R E K. (bigstone) - , reviewed on 5/24/2023 + 1438 more book reviews

Harriet 'Hal' Westaway is at a rough period in her life when she receives a letter stating that her grandmother, Hester Westaway, has died. She is a beneficiary. Surely, this is a mistake as her grandparents died long ago but she goes to the reading of the will. So begins this psychological thriller.

Picture, if you will, a cold and snowy eerie lake and an attic room with the barred which greets Hal when she arrives at Trepassen House, an old decrepid estate. She thinks she may receive a little money which could tide her over for awhile since tarot card reading just isn't paying the bills. That's not what she finds. As she meets family members she discovers that she is indeed part of the family. And, she unfolds parts of her past that have eluded her.

The author give clues slowly moving interestingly to a surprise ending. Referred by some as a gothic mystery, it is a well constructed plot that builds to a climatic ending. Good read.

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