by John Marrs
First published 2022
Mia and Finn transform a rundown house into their perfect home. When Mia becomes pregnant, they rush to finish the renovations. She discovers a cryptic warning carved into the baseboard: I WILL SAVE THEM FROM THE ATTIC. The message leads them to the roof space, where they uncover horrifying proof that their house was the site of brutal killings. The evidence remains hidden within the walls. After their baby arrives, Mia cannot stop thinking about the murders that occurred directly above their heads. The gruesome scenes she witnessed torment her thoughts. She becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth about what happened in their home. The attic's secrets remain buried, but fragments of a sinister reality begin surfacing. Mia realizes the threat has not disappeared with time. She will go to any lengths to keep her family safe, but the house's former occupants may prevent her from exposing what they desperately want to keep hidden.
Genres: fiction, horror, adult-fiction, psychological-thriller, 21st-century, mystery-thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, haunting, obsessive, suspenseful, unsettling
Tropes: house-as-character, obsessive-protagonist, past-trauma-resurfaces, unreliable-narrator
Period: 21st-century
383 pages · Paperback · Thomas & Mercer
Content warnings: gore, murder, violence