MYSTERY

House. Tree. Person

by Catriona McPherson
Midnight Ink. Sept. 2017. 360p. ISBN 9780738752167. $24.99; ebk. ISBN 9780738753065. M
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A year ago, Ali McGovern began putting her troubled past behind her, enjoying family life in her dream house and running her own beauty salon. But all that has slipped away, owing to husband Marco's feckless business decisions. Ali doctors her résumé and applies for a job at Howell Hail, a nearby private psychiatric hospital. Despite her lack of experience, she is hired with a salary that seems too good to be true. Soon Ali begins to fear she is on the verge of another breakdown as she becomes unnerved by the discovery of a body and drawn to several patients at the clinic. At home, she is concerned abour her secretive son Angelo and her tense relationship with Marco. Is Ali being gaslighted?
VERDICT McPherson, author of the engaging "Dandy Gilver" series, is also known for her intricately plotted, suspenseful, and unnerving standalones (Quiet Neighbors). Her latest delivers taut psychological thrills and a traditional mystery with an overlay of creepiness.
Reviewed by Ann Chambers Theis , Sep 01, 2017
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