A Gingerbread House - Catriona McPherson

Written by Catriona McPherson
Read by Mhairi Morrison
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Publisher: Dreamscape Media
Release date: October 5, 2021
Duration: 10:56:46

When shy, lonely Ivy meets a woman who claims to be her long-lost sister, she knows it’s too good to be true. She decides to trust Kate anyway. She wants a family. She wants someone to love. But she’s making a mistake. When Ivy enters Kate’s fairytale cottage deep in the heart of Scotland, she doesn’t come out. She’s the first to go missing, and she won’t be the last. Meanwhile, in another part of the forest, Tash Dodd’’s journey is just beginning…

“Multi-award-winning master of suspense Catriona McPherson is back with an ominous, twisty psychological thriller set in contemporary Scotland that will keep you on the edge of your seat..…. A beautifully described Scottish setting; well-developed characters, especially the three women, their shadowy captors, and the principled, determined Tash; and multiple plot twists distinguish this creepy, unsettling novel of psychological suspense. “

Publishers Weekly….
Set in the outskirts of Glasgow, Scotland, this unsettling psychological thriller from Agatha Award winner McPherson focuses on three strangers in their mid-50s—Laura, Martine, and Ivy—all lonely women who work from home with no families or close friends. Outwardly friendly Kate tricks each of them into visiting her big, dusty museum of a house, where Kate, who refers to the place as a “fairytale cottage,” and her knife-brandishing sister imprison them in the tomblike basement. Months go by, and Laura, Martine, and Ivy have no way out. Meanwhile, neighbor Tash Dodd, a bookkeeper in her father’s trucking business, discovers an ugly family secret. When Tash’s father threatens her, she seeks refuge at Kate’s house, where she winds up imprisoned with the three other women—and devises an escape plan. Some Scottish colloquialisms may confuse American readers, and extensive back-stories make for a slow start, but once everyone’s lives begin to intertwine, the action picks up. Notwithstanding the uplifting ending, fans of McPherson’s lighter mysteries may want to take a pass. “

Warm and fuzzy–this isn’t.