The Shadow House: A Novel

The Bones, The Doll, The Blood. A mystery thriller set in an eco village in Australia. This book a good mystery for an afternoon or an evening read. It kept me guessing. Alex flees an abusive husband and lands in an eco village in Australia. She is raising a teenage son and a baby daughter. Things are not good between her and her son but she is trying. She makes friends with the neighbor and everyone seems friendly. She thinks she will like it here and maybe can lay down some roots. Then strange events start happening and they parallel what she has heard from others in the community. There is talk of a witch and the disappearance of a young boy. She thinks the community has her back until she doesn't . Suddenly she is afraid for her children. She knows she will do anything to protect them. There are a lot of secrets in this small eco village. Some are not who they seem. Alex is totally confused, nothing is as it seems. Those she thought were friends suddenly are not. The real story is more shocking that anyone could imagine and the person terrorizing her family is someone that would never be suspected of doing so. There are a lot of secrets in this small eco village This was a good mystery and I would recommend it to those that like mysteries. Thanks to Anna Downes for writing a good mystery, to St. Martin's Press for publishing it and to NetGalley for making it available for me to read and review. All opinions are my own.

This is the first I have read by this author but it will definitely not be the last . The author pulls you in and does not let you go until the end! I can’t wait to see what Ms. Downes brings us next. I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.