The counterintuitive choice to have flashbacks recounted in present tense, while using past tense for present-day events, along with ominous foreshadowing (“Three years from now, when there are policemen at the door, she will feel afraid”) helps to create an unsettling atmosphere.

Suggestive prose (“The stairs that led from the entryway to the second level of the house always seemed to have too many shadows”) enhances the twisty plot as Vera tries to better understand the killings her father was accused of. Book Description: Just Like Home is a darkly gothic thriller from nationally bestselling author Sarah Gailey, perfect for fans of Netflixs The Haunting of Hill House as well as HBOs true crime. (Bodies were found buried in the basement.) Years after her father’s arrest, Vera still believes the house has secrets to reveal, a belief supported by the chance discoveries of fragments from his journal.

'Your favorite do-it-all viral content creator Galey Alix who inspires millions of followers across TikTok and Instagram is passionate about changing people's lives by transforming their spaces, and in the new HGTV series 'Home in a Heartbeat with. It gradually emerges that Vera’s father, who frequently reassured her as a child that there were neither monsters nor murderers under her bed, and told her their basement was off-limits, was himself a murderer. Just Like Home is a darkly gothic thriller from nationally bestselling author Sarah Gailey, perfect for fans of Netflix’s The Haunting of Hill House as well as HBO’s true crime masterpiece I’ll Be Gone in the Dark. The same holds true for Galey Alix, star of HGTV's new series 'Home in a Heartbeat,' which made its debut on the network in April 2023. Vera Crowder, the protagonist of this superior novel of psychological suspense from Gailey ( The Echo Wife), returns to her childhood home, Crowder House, after 12 years to reunite with her dying mother, a fraught visit that reawakens dark memories. For many homeowners, the hardest part of DIY projects is finding the free time to do thembut HGTV’s newest show proves just how little time you need.

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