Today, I’m so happy to be a tour stop on the blog tour for The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf. Thank you Park Row Books for inviting me to participate.
Publisher: Park Row Books
Published: January 25, 2022
Source: Netgalley via Publisher
Summary:
A woman receives an unexpected visitor during a deadly snowstorm in this chilling thriller from New York Times bestselling author Heather Gudenkauf
She thought she was alone…
True crime writer Wylie Lark doesn’t mind being snowed in at the isolated farmhouse where she’s retreated to write her new book. A cozy fire, complete silence. It would be perfect, if not for the fact that decades earlier, at this very house, two people were murdered in cold blood and a girl disappeared without a trace.
As the storm worsens, Wylie finds herself trapped inside the house, haunted by the secrets contained within its walls—haunted by secrets of her own. Then she discovers a small child in the snow just outside. After bringing the child inside for warmth and safety, she begins to search for answers. But soon it becomes clear that the farmhouse isn’t as isolated as she thought, and someone is willing to do anything to find them.
My thoughts:
I’ve read a few books by Heather Gudenkauf and I know when I pick up a book by her, I am in for a thrilling ride and that was exactly what I got here. Each new book is better than the last and this latest one completely blew me away.
It’s certainly a good sign when you get chills reading a thriller not once, but a couple times and that is exactly what happened as I was reading this one. Chills, not because of the cold elements, though this book definitely has that, but because of the brilliant twists that this book has that just floored me. I love a good twist and I have to say I did not see these coming. I literally had goosebumps they were so good.
This book grabbed me right from the start and I loved how the three different timelines were woven together so seamlessly. Each is more immersive and captivating than the next. It has some of the elements I just love when reading a good thriller – an isolated location, that locked room feeling, a true crime writer, mysterious guests and an old crime that might not have been solved. I could not put this one down and ended up binge-reading it in an afternoon. I just needed to know how things were going to work out and how everything would come together.
This was such an atmospheric and chilling read and there were a few times I found myself holding my breath. I loved how the tension and suspense builds throughout…it is definitely a twisty, gripping read and I highly recommend it!
About the author:
Heather Gudenkauf is the critically acclaimed author of several novels, including the New York Times bestseller The Weight of Silence. She lives in Iowa with her husband and children.
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