Will I love Mud Vein?

I could actually list all of Fisher’s romances or her newer psychological thrillers under this banner of writing that is outside the box. She has taken the idea of “writing fearlessly” and run with it. Lives by it. There is nothing typical about Mud Vein, with prose that feels like mild electric shocks to the brain one minute and brings you to tears the next. It reads as though Fisher doesn’t waste time questioning herself or second-guessing her words—they’re alive and vibrant, and that’s highly aspirational. I have "write fearlessly" literally tattooed on my body, so I take it… show more.

Dark, psychological mystery who-dun-its and why they did it is key to this book. Tarryn Fisher can write some dark suspense, but this particular book is so disturbing and mysterious at the same time, it begs the questions: Who? What? Why? and How? When a reclusive, bestselling author Senna Richards wakes up on her 33rd birthday, she is in an unfamiliar place. It feels like she is being held captive, but when she realizes she isn't alone in this strange place, her fellow captive happens to be an ex-lover. So, who had put them in this remote cabin in the… show more.