Teaser Tuesday: Home Before Dark

Many Bookstagrammers on Instagram raved about the book Home Before Dark by Riley Sager – especially those readers who enjoy a good thriller. I was curious about this author’s writing so decided to give the novel a read.

My extract comes from the beginning of the novel:

“I stare at the keys, hesitant to pick them up. I’m uncertain about accepting this part of my inheritance. I was raised to fear Baneberry Hall, for reasons that are still unclear to me. Even though I don’t believe my father’s official story, owning the house doesn’t sit well with me.

Then there’s the matter of what my father said to me on his deathbed, when he pointedly chose not to tell me he stile owned Baneberry Hall. What he did say now echoes through my memory, making me shiver.

It’s not safe there. Not for you.” (p17, Penguin Random House, 2020)

This was the perfect start to an excellent novel with an ending that surprised me. Will I be reading another of Riley Sager’s novels? I think I will.

Have you read any of Riley Sager’s stories? If so, which one?

© Colline Kook-Chun, 2020

( This post is linked to Teaser Tuesday which is hosted by The Purple Booker.)

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