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Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
3.0

Atmospheric Gothic horror, good plot construction. Haunting of Hill House and Amityville Horror vibes, and I appreciated that the book acknowledged the inspiration. Not too scary, I enjoyed the story-within-a-story aspect of the book.

One thing I hate about Sager’s books is that the male love interest is always either the actual bad guy or a lazy red herring. This was also the case in Home Before Dark.