Genre : Suspense Published : 2019 Format : Paperback Pages : 355

“What I said , what I said then , there’s no undoing that . I know that . They have all that on tape . And it’s bad – it’s really bad . But it came out wrong , I feel like if only I could be given a chance to get my case across , to someone who would really listen … do you see what I’m saying ?”

Summary : So lets say you’re looking online and a job pops up that seems too good to be true . It’s in a secluded spot , the money is more than average for the position , and there is some personal goals you can accomplish by going there . That’s the position our protagonist {redacted] is in when she gets offered a nanny job at a house in Scotland . There are a few catches though such as the house is a “smart house” , the father of the kids is a pervert , there is a poison garden , the kids don’t like her , and the previous nannies all left the house in short order . Also it should be mentioned that this novel is in the form of letters from prison so … well you need to read to see how this ties together .

“But the fact that four women had left the Elincourts’ employment in the last year . Having the bad luck to engage one nervous , superstitious employee seemed quite likely . Getting four in a row seemed … less so .”

Review : Intriguing straight from the beginning this novel keeps you guessing all throughout . The one thing you know for sure is that everyone is lying including the person telling you the story . In fact , it got me so damn paranoid that I don’t trust the explanation at the end . Get it guys and gals !

“Creak … creak … creeeeak … The sound was hollow , heavy , resonant … a slow tread like a mans , not the scamper of a child . It sounded as though it was coming from above , which was ridiculous , as I was on the top floor . “

Recommendations : Books

1. Hell House by Richard Matheson
2. A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay
3. The Companion by Ken Greenhall
4. When Darkness Loves Us by Elizabeth Engstrom
5. Demon Seed by Dean Koontz

Songs

1. Somebody’s Watching Me – Rockwell
2. Waterfalls – TLC
3. A View to a Kill – Duran Duran
4. Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash
5. Dangerous – Michael Jackson

Movies

1. Hous on Haunted Hill (1959)
2. Session 9 (2001)
3. The Conjuring 2 (2016)
4. The Grudge (2004)
5. When a Stranger Calls (1979)

Lesson : If four people left the job shortly after taking it … maybe you should avoid it .