(60)Home Before Dark by Riley Sager

Maggie Holt was still mourning the loss of her father when she got some shocking news.  He had never sold that house and she has inherited the house that made her family famous.  Maggie was just five-years-old when her parents bought Baneberry Hall and they weren't there for more than three weeks when they fled the home in the middle of the night, never to return.  Maggie's father wrote a book about those three weeks and it became an instant bestseller. People were curious to hear about the ghosts that haunted the house and eventually drove them out.  Maggie grew up hating that book and believing that her father lied about most of it. Right now she has one goal, fix up the house and sell it.  But when odd things start happening everything Maggie is afraid that everything she believed to be a lie just might be the truth. Will she be able to get to the bottom of it all before she is run out of Baneberry Hall?

It was just this year that I realized just how much I look forward to Riley Sager's newest novel. After some reflection, I decided that it is because they are reminiscent of old campfire tales.  Every single book. The kind of tales that my uncles would tell me with the intent of scaring me silly. Home Before Dark was no different.  The haunted house theme prevented me from even reading the book before bedtime. It scared me that much. Maggie Holt was a great main character because she was so steadfast in her belief that her father was full of shit. But when things started to happen around the house, you could see the cracks starting to form in those beliefs.  And once again - the author dropped some shocking truths. - CLICK HERE FOR SPOILERS 

Bottom Line - I know that this summer, so far, has been "weird" for most of us. But if you are looking for a great ghost story to share around the fire this summer, look no further than Home Before Dark.

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• Home Before Dark by Riley Sager 
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• Pages: 400
• Publisher: Dutton
• Publication Date: 6/30/2020
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• Thank you to NetGalley for the free book in exchange for review.