![]() ![]() Readers shouldn’t expect any concrete thrills, but fans of Malerman’s precise prose will be pleased to explore this new and unsettling world. The uncanny elements and strange, evocative setting will keep readers flipping pages, but the atmosphere never gives way to more visceral scares and the underwhelming resolution leaves the mystery dangling. ![]() Malerman masterfully builds tension, balancing the exuberance of first love with the foreboding mystery of the house. ![]() Diving deep into the building’s depths, James and Amelia learn more about both the house and themselves while embarking on a whirlwind romance. Intrigued, they make plans to return with scuba gear to explore. They discover a secret passage through a rocky tunnel to an uncharted third lake that seems to be untouched by humanity-save for the fully intact house they spot at the bottom of its depths. Malerman lives in Michigan with his fiance, the artist/musician Allison Laakko. His other novels include Unbury Carol and Inspection. His debut novel, Bird Box, is the inspiration for the hit Netflix film of the same name. Teenagers James and Amelia spend their first date getting acquainted while winding their way through two idyllic lakes in a canoe. Josh Malerman is a New York Times bestselling author and one of two singer/ songwriters for the rock band The High Strung. Bird Box author Malerman leaves readers with more questions than answers with this eerie, atmospheric horror novel. ![]()
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