Category Archives: fiction

Review: Pretty Little Wife by Darby Kane

Posted on May 31, 2024 by ghostvillehero

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: Debut author Darby Kane thrills with this twisty domestic suspense novel that asks one central question: shouldn’t a dead husband stay dead? Lila Ridgefield lives in an idyllic college town, but not everything is … Continue reading →

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Review: Blue Ruin by Hari Kunzru

Posted on May 10, 2024 by ghostvillehero

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: From one of the sharpest voices in fiction today, a profound and enthralling novel about beauty, power, and capital’s influence on art and those who devote their lives to creating it. Once, Jay was … Continue reading →

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Review: Deacon King Kong by James McBride

Posted on May 1, 2024 by ghostvillehero

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: The funny, sharp, and surprising story of the shooting of a Brooklyn drug dealer and the people who witnessed it—from James McBride, author of the National Book Award-winning The Good Lord Bird In September 1969, … Continue reading →

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Review: In the Valley of the Headless Men by L.P. Hernandez

Posted on March 27, 2024 by ghostvillehero

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: Nahanni National Park is one of last truly wild places on earth. Accessible only by plane, and only when the weather cooperates, it’s the perfect place for estranged brothers Joseph and Oscar to have … Continue reading →

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Review: The Haunting of Velkwood by Gwendolyn Kiste

Posted on March 9, 2024 by ghostvillehero

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: From Bram Stoker Award­–winning author Gwendolyn Kiste comes a chilling novel about three childhood friends who miraculously survive the night everyone in their suburban neighborhood turned into ghosts—perfect for fans of Yellowjackets. The Velkwood … Continue reading →

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Review: The Marbled Swarm by Dennis Cooper

Posted on February 3, 2024 by ghostvillehero

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: The Marbled Swarm is Dennis Cooper’s most haunting work to date. In secret passageways, hidden rooms, and the troubled mind of our narrator, a mystery perpetually takes shape—and the most compelling clue to its final … Continue reading →

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Review: Hard Girls by J. Robert Lennon

Posted on January 26, 2024 by ghostvillehero

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: Two estranged twin sisters as they hunt down their elusive mother in this razor-sharp crime novel from “master of the dark arts” J. Robert Lennon. (Kelly Link) Jane Pool likes her safe, suburban existence … Continue reading →

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Review: The Stranger Upstairs by Lisa M Matlin

Posted on January 24, 2024 by ghostvillehero

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: A social media influencer with a secret past buys a murder house to renovate, but finds more than she bargained for behind the peeling wallpaper in this gothic psychological debut. Sarah Slade is starting … Continue reading →

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Review: Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was by Sjón

Posted on January 5, 2024 by ghostvillehero

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: The mind-bending miniature historical epic is Sjón’s specialty, and Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was is no exception. But it is also Sjón’s most realistic, accessible, and heartfelt work yet. It is the story of a … Continue reading →

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Review: Treacle Walker by Alan Garner

Posted on December 1, 2023 by ghostvillehero

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: Treacle Walker is a stunning fusion of myth and folklore and an exploration of the fluidity of time, vivid storytelling that brilliantly illuminates an introspective young mind trying to make sense of everything around … Continue reading →

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