Monthly Archives: June 2024

How to Sell A Haunted House – Grady Hendrix

When Louise’s parents pass away suddenly she has a lot to deal with all at once. She has to leave her young daughter with her ex-partner, she has to fly to Charleston to make arrangements and deal with her parents’ extremely full house and she has to navigate a tricky relationship with her brother, Mark, all whilst grieving for her parents. What she doesn’t expect to have to deal with is the house being filled with more than just her parents’ belongings. Can you even sell a house that is haunted?

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The Ferryman – Justin Cronin

Prospera lies in the middle of the ocean. An island community cut off from anything else that may be out there. For people like Proctor Bennett it can seem like an idyllic place but all may not be as it seems and when he hears the words “the world is not the world” he starts to pull at the thread but just how far will things unravel.

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Danse Macabre – Stephen King

“Danse Macabre” explores the horror genre as a whole; from film and TV to books and radio, King analyses it all in his own inimitable fashion.

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1999: Manchester United, the Treble and All That – Matt Dickinson

The 1998/99 football season is one that will be memorable for all Manchester United fans; the season they completed the historic Treble of the Premier League, the FA Cup and the Champions League. Matt Dickinson digs deep into exactly how they achieved what seemed to be impossible.

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You Like It Darker – Stephen King

A collection of 12 short stories, all dealing with the darker sides of life; from two men who have an experience on a camping trip that changes their lives in ways they could never have imagined, to a man who’s dream leads him to do what he thinks is a good turn until it lands him in deep trouble, and a whole lot more in between.

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This Is Why We Lied – Karin Slaughter

McAlpine Lodge seems like the perfect place for Sara and Will to spend their honeymoon. A remote mountain getaway with all the luxurious trappings where nobody can reach them. Except everyone on the mountain seems to be hiding something. Manager, Mercy McAlpine, has threatened to blow the whole thing out of the water and take the entire corrupt family down after years spent playing the doting daughter. Just hours later Will finds her, dying after a vicious attack, but with no shortage of suspects can he get to the bottom of this case.

“This Is Why We Lied” is due to be published by Harper Collins on 20 June and I received an eArc via NetGalley in exchange for this honest review.

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