The Women in the Walls by Amy Lukavics

Creepy, gory, scary, weirdness.  

Just like Lukavics' Daughters unto Devils, the horror is strong with this one.

I had the pleasure of attending a virtual conference session with Lukavics, where I learned of this second novel.  I ordered it from Amazon, and it will be added to the WHHS LMC collection as soon as I finish typing this review.

Lucy lives in a old mansion with her all-business father Felix, aunt Penelope, cousin Margaret, and their staff.  Lucy's mother Eva passed away when she was very young, and Penelope moved in to be a surrogate Mom.  Margaret and Lucy were raised more like sisters, as it is clear Felix and Penelope developed a relationship.  The mansion once belonged to a wealthy woman who opened a home for orphaned children.   

Shortly after the opening of the story, the cook hangs himself.  Then Penelope disappears.  Margaret jumps out an attic window.  The new cook does something that made me want to vomit.

All the while, the country club Felix (and Eva before her death) belongs to seem to be chomping at the bit to kick Felix and his family out.  Felix alludes to the club having a strong interest in the mansion.  But it's their wives everyone needs to be watching out for...

This is not a read for bedtime.  

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