The Uninvited by J.A. Baker Psychological thriller
OMG! One of the most gripping reads I have read in a long time. Faye, her husband
Hugh and two children are moving house. Faye remembers Jeff and Todd and the
aggravations that they have caused and the near misses with the children. We don’t
yet know what has happened between Faye and these men other than them
harassing her and one of them threatening to kill her. Once in the new house Faye
starts having feelings that she is being watched and that there is someone standing
over her at night. Having previously having to have psychological help due to the
stresses of the past, Hugh kindly suggests she revisits her doctor. Faye knows that
what she is feeling- like someone’s breath over her- is real and not part of her
imagination. Could either Jeff or Todd be back? The thing is that Cross house where
they have moved to has its own history, one that the locals are not too keen to share
much about. What is going on and why? Yikes!! Do not read this in bed in the dark
unless you are of a strong constitution as you might just end up hearing things that
are not there! In parts it reminded me of a ghost story when Faye doesn’t know if
things are real or not. I really struggled with this book- to put it down. so well
written that it kept me there, even anxious for what was happening. Wanting more
and more to turn quicker and quicker. I felt for Faye- being believed and trusted
was difficult after what she had been through. Oh boy! One heck of a gripping,
tantalising read.
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Book blurb:A fragile woman. An unwelcome intruder. A house full of secrets.
Faye and her husband Hugh have had a traumatic year. Wanting to start again, the couple decide to buy a large rundown property, Cross House in a village in North Yorkshire, hoping to leave the past behind them.
However, the tranquillity is soon ruined when Faye begins to awake, every night, to the sound of somebody creeping around the bedroom. She tries to explain it to Hugh, frightened for the safety of their children Aiden and Poppy, but Hugh dismisses her claims, thinking she is heading for another breakdown.
But when Faye discovers some diaries that contain secrets about the family that lived in the house before them, she starts to wonder if the intruder might be closer to home than she first thought.
Obsessed with finding answers, Faye is determined to learn about the Wentworth family, a fractured family with a tragic past.
And when she discovers that Hilary Wentworth fell to her death down the stairs in Cross House, Faye realises she is in mortal danger…
About J.A. Baker:
J.A.BAKER was born and brought up in North East England and has had a love of language for as long as she can remember.
She has a love of local history and genealogy and enjoys reading many genres of books but is an addict of psychological thrillers.
In December 2016 she was signed by Bloodhound Books who published Undercurrent.
Her second novel, Her Dark Retreat was published in October 2017 and The Other Mother was published in December 2017. Her fourth novel, Finding Eva was published in August 2018
She has a love of local history and genealogy and enjoys reading many genres of books but is an addict of psychological thrillers.
In December 2016 she was signed by Bloodhound Books who published Undercurrent.
Her second novel, Her Dark Retreat was published in October 2017 and The Other Mother was published in December 2017. Her fourth novel, Finding Eva was published in August 2018
J.A. Baker has four grown up children and one grandchild. She lives in a village near the river with her husband and madcap dog and when not working part time in a primary school, she spends her days trying to think up new and inventive ways of murdering people.
She can be reached on any of the links below and loves hearing from readers.
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