by Shaun Herron
The house on Pine Street holds secrets that someone will kill to protect. When the protagonist arrives at this seemingly ordinary address, they discover that nothing is as it appears. The residents harbor dangerous connections that stretch back years, and asking the wrong questions puts lives at risk. As the protagonist digs deeper into the house's history, they uncover a web of deception that threatens to destroy everyone involved. The investigation becomes personal when the protagonist realizes their own past is tied to the events unfolding within these walls. Trust becomes a luxury they cannot afford as allies reveal themselves as enemies. The race to expose the truth becomes a fight for survival, where one wrong move could be fatal. At its heart, this is a story about the price of secrets and the lengths people will go to protect what matters most to them.
Genres: suspense, mystery, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: secrets, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Pine Street
Period: 21st-century
Hardcover · Macmillan of Canada
Content warnings: violence