Book Recommendation – Home Is Where The Bodies Are – Jeneva Rose

I just finished another good book that had been on my “To Read” list. My wife read it before I did and based on her reaction, I chose to read it next. The cover itself was intriguing and I added it to my list before I even read what it was about.

This is the first book I have read by Jeneva Rose, but I liked it enough to want to read more. Here is the Goodreads synopsis:

From New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Marriage and You Shouldn’t Have Come Here comes a chilling family thriller about the (sometimes literal) skeletons in the closet.

After their mother passes, three estranged siblings reunite to sort out her estate. Beth, the oldest, never left home. She stayed with her mom, caring for her until the very end. Nicole, the middle child, has been kept at arm’s length due to her ongoing battle with a serious drug addiction. Michael, the youngest, lives out of state and hasn’t been back to their small Wisconsin town since their father ran out on them seven years before.

While going through their parent’s belongings, the siblings stumble upon a collection of home videos and decide to revisit those happier memories. However, the nostalgia is cut short when one of the VHS tapes reveals a night back in 1999 that none of them have any recollection of. On screen, their father appears covered in blood. What follows is a dead body and a pact between their parents to get rid of it, before the video abruptly ends.

Beth, Nicole, and Michael must now decide whether to leave the past in the past or uncover the dark secret their mother took to her grave.

I like reading books my wife has already read because then I can bug her about them. I must have asked her about 30 questions about this one. “Is so and so involved?” “What’s the deal with the video tape?” “How does so and so fit into this?” She always has the same answer – “If I tell you that, it will ruin the ending!”

I had my hunches throughout the book, and there were were plenty of people who seemed shady to me. There were some unexpected surprises in it as well. Over all, I really enjoyed this book and if you love a good mystery, you might, too!

4.5 Stars