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Book Review of The Winter People

The Winter People
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Jennifer McMahon is one of the finest storytellers out there today for the psychological thriller with a paranormal twist thrown in - she is a superb writer. Having read many of her books, I think this may be my favorite one yet. The [dark] psychological depths of her characters is always critical to the plot, and Winter People does not disappoint on that level. Throwing in a paranormal element in the form of a dark folk legend then brings all the characters that little extra edge. This is essentially a tale about grief, and if you will, a very cleverly spun "zombie" story. But don't shy away because of that label, the richness of the writing takes it far beyond what you'd think of normally in that genre.