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The Stranger Upstairs
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Most people wouldn’t buy an infamous murder house to renovate for fun . . . but Sarah Slade is not most people.
“This debut novel deftly explores our shadows—the dark parts of ourselves we don’t want others to see. I couldn’t stop reading.”—Julia Bartz, New York Times bestselling author of The Writing Retreat
A POPSUGAR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
A therapist and self-help writer with all the answers, Sarah has just bought a gorgeous Victorian in the community of her dreams. Turns out you can get a killer deal on a house where someone was murdered. Plus, renovating Black Wood House makes for great blog content and a potent distraction from her failing marriage. Good thing nobody knows that her past is as tainted as the bloodstain on her bedroom floor.
But the renovations are fast becoming a nightmare. Sarah imagined custom avocado wallpaper, massive profits, and an appreciative husband who would want to share her bed again. Instead, the neighbors hate her guts and her husband still sleeps on the couch. And though the builders attempt to cover up Black Wood’s horrifying past, a series of bizarre accidents, threatening notes, and unexplained footsteps in the attic only confirm for Sarah what the rest of the town already knows: Something is very wrong in that house.
With every passing moment, Sarah’s life spirals further out of control—and with it her sense of reality. But as she peels back the curling wallpaper and discovers the house’s secrets, she realizes that the deadly legacy of Black Wood House has only just begun.
What the critics say
“A fast, fun, gasp-inducing read.”—Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Diamond Eye
“Creepy, crafty, and packing some deliciously dark surprises, The Stranger Upstairs is a dizzying spiral into madness that kept me guessing to its final pages.”—Taylor Adams, author of The Last Word
“The ultimate spooky-season read! Lisa M. Matlin skillfully infuses every page of The Stranger Upstairs with eerie, evocative imagery, and her (anti)heroine, Sarah Slade, is just as disturbing and compelling as the murder-house setting.”—Layne Fargo, author of They Never Learn
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- Gigi H
- 2023-11-27
A fun spooktober read
I love the creepy, murder house settings & unhinged FMC’s. They’re one of my faves.
I’m still not sure how I feel about the plot twists to be honest. I had a feeling of what was happening very early on, so maybe I ruined it for myself a little?
I was hoping for more from the ending, but overall I enjoyed this one and think many others will love it.
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- Taryn Mombourquette
- 2023-09-14
Amazing book!
I'm not usually a huge book fan I just recently got into listening to audio books at work to help pass the day and let me tell you this one was GOOD! The suspense, thrill, mystery, I reccomend to anybody who likes crime related stories.
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- two.bit book.review
- 2023-11-01
Couldn’t finish
This book was a nightmare to listen too. It used an unreliable narrator trope but in the end I just couldn’t care enough about the protagonist. There is only so much of what is real/what’s made up that a story can handle. Decided to save myself the hassle and boredom by just walking away.
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