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The Homecoming
The Homecoming | Andrew Pyper
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Every family has secrets. But secrets can be a real killer. Bestselling author Andrew Pyper returns with his gripping new novel THE HOMECOMING, perfect for fans of Twin Peaks and Defender. When their eccentric, estranged father dies, siblings Aaron, Bridge and Franny are shocked to discover just how wealthy he was. But in order to claim their inheritance, they and their mother must agree to a strange request in his will: the four must spend a month in an enormous but isolated cabin, deep in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest, with no contact with the outside world. No phones, no computers, no friends. Despite their concerns, they agree. But it's not long before they find themselves questioning everything they've ever believed about their father - and themselves. What was their father's purpose in isolating them so thoroughly? Why do they all seem to have faint memories of the cabin, despite never having been there before? And what is it that seems to be calling to them from the dark heart of the woods? Before the month is through, these four people will discover just how deadly secrets can be. *** PRAISE for ANDREW PYPER *** 'Pyper's style flips back and forth from gallows humour to Grand Guignol horror...you'll want to keep all the lights on as you read this one' Independent on Sunday on Lost Girls "With impressive skill and confidence...Pyper has created an intricate puzzle, playing with elements of the courtroom drama, the detective story and country Gothic...As a debut novel, Lost Girls is remarkable and compelling. But more than that, it is a novel that goes some way towards reinventing the literary ghost story as a modern-day going concern" The Times on Lost Girls "Sentence by sentence there's little to fault: the moody unease of small-town Canada is maintained and a creeping horror revealed." Guardian on Lost Girls "A best-seller in the author's native Canada...it's easy to see why...extremely compelling" Sunday Telegraph on Lost Girls "This is an excellently written novel, brilliant in its evocation of an atmosphere which, at first mildly sinister, progressively thickens and darkens" Evening Standard on Lost Girls
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LibraryCin
The Homecoming | Andrew Pyper
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I was reading this often while distracted. I really feel like I would have “enjoyed” the scary atmosphere of it more, had those distractions not been there. One thing I didn‘t like, though, was that not everything was revealed to the reader at the end (unless I was distracted when it was?). Cont in comments...

LibraryCin Not everything I read needs to be tidied up at the end, but it seemed Aaron knew about it - it just wasn‘t revealed to the reader, and I would have liked to have known what that little tidbit was. There were definitely some surprises I would not have guessed at. 2y
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RamsFan1963
Homecoming | Andrew Pyper
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When I was growing up, this was as much a part of Christmas as Rudolph, Frosty and the Grinch. I've seen it a dozen time and still enjoy it today.

As the first episode of season 2, #TheHomecoming was kind of lackluster. True it was only part one of a three part story, but not a lot happens, it's all set up. Too much Bajorian politics is always dull.

#StarTrekSummerJune #TheHomecoming @Megabooks

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OutsmartYourShelf
The Homecoming | Andrew Pyper
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Mehso-so

On the death of their father, Aaron Quinlan & his 2 sisters are summoned to the estate of Belfountain. There they find out the vast estate belonged to their father & they can inherit - but only if they stay there for 30 days.

This was a fairly good read & didn‘t go in the direction I initially thought it would. I didn‘t become invested in any of the characters though & the ending was wrapped up too neatly. 3⭐️

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Ckbadara
The Homecoming | Andrew Pyper
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Mehso-so

This was just okay for me. The first 1/2 of this book had me hooked, and I found this to be a fast and easy read. However, I did not love all of the twists and ultimately the story was just so-so for me. Also, the hints at the outside world were never followed up on, and I found it distracted from the story more than making me curious.

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overtheedge
The Homecoming | Andrew Pyper
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If your looking for an excellent creepy story, I suggest The Homecoming, due the end of Feb on Simon & Schuster/Canada.....
The beginning will make you tense, and scared. By the end you will be completely blown away by the twist that takes this a whole new level of creepy!

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candority
The Homecoming | Andrew Pyper
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Mehso-so

After the death of their absentee father, the Quinlan family is summoned to his secret estate, where they learn that they will inherit millions of dollars on one condition: that they remain at the estate for 30 days.

I really loved the first half of this suspenseful book, but the last third fell short. One of my biggest issues was the treatment of a character with bipolar disorder. I‘m conflicted on this one ⬇️

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