Hannah and Allan McCullough appear to be living the good life. Hannah expertly plays the role of a beautiful and devoted wife (albeit the third wife) to her millionaire husband. Their two young and slightly weird children attend a prestigious private school. When Allan threatens to send their son to a school for disturbed children, Hannah feels she has no choice but to run. Even though she knows a body has been uncovered next door to their Orcas Island vacation home, this is where she flees to with her children. As the story progresses, we learn that the body is not all that is buried there.
THE BODY NEXT DOOR, by Maia Chance, is a multi-layered psychological thriller. It is narrated by multiple voices, both in the past and the present. New characters suddenly appear with no introduction or warning. Even so, this helps to make the narrative engrossing as readers don't know what to expect from page to page.
There is a large cast of characters and they are about as different from each other as they can be. As the story is expertly crafted, this unusual and often unsavory group, eventually reveals how they fit into the story. Their relationships with each other are complex and sometimes outright terrifying.
THE BODY NEXT DOOR is a profound and haunting story. It is well plotted and packed with layers of secrets and shocking revelations. Highly recommended.
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