by Ruth Ware
Scout Press, 2019, 336 pages, Mystery
Rowan Caine has a perfectly good job in London, but when she learns of a live-in nannying position with an overly generous salary, she feels she’s destined to apply. Although the position is in a very remote area of the Scottish Highlands, and Rowan will have to spend the first weeks with absolutely no help while the children’s parents attend a work expo, Rowan feels up to the task. But when strange and menacing things begin to happen, Rowan’s nerves start fraying. It all comes to a climax one night, when a child ends up dead and Rowan finds herself in prison awaiting trial for murder.
This update to Henry James’ classic ghost story The Turn of the Screw builds suspense slowly, but that makes the ending even more devastating. Instead of spirits wandering the house, a fully wired smart home that Rowan’s unused to operating helps create the creepy ambience.
The story is told in a series of letters written by Rowan while she’s in prison awaiting trial. As she pleads her case to an attorney who might be able to help her, most of her closest secrets are kept until the very end, with shocking results. If you’re a fan of modern ghost stories or if you like mystery stories that take sudden and unexpected turns, Ruth Ware’s newest book is perfect for you!
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