Many thanks to NetGalley and Dutton for gifting me a digital ARC of this creepy story by Jennifer Murphy. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 4 stars!
In 1972, the body of Abel Montague, a student at St. Luke’s Institute of the Arts, is found hanging from a tree in the forest. An ancient Hanged Man tarot card is found in the back pocket of his pants and his body has been positioned into the exact pose illustrated on the card. St Luke's is a former monastery that once housed a secret order of monks who carried out witch trials and executions. When Detective Lola Germany arrives on the scene, she believes they are dealing with a ritualistic murder. When conducting her interviews, Lola discovers his girlfriend was part of a group of friends who call themselves witches. Then more students are found dead, each body arranged to make a tarot card.
I love a dark academic thriller and this one had so many dark happenings within its pages, from ghost trees to tarot cards to creepy characters. There's the group of young women who call themselves witches who all are keeping secrets, as is the detective. This story is told from multiple POV as the secrets and twists are played out. It's thick with tension until the very end - read with the lights on!
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