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Beneath the Stairs

by Jennifer Fawcett
S. & S. Audio. Feb. 2022. 12:06 hrs. ISBN 9781797143415. $23.99. HORROR
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Deep in the forest lies the Octagon House, a haunted house in sleepy Sumner’s Mills. A gruesome murder once happened there, and the house seems to be cursed. That doesn’t stop teenagers Abby and Clare from visiting the house, but a part of Abby never left. Years later, when an adult Abby seems to attempt suicide in its basement, Clare, with her own adult life falling apart, returns to the small town in order to solve the mystery of what lies within the house’s basement once and for all. The book moves between many different time lines, including the home’s origins, the murders that stained it, and the girls’ lives as teens and then adults.
VERDICT Fawcett’s debut novel is a haunted house story that spans generations but is anchored by its main protagonist Clare, who is thoughtful, caring, and easily relatable. Perfectly portrayed by narrator Carolina Hoyos, she’s a truly empathetic protagonist who is trying to discover what went wrong in her life as well as Abby’s and who thinks the answers might lie within the Octagon House.
Reviewed by James Gardner , Jun 01, 2022
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