Review: Superb psychological thriller with rising suspense and a stunning climax. 5 stars!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 11, 2013
On the twenty-fifth anniversary of a childhood tragedy, a young mother revisits the house where it happened, so she can put her fears behind her. Instead, she finds that the house is for sale and the current owner offers her a chance to take her family possessions home with her. A toy telephone from her childhood becomes an unwelcome hotline to the dead as she begins to unravel just what happened that fateful day. She can't quite remember the details and, as she begins to recall pieces of what happened, it almost becomes too much for her to bear.This well-crafted thriller has all of the elements of an exciting page turner: a dark mystery with ties to the heroine's tormented past, a child in danger, echoes of the past that torment the heroine, a sister who knows things, a husband who loves but doesn't understand, and a desire to find out the truth, no matter how terrifying it is. TELEPHONE TERROR kept me on the edge and I couldn't put it down. Loved it.A Hitchcockian-style suspense thriller from the growing talent of Lindsey Stiles. She nailed it in this book. It's compelling and riveting. More, please! Five stars.