jess, moved into Baneberry Hall, a rambling Victorian estate in the Vermont woods. They spent three weeks there before fleeing in the dead of night, an ordeal Ewan later recounted in a nonfiction book called House of Horrors. His tale of ghostly happenings and encounters with malevolent spirits became a worldwide phenomenon, rivaling The Amityville Horror in popularity— and skepticism. Today, Maggie is a restorer of old homes and too young to remember any of the events mentioned in her father's book. But she also doesn't believe a word of it. Ghosts, after all, don't exist. When Maggie inherits Baneberry Hall after her father's death, she returns to renovate the place to prepare it for sale. But her homecoming is anything but warm. People from the past, chronicled in House of Horrors, lurk in the shadows. And locals aren't thrilled that their small town has been made infamous thanks to Maggie's father. Even more unnerving is Baneberry Hall itself—a place filled with relics from another era that hint at a history of dark deeds. As Maggie experiences strange occurrences straight out of her father's book, she starts to believe that what he wrote was more fact than fiction. In the latest thriller from New York Times bestseller Riley Sager, a woman returns to the house made famous by her father's bestselling horror memoir. Is the place really haunted by evil forces, as her father claimed? Or are there more earthbound-and dangerous— secrets hidden within its walls?
Additional Information
Home Before Dark
ISBN: 9781524745196
Publisher Description
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • One of USA Today's Best Books of 2020 “A haunted house story—with a twist….[Sager] does not hold back”(Rolling Stone) in this chilling thriller from the author ...
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Summarized by Pango AI
PangoBooks readers generally praise the book for its suspenseful, page-turning nature and numerous unexpected twists and turns. Many cite its eerie, haunted house atmosphere as a highlight, often comparing it to works such as *The Amityville Horror* and *The Haunting of Hill House*. While some appreciate the unique structure of a story within a story, a few readers find the protagonist less compelling and the ending somewhat underwhelming or overly convenient. Despite mixed feelings on certain elements like the supernatural aspects and character depth, most readers find it a thrilling and enjoyable read, solidifying Riley Sager as a favorite author for many.