Gwen McDaniel’s life is broken. But she knows the perfect place to fix it. Cold Harbor, Maine, an idyllic small town with views of Acadia National Park, is where she used to vacation with her parents as a child. Here, she and Steven can start over, renovating their cliff-side fixer-upper while patching up their marriage. Soon, everything will be better.
Except from the moment they arrive, Gwen sees and hears things, and it’s more than just the drafts and shadows that are part of any old house. Steven downplays her fears, warning her not to fixate on problems as she has in the past. But Gwen spent years as a homicide detective, and her instincts don’t lie. Something happened here. Proof comes when she rips up the attic’s carpet to discover a chilling message carved into the wood underneath.
As Gwen delves into the history of the house and the Cold Harbor community, she begins to piece the fragments together. And gradually, a terrifying picture A missing girl. A house of horrors. And a dark, decades-old nightmare that is more haunting than Gwen ever imagined…
From the start there’s an eerie, unsettling atmosphere with a house that practically feels like a character itself. The spooky vibe is strong throughout, and it really kept me on edge wondering what was going on behind the scenes.
I’ll admit it took me a little while to get fully engaged. The beginning felt somewhat slow, and there were quite a few characters to keep track of, which made it a bit harder to settle in. But once I hit the halfway mark I was completely hooked. From that point on, I couldn’t stop reading. I needed to know how everything was going to come together.
The Girl Upstairs is a creepy, suspense filled read that rewarded my patience. Rather then just a love story (it is published by Love Inspired Trade after all), it is a suspense mystery with many layers. And to top it off it had a conclusion that I could not figure out, but it fit together nicely. Just like a puzzle when all the pieces are there - know what I mean? I need to read more by this author.
My thanks to Love Inspired Trade for a digital arc in exchange for a honest review.
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