Dark clouds roll back over Meadonwood, shrouding the once charming town in a growing sense of dread. The peace its residents cherished is slipping away, replaced by a fear they hoped never to face again. After the brutal killing of a small child, panic spreads and all trust is fractured. And now, the corpses of strangers begin appearing in deserted cars, like grim calling cards.
Only one figure – a former local hero – has the authority and the courage to hunt down the monster responsible and restore sanity to the place she grew up in. But someone else may hold the key to the madness consuming the town – a broken woman hiding from her own reality. A tormented soul sheltered in total obscurity, battling the ghosts of a past she can’t outrun.
Maybe the end isn’t just an escape; maybe it’s the only way to be free.
What did I think?
House of Bricks is Marc Scott's third 'House of' novel but I think you can read and enjoy it as a standalone. I did find it a little difficult to get into at first and I wondered if that was simply because I hadn't read the earlier books. I will certainly be reading the earlier books to find out!
It shouldn't be a surprise as it says so on the cover but it is a very dark crime novel. The writing is a bit too vivid as I almost had nightmares about one of the early scenes, but that just goes to show the quality of Marc Scott's writing.
Once I got a handle on who all the characters were, I found it to be a very gripping psychological thriller but I was just missing that connection you get from having read the series in order. So this is one I plan to re-read when I have read House of Straw and House of Sticks.
I received a gifted paperback for the Love Books Tours bookstagram tour and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.
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