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 A woman moves to a town where she becomes obsessed with watching the lives of her neighbors while stuck in a house that refuses to let her leave in this first ever short story from the New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Cold Cases.

Is there something wrong with Ginette Cox? It’s what everyone seems to think. When a doctor suggests that what she might need is less excitement, she packs up and moves from New York City to a house in suburban NY: 19 Howard Ave.

The town offers Ginette little in the way of entertainment in 1959, but at least she has interesting neighbors. Whether it’s the little girl with her doll or the couple and their mother-in-law, Ginette watches them from her window and makes up names and stories for them.

But it’s not all peaceful in suburbia. Ginette finds it hard to sleep in her new house. There are strange and scary noises coming from the basement, and she is trapped, either by a ghost or her own madness.

But when Ginette starts to think a murder has taken place and a mysterious man starts making terrifying appearances outside her window, it’s clear she must deal with whatever isn’t allowing her to escape this house… Supernatural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women's Fiction Paranormal Crime Haunted Exciting Ghost Cold Case Fiction
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Love Simone St James books but this I couldn’t not listen long as so could not get into it because of the narrator

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I've really loved some of her books but this is terrible, I struggled to finish it. The main character is so irritating and unbelievable. Main premise: woman has a breakdown and struggles with her mental health. Or is she seeing ghosts? Who cares! She's annoyingly conceited and clearly very unwell but so beautiful that she gets the man and everyone loves her anyway. Just...what? This was a great opportunity to highlight an important issue with sensitivity, it ended up pushing the message that mental illness isn't sad and something that devastate lives but a minor inconvenience when you have a pretty face. Even if youre deeply unpleasant to others. The misogynistic undertones made my blood boil.

I usually love this narrator too and she was one of the reasons I purchased this book but the whiny drawl the main character is given as she tells us repeatedly how irresistibly beautiful she is made her even more unlikeable.

1 star for the total lack of plot, character development or sense made in any of this.

3 stars for the narrator doing as best she could with what she was given. I'm starting to wonder if she knew full well this is twaddle and actually did a genius attempt at making us see what a whiny car crash our 'heroine' is. Bravo if so, you make her utterly detestable.

I can't believe this is the same author as the good Sun Down Motel, is Simone St. James short of cash? Or perhaps she just lost the will to live halfway through this and just got it over as quickly as possible. I know the feeling Simone, I know the feeling...

Fans of Simone St. James don't waste your credits

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