You thought you were home alone.

Anya is enjoying a relaxing bath when she hears a noise coming from the ceiling. Through the open bathroom door, she sees the attic hatch swing down, and a masked figure drops to the floor. Thirty seconds later, Anya is dead.

You’re not afraid of being alone in the dark. You’re afraid you’re not alone.

Across town, Anya’s old school friend, Julia, sees an online video of a masked figure climbing out of an attic. She suddenly realizes why the footage is eerily familiar: it was filmed inside her house in a luxury gated community, designed to keep intruders out.

And now your worst fears are coming true.

Why would a stranger target Julia? Unless of course, it’s not a stranger at all.

Review:

Brisk, intense, and ominous!

Someone in the Attic is a tortuous, simmering thriller that introduces us to Julia, a young mother who, after recently returning to Ireland with her children and ex-husband to start a new life, quickly discovers that no one is who they claim to be, everyone has something to hide, danger lurks around every corner, and the past always seems to have a way of creeping back and colliding with the present.

The writing is edgy and tight. The characters are consumed, troubled, and secretive. And the plot is an unnerving, suspenseful tale of deception, manipulation, suspicions, revelations, obsession, indiscretions, nefarious intentions, vengeance and murder.

Overall, Someone in the Attic is a sinister, atmospheric, twisty whodunit by Mara that does a wonderful job of highlighting just how easily people can be emotionally and psychologically exploited while at the same time reminding us just how vulnerable and susceptible our dependence on technology and social media truly makes us.

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