Twenty years isn’t enough to erase the sins of the past—but the future is even more terrifying in this thrilling read perfect for fans of Megan Collins and Julia Heaberlin.
In 1997, Eve Foster’s daughter, Kelsey, runs away to New Mexico and vanishes without a trace. Eve is convinced that she’s the victim of a serial killer who’s been hunting women in the region—but Kelsey’s body is never found.
Years later, Eve dies, leaving everything to her adopted twin daughters. The majority of the wealthy estate in Vermont goes to Lisa, the “good daughter,” while Connie inherits only a small stipend and a property in New Mexico. Connie, often the target of Eve's cruelty, suspects this was another of her mother's vindictive games.
Connie arrives in New Mexico to find a small, dilapidated red house in the desert, and the home’s mysterious caretaker, Jet Montgomery, living in a shack on the property. She learns there's been a string of women murdered in the area—murders that no one will talk about.
Before Connie can get to the truth, her mother’s sadistic mind games come creeping back from the grave—and now the danger becomes all too real. With a serial killer on the loose and a trove of deadly secrets coming to the surface, Connie is in a desperate race to save herself and what little is left of her shattered family. ~taken from Goodreads
In 1997, Eve Foster’s daughter, Kelsey, runs away to New Mexico and vanishes without a trace. Eve is convinced that she’s the victim of a serial killer who’s been hunting women in the region—but Kelsey’s body is never found.
Years later, Eve dies, leaving everything to her adopted twin daughters. The majority of the wealthy estate in Vermont goes to Lisa, the “good daughter,” while Connie inherits only a small stipend and a property in New Mexico. Connie, often the target of Eve's cruelty, suspects this was another of her mother's vindictive games.
Connie arrives in New Mexico to find a small, dilapidated red house in the desert, and the home’s mysterious caretaker, Jet Montgomery, living in a shack on the property. She learns there's been a string of women murdered in the area—murders that no one will talk about.
Before Connie can get to the truth, her mother’s sadistic mind games come creeping back from the grave—and now the danger becomes all too real. With a serial killer on the loose and a trove of deadly secrets coming to the surface, Connie is in a desperate race to save herself and what little is left of her shattered family. ~taken from Goodreads
I want to start out by apologizing for the late post. This was supposed to be scheduled to publish as an ARC review. Due to an ongoing family medical emergency I wasn't able to push this review to a public view until now.
This was such a dark, raw, and twisty psychological thriller. The author, Liv Andersson. does a phenomenal job writing this novel full of intense, one of a kind characters in a disturbing plot full of lies and secrets.
This story is told in alternating past and present timelines from the point of views of two different characters- Eve and Constance.
Eve's story takes place in 1997 New Mexico. Her daughter has gone missing and a small town called Nilah is the last place her daughter has been tracked to. Eve is desperate to find her only child and will do anything, even shady and illegal acts, to figure out what happened to her daughter, Kelsey. In a town filled with misogynistic men in power Eve must carve her way though the truth of this small, backwards town.
In present day we meet Constance, one half of twin girls. Constance and her twin were both raised by Eve but are nothing alike. Eve favored her sister, Lisa, while mentally and physically abusing Connie (Constance). When Eve dies under what the girl think are mysterious circumstances, they are surprised to learn that Eve has left Connie a house in New Mexico they never knew existed.
Connie isn't sure why Eve's last wishes banished her to this desolate New Mexican desert town of Nilah. Strange things seem to happen in this town and Connie and her sister assume it's just the final, twisted mind game their stepmother is playing with them. But as Connie tries to figure out the puzzle she realizes this current game is more about her and less about Eve.
The entire plot is so well thought out. Fast paced, gripping, and surprises around every page kept me wanting more. I couldn't have guessed the ending in a million years.
Thanks to Netgalley and Crooked Lane Books for allowing me an advanced digital copy to read and give my honest review. It was a 5 star read!
"Little Red House" was available Dec 6, 2022 here in the U.S. so get your copy today! It's the prefect winter thriller!
Happy Reading!
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