The Vines

by Christopher Rice

First published 2014

Caitlin Chaisson owns Spring House, a restored plantation mansion outside New Orleans. At her birthday party, she discovers her husband's affair. Devastated by his betrayal, she attempts suicide in the estate's gazebo. Her spilled blood wakes something evil buried in the plantation soil. By dawn, her husband has disappeared and his mistress has lost her mind. Nova works as the groundskeeper's daughter and has always sensed malevolent presences at Spring House. After the birthday party disaster, she teams up with Blake, Caitlin's former best friend. Together they investigate the supernatural forces now unleashed on the property. They discover that this otherworldly entity demands payment for the revenge it delivers. The three women must confront both the plantation's buried secrets and the terrible cost of the dark power they have awakened.

Genres: mystery, horror, supernatural, thriller

Vibes: atmospheric, dark, suspenseful

Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family

Setting: New Orleans, Spring House, Plantation

Period: Contemporary

217 pages · Paperback · 47North

Content warnings: death

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