Book Review ~ The Murder House

James Patterson is by far my most favourite of all suspense writers. and he does not disappoint in his newest release The Murder House co-written with David Ellis.

From the back cover;
It has an ocean-front view, a private beach—and a deadly secret that won't stay buried.

Noah Walker isn't superstitious. But there's one beach house in Bridgehampton that has a troubling history of violence and mystery: when Noah was a kid, No. 7 South Ocean burned down in a devastating fire, killing the couple trapped inside. Investigators had no explanation for what happened, and many believe it was no accident. Rebuilt after the fire, the gorgeous, ocean-front property is still known by locals as The Murder House.

Now, sixteen years later, a powerful Hollywood player and his mistress are found dead in The Murder House—and the police unearth proof that the couple is undeniably linked to Noah's past. To prove his innocence, Noah must uncover the house's dark secrets—and reveal his own.

As the title strongly suggests, the story involves a desolate house. This one is a large house on the beach front of Bridgehampton but it is has a sordid history. For a start, an elderly couple died in a fire that destroyed part of the building. A tragic accident? The locals know that it was murder but years have passed without any conviction. It's also setting for a series of unsolved killings years ago. Is the house cursed? When two more dead bodies turn up, a young couple brutally murdered, the police arrest resident Noah Walker. Only, is he innocent in all of this?

There is an element of detective work that we as the reader are able to deduce as we begin piecing the story together. The Murder House has elements of a decent thriller. There is something gripping about the story that delicately unfolds with each page turning chapter. Mystery shrouds the house and the secrets are gently unearthed word by word. This story will carry you along with all its chills and thrills.

Full of the twists and turns that have made James Patterson the world's #1 bestselling writer, The Murder House is a chilling, page-turning story of murder, money, and revenge. It's a gripping murder mystery, one I couldn't put down until I read the last page.

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