Many thanks to NetGalley, St Martin's Press, Minotaur Books and Macmillan Audio for gifting me both a digital and audio ARC of the latest thriller by Camilla Sten, wonderfully narrated by Angela Dawe. 4 creepy stars!
Eleanor arrived for her regular Sunday dinner with her grandmother, only to find that Vivianne had just been murdered. Because Eleanor suffers from face blindness, she couldn't tell the police who she saw fleeing the scene of the crime, so the killer is still out there. When the will is read, Eleanor discovered her grandmother had a house in Sweden that she left jointly to Eleanor and her Aunt Veronika. Along with Eleanor's partner, Sebastian, the trio head to the house to meet the probate lawyer to take stock of the property.
Add a missing caretaker and a blizzard to the creepy house and you have all the makings of a thriller! Eleanor's face blindness adds a different layer to this mystery because anyone could be a culprit - and I was left questioning everyone! The book is told in two timelines - the 1960s from the viewpoint of Anuska, a made in the house, in the form of a diary found on the property, as well as the present. This was a tense read, wonderfully narrated, that kept me guessing to the end.
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