First published 2016
Julia Jacques has spent five years bedridden and paralyzed in the house her husband built around her. When she turns up dead, everyone assumes natural causes took a woman who posed no danger to anyone. The family buries Julia and tries to heal. Then someone brutally kills her son Raoul. Crime novelist Quentin Seal decides to investigate both deaths himself. He discovers that writing mysteries proves far easier than solving them. The killer's reasons grow darker with each clue Quentin uncovers. Did someone murder Julia after all? Who wanted Raoul dead? How do the two deaths connect? Nobody tells Quentin the truth as he navigates lies, occult practices, and buried secrets. The deeper he digs, the more dangerous his situation becomes. Quentin must figure out who he can trust before the killer strikes again.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: unreliable-narrator, who-can-you-trust
Setting: House
168 pages · Paperback · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Content warnings: violence