Book Description:
Guest House Rules
No smoking in the rooms.
No loud music.
No phones
No leaving your room after 9pm
DC Nicola McKenna is meant to be resting following her last case, so she lets her boyfriend to take her to the Isle of Skye for the weekend. But what's meant to be a getaway to see the aurora borealis soon turns into a nightmare when they discover that their hotel has double booked.
In desperation, they check into the only hotel with rooms available nearby - The Loch House.
But from the moment they step foot in the guest house Nicola knows something is very wrong.
And as snow starts to fall, and night closes in, she begins to wonder if they will ever leave here alive...
The absolutely gripping, action-packed new thrilled from bestselling author Caroline Mitchell. Perfect for fans of The Sanatorium and The Hunting Party.
My Thoughts:
Nicola finds herself going for a weekend away with her six year old son George and her boyfriend Matt. What should be a lovely time away is under threat when there is a mix up with their booking and the only place that has availability is The Loch House. It's also clear that a weekend away with Matt is the last thing that Nicola wants or needs.
The setting for this story couldn't be anymore perfect in a secluded part of the Isle of Skye. The guest house is an old building that has been run down and the hosts, I think in Matt's own words, are like an English version of the Adams family! I instantly got shivers up my spine and would have turned straight back in the car and driven away but with a bad snowstorm, Nicola and Matt have no option but to check in and stay.
Along with what is going on in the guest house, there are chapters from a true crime podcast that run alongside it. I wasn't sure how it all ties in but it does and when things become clear but it does. The podcast chapters are like little teasers and I was as desperate to get back to them as I was for what would happen next in the house. With a closed off setting and a small cast of characters, it ramps up the suspense and mystery.
I would go as far as saying that The Last Guest House by Caroline Mitchell is her best novel yet. With so much tension on every page I turned, I could hardly sit still in my eagerness to know what secrets the building holds. There are so many unexpected twists that I hardly had time to pick my jaw up off the floor before it was back down there again. Dark, eerie and so grippingly good!
My thanks to the publishers and NetGalley for an advanced readers copy of this book. All opinions are my own and not biased in anyway.
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