The Haunting of Paynes Hollow by Kelley Armstrong
This was a really good thriller/horror novel. It takes place in the fictitious town of Paynes Hollow outside of Syracuse, NY on the shores of Lake Ontario. I grew up visiting Lake Ontario as a kid as I lived only twenty minutes from the lake, so I had an instant connection with this novel.
Sam witnessed the unthinkable as a teenager, her father killing a teenage boy at their lake house. Her grandfather refuses to believe that her father is guilty of the crime even though her father committed suicide and left a note. Upon her grandfather's death, 14 years later, he forces Sam to stay at their lakefront property for a month in order to inherit the valuable property. Sam agrees since she is in desperate need of the money to take care of her mother who has early onset dementia. Once Sam is on the property weird and gruesome things begin to happen. Sam begins to remember back to that trying time. Things go from bad to worse though when her aunt goes missing. Sam must figure out fast what is really going on before anyone else gets hurt.
This was a fast paced supernatural thriller with horror elements. I am not always a horror fan but this book was very well done and I really enjoyed the supernatural element. I definitely did not see what ended up happening at the end. The author did a fantastic job with the descriptions and I could picture myself back in Lake Ontario. I do have to say that after reading this book, it may be a little while before I go camping or visiting Lake Ontario. An excellent novel especially if you love spooky and supernatural elements.
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