Suggestive prose enhances the twisty plot as Vera tries to better understand the killings her father was accused of.

“Vera Crowder, the protagonist of this superior novel of psychological suspense from Gailey (The Echo Wife), returns to her childhood home, Crowder House, after 12 years to reunite with her dying mother, a fraught visit that reawakens dark memories. It’s a must-read for all gothic horror fans.' -Booklist, starred review 'Delightfully creepy and heartbreakingly tragic, Just Like Home is equal parts raw terror of a dark childhood bedroom, creeping revelations of a true-crime podcast, and searing hurt of resentment within a family. Vera must face them and find out for herself just how deep the rot goes. There are secrets yet undiscovered in the foundations of the notorious Crowder House. He insists that he isn’t the one leaving notes around the house in her father’s handwriting… but who else could it possibly be? A parasitic artist has moved into the guest house out back and is slowly stripping Vera’s childhood for spare parts.

Back to face the love she had for her father and the bodies he buried there, beneath the house he'd built for his family.Ĭoming home is hard enough for Vera, and to make things worse, she and her mother aren’t alone. In spite of their long estrangement, in spite of the memories - she's come back to the home of a serial killer. “Come home.” Vera’s mother called and Vera obeyed. A July 2022 Loan Stars and ABA Indie Next Pick

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