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A Place to Die For
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Expected 17 Mar 26A young couple’s dream apartment hides a deadly secret in a terrifying novel of psychological suspense by the authors of Gravewater Lake.
Jordan and her fiancé, Sam, can hardly believe their luck when they are accepted into the Glendale, an exclusive Boston co-op dripping in historic turn-of-the-century splendor. Still reeling from a devastating personal loss, the couple hopes their new digs will let them heal the past and build a brighter future. But Jordan’s joy soon turns to unease.
Spending long hours alone while her fiancé is at work, she starts to suspect that all is not right with the Glendale. There is the empty apartment on the ground floor that nobody wants to talk about, and the unnerving sensation that she is being watched. The haunting cries of a baby—even though there are none in the building—don’t help, either.
As their relationship falters and Sam grows ever more distant, Jordan comes to a terrifying conclusion. The Glendale won’t let her go…at least, not alive.
Jordan and her fiancé, Sam, can hardly believe their luck when they are accepted into the Glendale, an exclusive Boston co-op dripping in historic turn-of-the-century splendor. Still reeling from a devastating personal loss, the couple hopes their new digs will let them heal the past and build a brighter future. But Jordan’s joy soon turns to unease.
Spending long hours alone while her fiancé is at work, she starts to suspect that all is not right with the Glendale. There is the empty apartment on the ground floor that nobody wants to talk about, and the unnerving sensation that she is being watched. The haunting cries of a baby—even though there are none in the building—don’t help, either.
As their relationship falters and Sam grows ever more distant, Jordan comes to a terrifying conclusion. The Glendale won’t let her go…at least, not alive.
332 pages, Paperback
Expected publication March 17, 2026
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About the author
A.M. Strong
11 books236 followersA.M. Strong is a British-born writer living and working in the United States. He has worked as a graphic designer, newspaper journalist, artist, and actor.
He currently resides most of the year on Florida’s Space Coast, where he can watch rockets launch from his bedroom balcony, and part of the year on an island in Maine, along with his wife and two furry bosses, Izzie and Hayden.
A.M. Strong also writes under the pen name Anthony M. Strong.
He currently resides most of the year on Florida’s Space Coast, where he can watch rockets launch from his bedroom balcony, and part of the year on an island in Maine, along with his wife and two furry bosses, Izzie and Hayden.
A.M. Strong also writes under the pen name Anthony M. Strong.
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November 4, 2025
Im a big fan of these co authors so I will automatically read everything they write 🥹
For me, “a place to die for” took a little longer to get going / capture my interest, however when the couple moved into their new apartment inside a historical building full of quirky tenants, stunning artwork and original architecture.. I was fully invested.
Im all for an unusual building with unusual tenants and knew that we’d be in for a twisty ride. I enjoyed watching the couple face challenges and finding out whether their relationship could withstand all the chaos.
Although I enjoyed how the tenants tied together the ending was just a little too convenient for me.. despite all the drama it seemed to hit an end very quickly.
Overall I enjoyed this read and would recommend for others!
Thank you to Thomas and Mercer for gifting me with a copy of this book, all thoughts and opinions are my own!
For me, “a place to die for” took a little longer to get going / capture my interest, however when the couple moved into their new apartment inside a historical building full of quirky tenants, stunning artwork and original architecture.. I was fully invested.
Im all for an unusual building with unusual tenants and knew that we’d be in for a twisty ride. I enjoyed watching the couple face challenges and finding out whether their relationship could withstand all the chaos.
Although I enjoyed how the tenants tied together the ending was just a little too convenient for me.. despite all the drama it seemed to hit an end very quickly.
Overall I enjoyed this read and would recommend for others!
Thank you to Thomas and Mercer for gifting me with a copy of this book, all thoughts and opinions are my own!
November 21, 2025
The beginning was bland. It had too much unnecessary description of the apartment they wanted to live in and other people living there. I only liked the POV of “Him” during this part of the story. I loved the dual POV between “Him” and Jordan. The story gained my interest starting around 27%.
The setting being mainly in an apartment was chilling with Jordan being the only one able to see and hear certain things. At different parts of the story it made me question what was really going on with Jordan whether she was experiencing paranormal activity or if it was the result of her painful past resurfacing. The true reasoning for it was mind blowing. I had suspected it halfway through the story but I was surprised how naive Jordan was to it. I was confused at first with certain things in the story but towards the middle of the story everything started making more sense. Certain decisions she made frustrated me. I liked the ending. The story was very predictable but enjoyable.
Thank you NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
The setting being mainly in an apartment was chilling with Jordan being the only one able to see and hear certain things. At different parts of the story it made me question what was really going on with Jordan whether she was experiencing paranormal activity or if it was the result of her painful past resurfacing. The true reasoning for it was mind blowing. I had suspected it halfway through the story but I was surprised how naive Jordan was to it. I was confused at first with certain things in the story but towards the middle of the story everything started making more sense. Certain decisions she made frustrated me. I liked the ending. The story was very predictable but enjoyable.
Thank you NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
October 18, 2025
Quick, short and easy but it was a slow start at first. I didn't really care for the main character, she was lowkey insufferable. I was more interested in the stalker! Joe Goldberg vibes.
Plot was a little weak, it was just so far-fetched! I was hoping the stalker chapters would tie in nicely with our MC but unfortunately, it fell a little flat.
It was predictable but nonetheless, it's a perfect palate cleanser book in between heavier reads.
*ARC
Plot was a little weak, it was just so far-fetched! I was hoping the stalker chapters would tie in nicely with our MC but unfortunately, it fell a little flat.
It was predictable but nonetheless, it's a perfect palate cleanser book in between heavier reads.
*ARC
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October 26, 2025
The book follows a couple who move into the apartment of their dreams, at quite a cheap price. But is the apartment and the residents all they seem?
This book was gripping from the get go with dual timelines. While it gripped me from the beginning, I did find it a was a little slow to get into the main storyline.
The authors did a great job at setting up little twists and turns in the story, and I definitely didn’t guess the ending.
This book was gripping from the get go with dual timelines. While it gripped me from the beginning, I did find it a was a little slow to get into the main storyline.
The authors did a great job at setting up little twists and turns in the story, and I definitely didn’t guess the ending.
October 30, 2025
I have enjoy all this author duo works on together. This novel was the perfect mixture of eerie and stalker vibes along with mischief. A dual POV, grieving mom, and a cooky cast.
When a place comes available which seems too good to be true, you should trust your instincts! Is this a haunting, revenge or something more sinister. You can still sleep with the lights off.
Trigger warning. Miscarriage
When a place comes available which seems too good to be true, you should trust your instincts! Is this a haunting, revenge or something more sinister. You can still sleep with the lights off.
Trigger warning. Miscarriage
December 18, 2025
Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the early copy of this novel.
A brilliant domestic thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat and your jaw on the floor with the reveal. After a burglary, The Glendale seems like the perfect place for Sam and Jordan until mysterious things start occurring without warning. Readers will love the mystery of what goes bump in the night, and get their answer to the age old adage - if something seems too good to be true, it usually is.
A brilliant domestic thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat and your jaw on the floor with the reveal. After a burglary, The Glendale seems like the perfect place for Sam and Jordan until mysterious things start occurring without warning. Readers will love the mystery of what goes bump in the night, and get their answer to the age old adage - if something seems too good to be true, it usually is.
October 15, 2025
This book was fast paced, with tension that was off the charts and had me guessing throughout - my brain was doing somersaults trying to work out how all the characters were connected and the motives behind a lot of the actions they took. There was some very clever plotting and I did not see that ending coming!
Such a great read!
Thanks so much to NetGalley for an E-ARC of this title in exchange for an honest review!
Such a great read!
Thanks so much to NetGalley for an E-ARC of this title in exchange for an honest review!
October 17, 2025
Thank you to Thomas & Mercer and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
A Book Not to Die For
My Vibe Check
* My emotional state while reading: 🥱😶🌫️🙄
This slow-paced story is an alternating POV between a killer and the fmc, Jordan.
* If this book were a snack, it'd be... maybe salami. I hate salami. It looks good but I don’t like the taste.
The Good Stuff
1. Easy to read. Flows well. Short chapters. Digestible.
Things That Made Me Go Meh
1. The psycho stalker sounds like Joe Goldberg (You) talking, all stalker-ish and contemplative. Not exactly a bad thing, but now I’m imagining it’s him.
2. The writing is bland and doesn’t really make me feel anything. Not hooked enough. I’ve read longer books in a shorter time.
3. The characters are flat and one-dimensional. I don’t care what happens to them. I don’t even like Jordan (fmc).
4. The plot is not plotting. Halfway through the book and nothing significant is happening. It starts to pick up at about 82% of the book.
5. The misdirection is a bit obvious. I’m no longer surprised because I already expect that all it’s building up to involves the weird residents and the building in relation to the killer.
6. This would work better as a movie. I would love it as a movie.
My Overall Thoughts
* Would I recommend this book? I’m not sure I would even remember it…
* Who should read this? Anyone who likes slow-paced predictable reads.
* My super-scientific rating: 2. Moving on.
—MAJOR SPOILERS START HERE.—
The Gist (or else I’ll forget)
The book opens with a flashback of an unknown psycho stalker attacking a girl (with glasses) in her apartment.
We switch to Jordan’s POV in the current time. She is devastated that her loan application with her fiancé Sam for their dream house has been rejected (a problem with Sam’s credit). On the same unfortunate day, their apartment gets robbed and vandalized. They go to stay at Jordan’s parents’ house.
Flashback: We see the psycho stalker again, finding his next victim (Raven tattoo). We also find out that he’s a resident physician at Mass General.
Back to Jordan. She receives a too-good-to-be-true housing deal (Glendale). She sends an application. They get called in for an interview (the board: Catherine, Ron, Dr. Burgress) and take a tour of the grand apartment. A week later, their application is approved and they move in. Jordan notices weird sounds (crying baby). She meets a neighbor, Kalina.
Jordan and Sam attend the Glendale’s cocktail party for the residents. Kalina seems to take to Sam and it makes Jordan uncomfortable/jealous, despite that Kalina is hiring him. Meanwhile, Catherine hires her to design an empty space for a coffee shop.
Flashback: Psycho killer orchestrates a meet-cute with Raven tattoo girl at her workplace.
Jordan meets with the board about the coffee shop then Catherine takes her to the basement to check out stored furniture. She gets locked in and has a creepy experience (weird sounds, stuffed toy moving place to place). She is let out by Catherine who doesn’t believe it’s possible to get locked in.
Flashback: Psycho killer is tormented that Raven tattoo girl is on a date.
Weird moments. Neighbors cancels brunch, but at least Jordan and Sam meets new friends (Dawn and Jamie). Catherine gaslights Jordan about forgetting a meeting. Kalina flirts more with Sam. Catherine being weird at the empty first-floor apartment. Angelo being cryptic. Her new friend Dawn being weird with the clothes shop owner.
Jordan goes on a date with Sam in her new dress and asks him to stop catering to Kalina. They have a good date, go home, and Jordan is still obsessing over that first-floor apartment.
Flashback: Psycho killer murdered Raven’s date. Cops question Raven.
The next morning, Jordan hears the crying baby again and Sam thinks she’s cuckoo. The next day, she goes to the client she wasn’t able to meet because of Catherine only to be told that she’d been replaced because she canceled, which she can’t remember happening.
Jordan’s issue with Kalina escalates. Sam keeps saying he isn’t interested in Kalina.
Flashback: Psycho killer secretly attends the funeral of the guy he killed and found out the guy was actually gay as he talks with Raven who’s actually named Luna.
Jennifer comes over for drinks at Jordan’s and hints at something about the apartment as she leaves.
More weirdness. Sam’s been acting sketchy. The apartment’s dark corners feel ominous. Jordan’s mood board for the coffee shop mysteriously goes missing and reappears. The board is dissatisfied with her design presentation.
Flashback: Psycho killer steals Luna’s PJs and leaves her a moon necklace.
Jordan encounters an unsettling painting in the building. It’s not there later when she tries to show Sam. He is fed up and tells her all the ridiculous things she’s been saying, convinced that she’s regressing and needs help again.
Jordan thinks Sam is acting sus. And then one morning she finds Kalina’s earring in their bedroom. She throws him out of the apartment. Jennifer visits her that night and encourages her not to stay alone in the apartment.
The next day while clearing boxes, she finds a diary stuck behind the drawers. The woman wrote about the strange things in the apartment, which are similar to Jordan’s experiences. She talks to Frank about it and he asks her to leave the diary with him.
Jordan discovers that another ex-resident killed himself in the apartment because he was hearing voices. Freaked out about everything, she plans to stay at her parents’ house, but she got a mysterious text inviting her to the first-floor apartment.
Flashback: Psycho killer gets ready to end Luna.
Jordan sends a text to Sam then goes to the first floor apartment that first looks abandoned, but then sees the bloody bedroom and flees to Dawn’s. Dawn and Jamie offer to take a look again with her and then call the police if necessary. She agrees. They go.
It’s a trap. Catherine and her cohorts arrive, and even Dawn and Jamie are in on it. The apartment used to be Catherine’s daughter’s (Luna). They say that she was murdered there, which is why Jordan has to die.
Turns out Jordan’s dad was the psychiatrist of the killer and his assessment got the killer thrown in an institution instead of jail. He’s killed someone related to the residents of the Glendale.
Apparently, the Glendale is a slaughterhouse for a relative of those involved with the psycho killer’s sentencing. “So they would feel what we feel.”
After much ruckus, they are about to stage her suicide, but Sam arrives with a couple of cops. Catherine gets accidentally shot and her cohorts get arrested. It’s a wrap.
A Book Not to Die For
My Vibe Check
* My emotional state while reading: 🥱😶🌫️🙄
This slow-paced story is an alternating POV between a killer and the fmc, Jordan.
* If this book were a snack, it'd be... maybe salami. I hate salami. It looks good but I don’t like the taste.
The Good Stuff
1. Easy to read. Flows well. Short chapters. Digestible.
Things That Made Me Go Meh
1. The psycho stalker sounds like Joe Goldberg (You) talking, all stalker-ish and contemplative. Not exactly a bad thing, but now I’m imagining it’s him.
2. The writing is bland and doesn’t really make me feel anything. Not hooked enough. I’ve read longer books in a shorter time.
3. The characters are flat and one-dimensional. I don’t care what happens to them. I don’t even like Jordan (fmc).
4. The plot is not plotting. Halfway through the book and nothing significant is happening. It starts to pick up at about 82% of the book.
5. The misdirection is a bit obvious. I’m no longer surprised because I already expect that all it’s building up to involves the weird residents and the building in relation to the killer.
6. This would work better as a movie. I would love it as a movie.
My Overall Thoughts
* Would I recommend this book? I’m not sure I would even remember it…
* Who should read this? Anyone who likes slow-paced predictable reads.
* My super-scientific rating: 2. Moving on.
—MAJOR SPOILERS START HERE.—
The Gist (or else I’ll forget)
The book opens with a flashback of an unknown psycho stalker attacking a girl (with glasses) in her apartment.
We switch to Jordan’s POV in the current time. She is devastated that her loan application with her fiancé Sam for their dream house has been rejected (a problem with Sam’s credit). On the same unfortunate day, their apartment gets robbed and vandalized. They go to stay at Jordan’s parents’ house.
Flashback: We see the psycho stalker again, finding his next victim (Raven tattoo). We also find out that he’s a resident physician at Mass General.
Back to Jordan. She receives a too-good-to-be-true housing deal (Glendale). She sends an application. They get called in for an interview (the board: Catherine, Ron, Dr. Burgress) and take a tour of the grand apartment. A week later, their application is approved and they move in. Jordan notices weird sounds (crying baby). She meets a neighbor, Kalina.
Jordan and Sam attend the Glendale’s cocktail party for the residents. Kalina seems to take to Sam and it makes Jordan uncomfortable/jealous, despite that Kalina is hiring him. Meanwhile, Catherine hires her to design an empty space for a coffee shop.
Flashback: Psycho killer orchestrates a meet-cute with Raven tattoo girl at her workplace.
Jordan meets with the board about the coffee shop then Catherine takes her to the basement to check out stored furniture. She gets locked in and has a creepy experience (weird sounds, stuffed toy moving place to place). She is let out by Catherine who doesn’t believe it’s possible to get locked in.
Flashback: Psycho killer is tormented that Raven tattoo girl is on a date.
Weird moments. Neighbors cancels brunch, but at least Jordan and Sam meets new friends (Dawn and Jamie). Catherine gaslights Jordan about forgetting a meeting. Kalina flirts more with Sam. Catherine being weird at the empty first-floor apartment. Angelo being cryptic. Her new friend Dawn being weird with the clothes shop owner.
Jordan goes on a date with Sam in her new dress and asks him to stop catering to Kalina. They have a good date, go home, and Jordan is still obsessing over that first-floor apartment.
Flashback: Psycho killer murdered Raven’s date. Cops question Raven.
The next morning, Jordan hears the crying baby again and Sam thinks she’s cuckoo. The next day, she goes to the client she wasn’t able to meet because of Catherine only to be told that she’d been replaced because she canceled, which she can’t remember happening.
Jordan’s issue with Kalina escalates. Sam keeps saying he isn’t interested in Kalina.
Flashback: Psycho killer secretly attends the funeral of the guy he killed and found out the guy was actually gay as he talks with Raven who’s actually named Luna.
Jennifer comes over for drinks at Jordan’s and hints at something about the apartment as she leaves.
More weirdness. Sam’s been acting sketchy. The apartment’s dark corners feel ominous. Jordan’s mood board for the coffee shop mysteriously goes missing and reappears. The board is dissatisfied with her design presentation.
Flashback: Psycho killer steals Luna’s PJs and leaves her a moon necklace.
Jordan encounters an unsettling painting in the building. It’s not there later when she tries to show Sam. He is fed up and tells her all the ridiculous things she’s been saying, convinced that she’s regressing and needs help again.
Jordan thinks Sam is acting sus. And then one morning she finds Kalina’s earring in their bedroom. She throws him out of the apartment. Jennifer visits her that night and encourages her not to stay alone in the apartment.
The next day while clearing boxes, she finds a diary stuck behind the drawers. The woman wrote about the strange things in the apartment, which are similar to Jordan’s experiences. She talks to Frank about it and he asks her to leave the diary with him.
Jordan discovers that another ex-resident killed himself in the apartment because he was hearing voices. Freaked out about everything, she plans to stay at her parents’ house, but she got a mysterious text inviting her to the first-floor apartment.
Flashback: Psycho killer gets ready to end Luna.
Jordan sends a text to Sam then goes to the first floor apartment that first looks abandoned, but then sees the bloody bedroom and flees to Dawn’s. Dawn and Jamie offer to take a look again with her and then call the police if necessary. She agrees. They go.
It’s a trap. Catherine and her cohorts arrive, and even Dawn and Jamie are in on it. The apartment used to be Catherine’s daughter’s (Luna). They say that she was murdered there, which is why Jordan has to die.
Turns out Jordan’s dad was the psychiatrist of the killer and his assessment got the killer thrown in an institution instead of jail. He’s killed someone related to the residents of the Glendale.
Apparently, the Glendale is a slaughterhouse for a relative of those involved with the psycho killer’s sentencing. “So they would feel what we feel.”
After much ruckus, they are about to stage her suicide, but Sam arrives with a couple of cops. Catherine gets accidentally shot and her cohorts get arrested. It’s a wrap.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 23, 2025
📚 EARLY BUZZ BOOK REVIEW 📚
A Place To Die For By A.M. Strong & Sonya Sargent
Publication Date: March 17, 2026
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer | Amazon Publishing
📚MY RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Thank you to Thomas & Mercer, Amazon Publishing, and NetGalley for this e-ARC in exchange for my honest review!
📚MY REVIEW:
When I saw A Place To Die For pop up on NetGalley, I immediately had to grab it and start reading, as Strong & Sargent are my favorite powerhouse author duo! With its immediate "You"-like stalker vibes and its unsettling happenings in a creepy old building, this book was a great addition to my Spooky October Reads!
This is told in dual POVs: an unknown stalker, whose chapters add another layer of tension to the book; and FMC Jordan, who is a self-employed interior designer. Jordan and her fiance Sam snag an incredible opportunity to move into an apartment in a highly-desirable co-op building. Jordan senses something is off about the building, with its unexplained noises and mysterious happenings that nobody seems to notice except her. However, the residents are all so welcoming, and when the co-op board hires her to renovate the building's retail space, it feels like things may finally be going their way. But eerie and spooky things just keep happening in the building, like Jordan hearing a crying baby despite the fact no children live there, and she can't shake her feelings that there's a secret about their new apartment and this creepy building that nobody wants them to know.
Jordan's character becomes an increasingly unreliable narrator as the book goes on, and I'm a huge fan of this trope. But I really struggled with its use here. Trigger warning: Jordan experienced a second trimester miscarriage a couple years ago and (understandably) struggled with her emotional stability afterward. As someone who experienced the same thing, I could completely relate to the themes of grief and loss woven into the book.
While I love an unreliable narrator who raises questions about her reliability through her own actions, I've grown tired of female characters with emotions being gaslighted by males BECAUSE of their emotions. ESPECIALLY when those emotions involve a miscarriage. Honestly, that aspect of this book left me really disappointed with the way it was used in the plotline. It's a personal thing for me and likely won't impact every reader the same way, but I needed to say it.
When the dual POVs and dual timelines finally came together, it was not what I expected at all and I had to suspend my disbelief a little bit. There were so many secrets revealed so quickly at the end that it made my head spin.
Did I like this book? Overall, yes. Was it my favorite by this author duo? No. But I'm not sure anything they write could be better than The Last Girl Left, one of my favorite reads. And with my own personal infertility struggles, this book just wasn't my jam. That's me though, and I definitely recommend you check it out - especially if you're a fan of these authors too!
𝑾𝒂𝒔 𝒊𝒕 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒚? Yes, it definitely has its moments.
𝑫𝒊𝒅 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑰 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒕? Nope.
#APlaceToDieFor #Strong&Sargent #AMStrong #SonyaSargent #ThomasAndMercer #AmazonPublishing #SpookyOctoberReads #NetGalley #NetGalleyReviews #thrillerreads #thrillerlover #thrilleraddict #bookreviews #bookrecs #booklover #bookaddict
A Place To Die For By A.M. Strong & Sonya Sargent
Publication Date: March 17, 2026
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer | Amazon Publishing
📚MY RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Thank you to Thomas & Mercer, Amazon Publishing, and NetGalley for this e-ARC in exchange for my honest review!
📚MY REVIEW:
When I saw A Place To Die For pop up on NetGalley, I immediately had to grab it and start reading, as Strong & Sargent are my favorite powerhouse author duo! With its immediate "You"-like stalker vibes and its unsettling happenings in a creepy old building, this book was a great addition to my Spooky October Reads!
This is told in dual POVs: an unknown stalker, whose chapters add another layer of tension to the book; and FMC Jordan, who is a self-employed interior designer. Jordan and her fiance Sam snag an incredible opportunity to move into an apartment in a highly-desirable co-op building. Jordan senses something is off about the building, with its unexplained noises and mysterious happenings that nobody seems to notice except her. However, the residents are all so welcoming, and when the co-op board hires her to renovate the building's retail space, it feels like things may finally be going their way. But eerie and spooky things just keep happening in the building, like Jordan hearing a crying baby despite the fact no children live there, and she can't shake her feelings that there's a secret about their new apartment and this creepy building that nobody wants them to know.
Jordan's character becomes an increasingly unreliable narrator as the book goes on, and I'm a huge fan of this trope. But I really struggled with its use here. Trigger warning: Jordan experienced a second trimester miscarriage a couple years ago and (understandably) struggled with her emotional stability afterward. As someone who experienced the same thing, I could completely relate to the themes of grief and loss woven into the book.
While I love an unreliable narrator who raises questions about her reliability through her own actions, I've grown tired of female characters with emotions being gaslighted by males BECAUSE of their emotions. ESPECIALLY when those emotions involve a miscarriage. Honestly, that aspect of this book left me really disappointed with the way it was used in the plotline. It's a personal thing for me and likely won't impact every reader the same way, but I needed to say it.
When the dual POVs and dual timelines finally came together, it was not what I expected at all and I had to suspend my disbelief a little bit. There were so many secrets revealed so quickly at the end that it made my head spin.
Did I like this book? Overall, yes. Was it my favorite by this author duo? No. But I'm not sure anything they write could be better than The Last Girl Left, one of my favorite reads. And with my own personal infertility struggles, this book just wasn't my jam. That's me though, and I definitely recommend you check it out - especially if you're a fan of these authors too!
𝑾𝒂𝒔 𝒊𝒕 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒚? Yes, it definitely has its moments.
𝑫𝒊𝒅 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑰 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒕? Nope.
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October 31, 2025
Special Thanks to Netgalley and Thomas & Mercer for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.
In A Place to Die For, Strong and Sargent plunge readers into a quietly unsettling psychological thriller, centred around Jordan and her fiancé Sam, who believe they’ve hit the jackpot when they move into the historic and exclusive Glendale building in Boston. Instead of healing from past wounds, Jordan quickly senses that something is deeply wrong: mysterious sounds, unanswered questions around the empty apartment on the ground floor, and an increasing sense of isolation as Sam grows distant.
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What worked well
The setting is a strong asset: the gleaming turn-of-the-century co-op transforms into a character of its own, the grandeur and hidden corners feeding the suspense-atmosphere effectively. Jordan’s internal struggle — her grief, her guilt, her vulnerability — is convincingly drawn. The authors do a good job of making the reader feel her tension and uncertainty. The pacing keeps things moving: there are enough unsettling clues (the cries of a baby in a building with none, the mysterious empty apartment) to keep you turning pages. It’s a solid pick for a thriller fan who enjoys atmospheric tension rather than nonstop action. The framework , couple, new home, hidden danger, is familiar but executed with enough twists to hold interest.
What could have been stronger
Some of the secondary characters and subplots feel a bit under-developed. For a novel of this length, I found myself wanting deeper back-stories or motivations for certain players in the building. The sense of dread is effective, but the “reveal” or turning-point tends toward the predictable side — the premise sets you up for what’s coming and you might see some beats in advance. A few pacing lapses occur, especially when Jordan is alone in the building and descriptions of dread accumulate without enough new plot movement; the tension occasionally stalls.
Overall impression
I’d rate it 4 out of 5 stars. A Place to Die For offers a well-crafted psychological suspense that leans heavily on atmosphere and character internalization. For readers already comfortable with the genre, it delivers enough chills and intrigue to be satisfying. However, for those looking for major surprises or a fully fleshed ensemble cast, it falls just short of being exceptional.
Recommendation
If you’re a fan of authors like Ruth Ware or Lisa Jewell (who use haunted spaces and psychological tension rather than full-blown gore), this is a good choice. It’s especially appealing if you enjoy reflecting on how trauma, memory, and isolation play out in seemingly everyday settings. On the other hand, if you prefer more plot-driven thrillers with explosive twists and large casts, you might feel it’s slightly under-powered.
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In A Place to Die For, Strong and Sargent plunge readers into a quietly unsettling psychological thriller, centred around Jordan and her fiancé Sam, who believe they’ve hit the jackpot when they move into the historic and exclusive Glendale building in Boston. Instead of healing from past wounds, Jordan quickly senses that something is deeply wrong: mysterious sounds, unanswered questions around the empty apartment on the ground floor, and an increasing sense of isolation as Sam grows distant.
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What worked well
The setting is a strong asset: the gleaming turn-of-the-century co-op transforms into a character of its own, the grandeur and hidden corners feeding the suspense-atmosphere effectively. Jordan’s internal struggle — her grief, her guilt, her vulnerability — is convincingly drawn. The authors do a good job of making the reader feel her tension and uncertainty. The pacing keeps things moving: there are enough unsettling clues (the cries of a baby in a building with none, the mysterious empty apartment) to keep you turning pages. It’s a solid pick for a thriller fan who enjoys atmospheric tension rather than nonstop action. The framework , couple, new home, hidden danger, is familiar but executed with enough twists to hold interest.
What could have been stronger
Some of the secondary characters and subplots feel a bit under-developed. For a novel of this length, I found myself wanting deeper back-stories or motivations for certain players in the building. The sense of dread is effective, but the “reveal” or turning-point tends toward the predictable side — the premise sets you up for what’s coming and you might see some beats in advance. A few pacing lapses occur, especially when Jordan is alone in the building and descriptions of dread accumulate without enough new plot movement; the tension occasionally stalls.
Overall impression
I’d rate it 4 out of 5 stars. A Place to Die For offers a well-crafted psychological suspense that leans heavily on atmosphere and character internalization. For readers already comfortable with the genre, it delivers enough chills and intrigue to be satisfying. However, for those looking for major surprises or a fully fleshed ensemble cast, it falls just short of being exceptional.
Recommendation
If you’re a fan of authors like Ruth Ware or Lisa Jewell (who use haunted spaces and psychological tension rather than full-blown gore), this is a good choice. It’s especially appealing if you enjoy reflecting on how trauma, memory, and isolation play out in seemingly everyday settings. On the other hand, if you prefer more plot-driven thrillers with explosive twists and large casts, you might feel it’s slightly under-powered.
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October 27, 2025
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for this eARC.
🏛️ In A Place to Die For, A.M. Strong and Sonya Sargent craft a psychological thriller as elegant as it is unsettling. Set in the opulent confines of the Glendale, a historic Boston co-op, this novel transforms architectural grandeur into a gothic trap—where grief, paranoia, and ambition collide.
Jordan and her fiancé Sam are still reeling from a devastating personal loss when they’re accepted into the Glendale, a dream apartment that promises a fresh start. But as Jordan spends long hours alone while Sam works, the building’s charm curdles into menace. Whispers in the walls, cryptic neighbors, and a growing sense that the past isn’t done with her—all conspire to unravel Jordan’s fragile peace.
The authors tap into a classic haunted-house motif, but with a psychological twist: the real terror may not be supernatural, but emotional and relational. The Glendale becomes a mirror for Jordan’s grief, amplifying her doubts and fears in ways that feel eerily plausible.
🧩 Strong and Sargent’s collaboration yields a narrative that’s intimate and cinematic. Their prose is clean and evocative, with a slow-burn pacing that rewards patience. The tension builds not through jump scares, but through subtle shifts in tone, character behavior, and the creeping realization that something is deeply wrong.
Jordan’s perspective is rendered with empathy and nuance. Her descent into suspicion is neither hysterical nor heroic—it’s human. The authors resist the urge to make her a victim or a savior, instead presenting her as someone trying to make sense of a reality that keeps shifting beneath her feet.
🧱 A Place to Die For is about the spaces we inhabit—physically and emotionally—and how they shape our sense of safety. The Glendale, with its turn-of-the-century splendor, represents both aspiration and entrapment. The novel probes how grief can distort perception, how relationships can fracture under pressure, and how institutions (even housing boards) can conceal rot beneath polished surfaces.
The title is a clever double entendre: the apartment is desirable to the point of obsession, but it may also be deadly. That ambiguity fuels the novel’s psychological complexity.
📝 A Place to Die For is a stylish, slow-burning thriller that trades gore for atmosphere and cheap twists for emotional depth. It’s ideal for readers who appreciate suspense rooted in character and setting, and who enjoy peeling back layers of domestic perfection to reveal the chaos underneath.
🏛️ In A Place to Die For, A.M. Strong and Sonya Sargent craft a psychological thriller as elegant as it is unsettling. Set in the opulent confines of the Glendale, a historic Boston co-op, this novel transforms architectural grandeur into a gothic trap—where grief, paranoia, and ambition collide.
Jordan and her fiancé Sam are still reeling from a devastating personal loss when they’re accepted into the Glendale, a dream apartment that promises a fresh start. But as Jordan spends long hours alone while Sam works, the building’s charm curdles into menace. Whispers in the walls, cryptic neighbors, and a growing sense that the past isn’t done with her—all conspire to unravel Jordan’s fragile peace.
The authors tap into a classic haunted-house motif, but with a psychological twist: the real terror may not be supernatural, but emotional and relational. The Glendale becomes a mirror for Jordan’s grief, amplifying her doubts and fears in ways that feel eerily plausible.
🧩 Strong and Sargent’s collaboration yields a narrative that’s intimate and cinematic. Their prose is clean and evocative, with a slow-burn pacing that rewards patience. The tension builds not through jump scares, but through subtle shifts in tone, character behavior, and the creeping realization that something is deeply wrong.
Jordan’s perspective is rendered with empathy and nuance. Her descent into suspicion is neither hysterical nor heroic—it’s human. The authors resist the urge to make her a victim or a savior, instead presenting her as someone trying to make sense of a reality that keeps shifting beneath her feet.
🧱 A Place to Die For is about the spaces we inhabit—physically and emotionally—and how they shape our sense of safety. The Glendale, with its turn-of-the-century splendor, represents both aspiration and entrapment. The novel probes how grief can distort perception, how relationships can fracture under pressure, and how institutions (even housing boards) can conceal rot beneath polished surfaces.
The title is a clever double entendre: the apartment is desirable to the point of obsession, but it may also be deadly. That ambiguity fuels the novel’s psychological complexity.
📝 A Place to Die For is a stylish, slow-burning thriller that trades gore for atmosphere and cheap twists for emotional depth. It’s ideal for readers who appreciate suspense rooted in character and setting, and who enjoy peeling back layers of domestic perfection to reveal the chaos underneath.
October 16, 2025
Jordan and Sam have moved into a co-op after their previous apartment was broken into, leaving them afraid to return. The Glendale in Boston is pure luxury, and they are surprised they were able to afford it, but thanks to some financial finagling and, frankly, confusing explanations, they were accepted. Of course, it seems too good to be true, and it is.
Jordan works from home while Sam is away for long hours as an attorney, so she’s around a lot more and notices little things that start bothering her. She hears sounds no one else does, she’s convinced she’s being watched, and the co-op board members run hot and cold with their interactions.
It’s a bit disappointing that the plot takes a turn for the worse – gaslighting. Sam is her fiancé, yet he doubts almost everything she says because she suffered some past heartaches and tragedies. And if he doesn’t believe her, you can bet everyone else she interacts with doesn’t either. Can nothing ever happen to a woman without everyone thinking she’s going crazy??
So you know where this is headed: the more people doubt her, the more she starts doubting herself, and the stranger things get, etc. What saves this story is that there are tons of little hints here and there about something being very off with the Glendale, but the conclusion is just out of reach. And when you put it all together, it’s like AHA! Everything has a logical explanation, and you almost feel bad for the bad guys. But not quite.
Jordan works from home while Sam is away for long hours as an attorney, so she’s around a lot more and notices little things that start bothering her. She hears sounds no one else does, she’s convinced she’s being watched, and the co-op board members run hot and cold with their interactions.
It’s a bit disappointing that the plot takes a turn for the worse – gaslighting. Sam is her fiancé, yet he doubts almost everything she says because she suffered some past heartaches and tragedies. And if he doesn’t believe her, you can bet everyone else she interacts with doesn’t either. Can nothing ever happen to a woman without everyone thinking she’s going crazy??
So you know where this is headed: the more people doubt her, the more she starts doubting herself, and the stranger things get, etc. What saves this story is that there are tons of little hints here and there about something being very off with the Glendale, but the conclusion is just out of reach. And when you put it all together, it’s like AHA! Everything has a logical explanation, and you almost feel bad for the bad guys. But not quite.
November 15, 2025
This book always had me desperate to find out what happened next! It was perfect to stay up all night reading, and of course that plot twist tied everything together amazingly.
Jordan and her fiance Sam move into a new apartment, ready to start the next chapter in their life after going through a heartbreaking tragedy. With their finances not being in a great place, it almost seems too good to be true that they were offered this apartment in the first place. And Jordan soon starts realising that maybe it is too good to be true, when suspicious and concerning events start to occur involving her, her fiance and other residents of the apartment.
The authors built the tension in the book perfectly, with each small thing that happened adding to the tense atmosphere of the book. The main character was always someone you could root for, and both of these things made the book captivating and easy to read on. You could never really tell what the mystery surrounding the apartment was, the authors did a great job in keeping the plot engaging but not too predictable. And of course, that ending! It wasn't what I expected, but thinking back to every clue that had been hinted throughout the book, it also made perfect sense. The ending was exciting and satisfying.
Overall, I really enjoyed reading this fast-paced thriller and would definitely recommend it to those who love this genre!
Jordan and her fiance Sam move into a new apartment, ready to start the next chapter in their life after going through a heartbreaking tragedy. With their finances not being in a great place, it almost seems too good to be true that they were offered this apartment in the first place. And Jordan soon starts realising that maybe it is too good to be true, when suspicious and concerning events start to occur involving her, her fiance and other residents of the apartment.
The authors built the tension in the book perfectly, with each small thing that happened adding to the tense atmosphere of the book. The main character was always someone you could root for, and both of these things made the book captivating and easy to read on. You could never really tell what the mystery surrounding the apartment was, the authors did a great job in keeping the plot engaging but not too predictable. And of course, that ending! It wasn't what I expected, but thinking back to every clue that had been hinted throughout the book, it also made perfect sense. The ending was exciting and satisfying.
Overall, I really enjoyed reading this fast-paced thriller and would definitely recommend it to those who love this genre!
October 27, 2025
A Place to Die For is a slow-burning psychological thriller that wraps its dread in turn-of-the-century elegance. When Jordan and her fiancé Sam move into the Glendale—a historic Boston co-op with gilded charm and a suspiciously vacant ground-floor apartment—they believe they’ve found the perfect place to heal and start anew. But the building has other plans.
The story unfolds with quiet tension, as Jordan, left alone for long stretches, begins to sense something watching her. The cries of a baby echo through the halls, though no infants live there. Her relationship begins to fray, and the Glendale’s secrets tighten around her like ivy on brick.
Strong and Sargent write with a restrained elegance, letting the unease build gradually. The setting is richly atmospheric—antique fixtures, shadowed corridors, and a creeping sense that history isn’t just preserved here, it’s alive. Jordan’s emotional journey is as compelling as the mystery itself, making this more than just a haunted house tale—it’s a meditation on grief, isolation, and the cost of ignoring intuition.
Perfect for readers who love The Little Stranger or The Watchers, and who appreciate thrillers that whisper before they scream.
With thanks to A,M Strong, Sonya Sargent, the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC.
The story unfolds with quiet tension, as Jordan, left alone for long stretches, begins to sense something watching her. The cries of a baby echo through the halls, though no infants live there. Her relationship begins to fray, and the Glendale’s secrets tighten around her like ivy on brick.
Strong and Sargent write with a restrained elegance, letting the unease build gradually. The setting is richly atmospheric—antique fixtures, shadowed corridors, and a creeping sense that history isn’t just preserved here, it’s alive. Jordan’s emotional journey is as compelling as the mystery itself, making this more than just a haunted house tale—it’s a meditation on grief, isolation, and the cost of ignoring intuition.
Perfect for readers who love The Little Stranger or The Watchers, and who appreciate thrillers that whisper before they scream.
With thanks to A,M Strong, Sonya Sargent, the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC.
November 28, 2025
Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for an ARC of A Place to Die For.
This novel ultimately fell short for me. The narrative included so many extra details that they often distracted from the central storyline rather than enhancing it. That said, I did appreciate the way Jordan’s psychological unraveling was portrayed. As the events surrounding her intensified, she increasingly came across as an unreliable narrator, gradually slipping into instability. Given the character’s past, it becomes difficult to discern whether her experiences are grounded in reality, which adds some intrigue.
I personally would not classify this book as a true thriller. The most suspenseful moment occurs within the final ten percent, and while there is a minor twist explaining why Jordan becomes the primary focus, the overall plot felt largely predictable. The climax, despite its build-up, concluded abruptly and left me wishing for a more developed resolution. Additionally, the chapters from “Him” felt noticeably reminiscent of Joe Goldberg from You.
This story may be more enjoyable for readers who are newer to the thriller genre, but for me, it lacked the tension and originality I was hoping for.
This novel ultimately fell short for me. The narrative included so many extra details that they often distracted from the central storyline rather than enhancing it. That said, I did appreciate the way Jordan’s psychological unraveling was portrayed. As the events surrounding her intensified, she increasingly came across as an unreliable narrator, gradually slipping into instability. Given the character’s past, it becomes difficult to discern whether her experiences are grounded in reality, which adds some intrigue.
I personally would not classify this book as a true thriller. The most suspenseful moment occurs within the final ten percent, and while there is a minor twist explaining why Jordan becomes the primary focus, the overall plot felt largely predictable. The climax, despite its build-up, concluded abruptly and left me wishing for a more developed resolution. Additionally, the chapters from “Him” felt noticeably reminiscent of Joe Goldberg from You.
This story may be more enjoyable for readers who are newer to the thriller genre, but for me, it lacked the tension and originality I was hoping for.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 24, 2025
Thankyou Netgalley and Thomas and Mercer for the ARC and I voluntary leave this my honest review.
I have followed this author duo for many years. Their next psychological thriller comes out in March next year. A place to die for is just as good as previous books The last girl left and Gravewater Lake.
There is two storylines running along side each other. One is of a man who gives off You vibes from the famous TV series. The other is of a couple Jordan and Sam who after a house purchase falls through they are offered a place at the Grendale. They think they have landed on their feet but they soon find out nothing as it seems. I thought the story was brilliant. Having both storylines against each other didn't confuse me! The book is interesting and grabbed me from the start! I didn't see the twists before they happened! There were some deep emotional themes in the book miscarriage for one. I think the book is brilliant!! I loved the story and how it developed and the conclusion! If you like a twisty thriller you will love this!
I was honoured to find out that a couple in the book had been named after me and my husband Jamie!! I got a mention in the acknowledgements too!
I have followed this author duo for many years. Their next psychological thriller comes out in March next year. A place to die for is just as good as previous books The last girl left and Gravewater Lake.
There is two storylines running along side each other. One is of a man who gives off You vibes from the famous TV series. The other is of a couple Jordan and Sam who after a house purchase falls through they are offered a place at the Grendale. They think they have landed on their feet but they soon find out nothing as it seems. I thought the story was brilliant. Having both storylines against each other didn't confuse me! The book is interesting and grabbed me from the start! I didn't see the twists before they happened! There were some deep emotional themes in the book miscarriage for one. I think the book is brilliant!! I loved the story and how it developed and the conclusion! If you like a twisty thriller you will love this!
I was honoured to find out that a couple in the book had been named after me and my husband Jamie!! I got a mention in the acknowledgements too!
November 10, 2025
This book had me hooked from the start. Really quick paced short chapters had me wanting to read more. Jordan and Sam move into their dream apartment after a string of unlucky events. They love their new place and the residents are so friendly until things start going wrong and Jordan starts to feel this apartment might not be all that it seems.
I was suspicious of all of the characters in this book and trusted no one. I guessed they were all linked but couldn’t work out why until the reveal. I felt the reveal and some other parts of the story were a bit far fetched. How did they set up this murder club? How can so many people be ok with killing people who are very vaguely linked to the OG killers sentencing? How do they have so much influence over potential tenants?
Jordan, the main character, let a lot of things slide which she should have questioned, but the gaslighting and manipulation probably made her doubt her gut instincts. The ‘Him’ chapters gave me Joe Goldberg vibes from the Netflix show ‘You’, so creepy! Overall really enjoyed this read, and could not put this book down. Thank you to net galley and the publishers for my advanced copy!
I was suspicious of all of the characters in this book and trusted no one. I guessed they were all linked but couldn’t work out why until the reveal. I felt the reveal and some other parts of the story were a bit far fetched. How did they set up this murder club? How can so many people be ok with killing people who are very vaguely linked to the OG killers sentencing? How do they have so much influence over potential tenants?
Jordan, the main character, let a lot of things slide which she should have questioned, but the gaslighting and manipulation probably made her doubt her gut instincts. The ‘Him’ chapters gave me Joe Goldberg vibes from the Netflix show ‘You’, so creepy! Overall really enjoyed this read, and could not put this book down. Thank you to net galley and the publishers for my advanced copy!
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November 19, 2025
thank you to netgalley and thomas & mercer for this arc! i love a good ‘apartment with secrets’ plotline, so i was really excited for this one. aside from the very slow buildup, i really loved the majority of this book and i thought the dual pov/timeline was really well done. this book reminded me a LOT of ‘the paris apartment’ by lucy foley, so if you like that one or ‘lock every door’ by riley sager, you will probably like this one as well. the only thing i really didn’t like was the ending. i thought the explanation for what was going on felt both too far-fetched and like a cop out at the same time. add that to the fact that the book didn’t really start picking up until about 80% of the way through, and i’m not really sure i would recommend this to just anyone. like i said, if you liked the previous books i mentioned and you want a predictable, slower-paced thriller, i think this would be a good pick, but if you want something fast-paced and twisty, i wouldn’t recommend.
December 18, 2025
I found A Place to Die For had a nice steady pace for a slow burner. There are two stories here, the main protagonist, Jordan, lives her life in the "now" and a deranged serial killer lives his in the "then". The way the two intersect is interesting to say the least. The story is full of quirky characters sharing a historic building converted into a posh co-op and welcome Jordan and Sam to their little family of tenants. There seems to be a bit of gaslighting going on as the story progresses and Jordan's fiancé, Sam, believes that a tragedy in their past is beginning to affect her mind, again. I enjoyed the story, found it to have a very subtle dark undertone with some exciting passages thrown in to keep the reader intrigued as we realize that all is not as it seems.
I received a copy via the authors and NetGallery and leave my voluntary opinion of the tale.
I received a copy via the authors and NetGallery and leave my voluntary opinion of the tale.
November 4, 2025
I really wanted to love this more than I did. It was still enjoyable, but not as exciting or twisty as I was expecting/wanting.
This follows a couple who move into an apartment with a very very cheap rent...and they start to learn why. Everyone is suspicious and everything is weird. And then even more things are revealed.
I think the way this story slowed down towards the end is what made moments that were supposed to feel exciting feel less exciting. I feel like it took quite a while to get to the main point/situation/mystery.
I just wanted a little more oomph!
Thanks to NetGalley for the e-ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review!
This follows a couple who move into an apartment with a very very cheap rent...and they start to learn why. Everyone is suspicious and everything is weird. And then even more things are revealed.
I think the way this story slowed down towards the end is what made moments that were supposed to feel exciting feel less exciting. I feel like it took quite a while to get to the main point/situation/mystery.
I just wanted a little more oomph!
Thanks to NetGalley for the e-ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review!
October 13, 2025
This book had me guessing from start to finish. Just when I thought I had things figured out, it threw in another twist that completely caught me off guard. The pacing was sharp, the tension kept me hooked, and I loved how the story kept unfolding in unexpected ways. Overall, it was a clever, twisty read that I couldn’t put down. It's been awhile since I found a book that held my attention like this one did.I really enjoyed this book and am sad I am done reading it.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
October 16, 2025
A Place to Die For by A.M. Strong and Sonya Sargent, published by Thomas & Mercer is a full length, stand alone thriller.
Jordan and Sam are a couple and luck isn't on their side. Refused a loan, her home broken in to, they have to recalibrate their plans.
Moving into a new home they want to start over. But not all neighbors are nice even when it seems so.
A pulsepounding, fast paced, complex binge read that had me up till the early hours of the night.
I just couldn't put the book down. Twisty, twisty and twistier, and the end I never sawcoming.
Recommend the book,5 stars.
Jordan and Sam are a couple and luck isn't on their side. Refused a loan, her home broken in to, they have to recalibrate their plans.
Moving into a new home they want to start over. But not all neighbors are nice even when it seems so.
A pulsepounding, fast paced, complex binge read that had me up till the early hours of the night.
I just couldn't put the book down. Twisty, twisty and twistier, and the end I never sawcoming.
Recommend the book,5 stars.
October 15, 2025
Is this an unreliable narrator? What’s real? What’s not? Who’s actually the stalker? I couldn’t stop asking myself these questions the whole time I was reading. I honestly did not see that ending coming. This book kept me guessing and gave me chills more than once. I kept wondering if it was going to turn full horror, and a few scenes definitely gave me goosebumps. I’ll be recommending this one to all my friends and family who love a good, unsettling read!!
November 13, 2025
Thank you, NetGalley, for this book.
It was engaging enough, but hardly believable - and the scenes that seemed borrowed from You felt too unoriginal. I liked Jordan's story better. Wondering if gaslighting can get to such extremes or if she was going crazy. I got my answer, but I didn't like the explanation, unfortunately.
Also, a note: that Kalina didn't have a Romanian name. Can her origin be changed at this point?
It was engaging enough, but hardly believable - and the scenes that seemed borrowed from You felt too unoriginal. I liked Jordan's story better. Wondering if gaslighting can get to such extremes or if she was going crazy. I got my answer, but I didn't like the explanation, unfortunately.
Also, a note: that Kalina didn't have a Romanian name. Can her origin be changed at this point?
November 15, 2025
This book gave me major haunted house spooky vibes up until the twist dropped
I really liked the vibes of the book overall
But when everything was revealed it showed how the villains of the book did everything they did
From the very beginning they were manipulating everything that took place
The book also gave us a look into a second pov of another monster in the book which all makes sense in the end
I truly enjoyed reading this
I really liked the vibes of the book overall
But when everything was revealed it showed how the villains of the book did everything they did
From the very beginning they were manipulating everything that took place
The book also gave us a look into a second pov of another monster in the book which all makes sense in the end
I truly enjoyed reading this
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
Thank you NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for a digital copy of this book. The opinions are my own and freely given.
I really wasn't knowing what was going on in this building. I didn't know if this building was haunted or what. Other than the doctor, all the people seemed trustworthy. So, it was a surprise as to what was happening, why and who was involved. That probably gave away too much, but it was a very good story.
I really wasn't knowing what was going on in this building. I didn't know if this building was haunted or what. Other than the doctor, all the people seemed trustworthy. So, it was a surprise as to what was happening, why and who was involved. That probably gave away too much, but it was a very good story.
October 22, 2025
Thank you NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for the eARC.
This was a so-so read for me. I didn't like the main female character, she was annoying and I felt a bit sorry for her husband. The story was too unrealistic, even for fiction, I just couldn't believe in it. Basically, I kind of skipped through to the end. Sorry!
This was a so-so read for me. I didn't like the main female character, she was annoying and I felt a bit sorry for her husband. The story was too unrealistic, even for fiction, I just couldn't believe in it. Basically, I kind of skipped through to the end. Sorry!
October 28, 2025
The perfect house for a perfect price but is everything what it appears?
Fast paced thriller, full of Suspense and twists and turns. Throughly enjoyed this novel, was a first read from this author. Was a big fan of the dual povs and dual timelines and this book had me guessing the whole way through and I did not expect that ending.
Fast paced thriller, full of Suspense and twists and turns. Throughly enjoyed this novel, was a first read from this author. Was a big fan of the dual povs and dual timelines and this book had me guessing the whole way through and I did not expect that ending.
November 3, 2025
I enjoyed this thriller. I wasn't sure if this was going in the direction of a supernatural thriller or if it would stay more grounded in reality. I did like the way the story turned out. It definitely had me on the edge of my seat. I did not care for the few sex scenes in here. Otherwise I love everything this author duo puts out! Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC!
November 25, 2025
After reading this book I'll think twice about renting a new apartment. This is a thrilling and addictive read. The characters are interesting to say the least. The plot moves along at a good pace throughout. I particularly enjoyed the way the sub plots all came together. Yet another superb book. I definitely recommend reading this.
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