Phenomenal, stunning, hold your seat kind of mystery and an all-star cast! If this had been a movie, that would have been my review. Heather Graham has written a stunning slasher book for the horror lover in us all! Starting out like a scene from Gothica, and twisting into something from Amityville, this book was exciting and captivating from page one. Set in Salem, THE EVIL INSIDE was smashingly real, the twists and turns kept me guessing, and I have to admit I never did figure out who had done it until it was written.

Sam Hall was comfortable with his life, things were pretty good. As a high class defense attorney, Sam has made more money than he is probably worth, plenty to keep up on the family home in Salem while he explored the world trying to figure out just want to do with it. Coming home to determine the house's fate was supposed to be an easy relaxing time. Driving down the road toward home and finding a naked kid covered in blood was not in the script, but that is exactly what Sam found. The boy, Malachi Smith according to the local police, had just murdered his family in a most horrendous way. Tied to two other deaths in the area things were looking pretty cut and dry for Malachi and nothing that Sam needed to dwell on...right?

Enter and beautiful red-head and her uncle. The red-head, Jenna Duffy, a member of a paranormal branch of the FBI, was known for her talent with talking to ghosts and postcognition. Growing up around Salem, Jenna knew the Lexington House carried a terrible past. It was highly probable that someone had played upon the stories of old and axe murdered their way through the town in a fit of rage or revenge. The idea that a boy so firm in his beliefs had murdered six people just didn't sit right with Jenna. The only way she can help her uncle clear Malachi is to work with Sam Hall. But first she will have to convince him to take the case. From there it was just a matter of talking to the right people, both living and dead, until the true murderer could be caught. Shut and close...however, this time it was not going to be that easy. Chasing one lead to another and coming up with dead ends on all sides, Jenna and Sam don't know where to turn next. Can they join all their forces, talents, and resources to catch the killer before the killer catches them?

Ms. Graham's use of history throughout this book and the way that she was able to blend all the religions into one small town was amazing. I felt that I had been transported across America into a Salem where I have never been. I loved that Graham was able to represent so many different religious cultures and still keep them feeling real. Graham was able to give Salem that small town feel, where everybody knows everybody and their business. The secrets that were to be kept hidden in this small town are all too real and believable. A fabulous read!