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We Live Here Now

Pine & Cedar: Flatiron. May 2025. 304p. ISBN 9781250343826. $30.99. HORROR
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Emily and Freddie have had a tough year as Emily has been recovering from an accident that nearly killed her, but now that she is finally out of the hospital, they are leaving the hustle and bustle of London life behind and moving to Larkin Lodge. Soon after they arrive, Emily starts to hear noises from the unused top floor, but her husband assures her it must just be her post-sepsis syndrome. Both are keeping secrets, however, and an opening chapter from the perspective of a raven makes it clear that there is a lot more going on at Larkin Lodge than meets the eye. Emily starts investigating her new home, but the closer she gets to the truth, the more terrifying the house’s attacks become. This is a mind-blowing domestic suspense set in a house that literally brings out the worst in the couples who live there, featuring an ending that will leave readers alternately gasping with abject horror and tittering with evil laughter.
VERDICT Pinborough (Insomnia), the queen of the twist, has another winner with a fast-paced and original update to the British gothic and the stories of Edgar Allan Poe.
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