Creepy suspense with a bit of the supernatural to kick things up. Engrossing tale of fear, secrets, and family secrets - everything intertwined to deliver page turning mystery with a strong creep factor! Don't read it at night - by windows - alone - just don't!

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It’s a good old fashioned Horror story, for fans of Stephen King, Bentley Little or Graham Masterton. A successful but mentally tortured author, Ben Bookman, has to confront the murky past of his family, while out there…..,someone is copying the murders in his books. They are doing so pre-publication date too and I loved the little nod to “Netgalley reviewers” being on the initial Suspects List!
It’s got plenty of gore, but also a real plot to back it up, which doesn’t always happen with Horror titles.
It was difficult to put down sometimes, as the author is very good at cliffhangers and multiple character povs. I thoroughly enjoyed it and will look out for other books by them.

Ben Bookman’s thriller, The Sacrecrow, is released the same day a family is found gruesomely murdered and left in a bizarre and disturbing tableau. The murder is way too similar to the opening of Bookman’s novel to be a coincidence and Mills, the detective assigned to the case, along with his daughter, rookie cop Samantha, are worried the killer may be using the novel as a guide. They search the book for clues, desperate to find an obviously deranged killer before he can strike again. Meanwhile Ben, who has become the prime suspect in the murders, tries to remember the night he finished the book at his family’s ancestral home, Blackwood Manor, and the Atrium, his grandfather’s secret room full of books with no words. There is some graphic violence and gore in this book, but it didn’t put me off. I found the book to be terrifying and mesmerizing at the same time. If you want a book to give you chills this summer, then look no further

This book was sent to me by Netgalley for review…it is not for me…too gruesome…others might be able to read this book.