Crooked Lane Books, Belletristik, Little Red House (Englisch, Liv Andersson, 2022)

Twenty years isn&rsquo t enough to erase the sins of the past&mdash but the future is even more terrifying in this thrilling read perfect for fans of Megan Collins and Julia Heaberlin. In 1997, Eve Foster&rsquo s daughter, Kelsey, runs away to New Mexico and vanishes without a trace. Eve is convinced that she&rsquo s the victim of a serial killer who&rsquo s been hunting women in the region&mdash but Kelsey&rsquo s body is never found. Years later, Eve dies, leaving everything to her adopted twin daughters. The majority of the wealthy estate in Vermont goes to Lisa, the &ldquo good daughter,&rdquo while Connie inherits only a small stipend and a property in New Mexico. Connie, often the target of Eve's cruelty, suspects this was another of her mother's vindictive games. Connie arrives in New Mexico to find a small, dilapidated red house in the desert, and the home&rsquo s mysterious caretaker, Jet Montgomery, living in a shack on the property. She learns there's been a string of women murdered in the area&mdash murders that no one will talk about. Before Connie can get to the truth, her mother&rsquo s sadistic mind games come creeping back from the grave&mdash and now the danger becomes all too real. With a serial killer on the loose and a trove of deadly secrets coming to the surface, Connie is in a desperate race to save herself and what little is left of her shattered family.