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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
'AN ABSOLUTE, CAN'T-PUT-IT-DOWN THRILLER'
Reese Witherspoon (Reese's Book Club Jan '23 Pick)
'EERIE AND ATMOSPHERIC'
Riley Sager, New York Times bestselling author of The House Across the Lake
'CREEPY'
The Times
'I READ IN A SINGLE SITTING, TOTALLY ENTHRALLED'…
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1 author picked The House in the Pines as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The house referenced in the title of this atmospheric thriller is no ordinary home, but I had to take quite a journey before understanding what makes this place so sinister.
In Reyes’ thriller, Maya is haunted by the seemingly inexplicable death of her friend. She suspects that the death has something to do with Frank, the mysterious man who created a rift between Maya and her friend. But Maya can’t prove anything… until she sees Frank connected to yet another woman’s bizarre death.
Without any spoilers, this particular house is unlike the others on the list, and Reyes plays with…
From Sara's list on thriller and horror with “House” in the title.
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