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by C. B. Everett
From "one of the brightest stars in the British crime writing firmament" (John Connolly, New York Times bestselling author), a twisty thriller that combines Agatha Christie with Shutter Island as it follows a group of strangers in a race against time to stop a serial killer.
Ten strangers.
An old dark house.
A killer picking them off one by one.
And a missing girl who's running out of time…
And then there was one.
Ten strangers wake up inside an old, locked house. They have no recollection of how they got there. In order to escape, they have to solve the disappearance of a young woman. But soon the body count starts to rise. Who are these strangers? Why were they chosen? Why would someone want to kill them? And who—or what—lurks in the cellar?
Forget what you think you know.
Because while you can trust yourself, can you really trust The Other People?
BookBrowsers ask Donna Everhart, author of Women of a Promiscuous Nature
I know what you mean about an audiobook's narrator having a huge influence on readers' perception. I finished Percival Everett's The Trees not that long ago and thought the narration was particularly poor. It really impacted my appreciation for the book. You mention knowing other authors whose wo...
-kim.kovacs
What are you reading this week? And what did you think of last week’s books? (4/09/2026)
Looking forward to your opinion of Blob, @Connie_K ! @Lynne_G it's an audiobook. I was on my walk yesterday and listening to The Green Mile and all I could think of was, "OK, I've had enough of this. I need something funny." I remembered people here talking about The Trees as one of Everett's fun...
-kim.kovacs
New York Public Library - Most checked out books for the year
Here's their list for the entire city, and then broken down by borough. Which borough would you be in, based on the books people there have checked out? Citywide James by Percival Everett The God of the Woods by Liz Moore Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros All Fours by Mir...
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What was your last 5-star read, and what made you choose it?
My last five-star read was https://www.bookbrowse.com/bb_briefs/detail/index.cfm/ezine_preview_number/20961/my-friends My Friends by https://www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/index.cfm/author_number/2498/fredrik-backman Fredrik Backman . I'd heard a lot about Backman's books over the years (since ht...
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How does the title of the book reflect on real Americans?
I think she is wanting all to know that real Americans are not just people born in America but people from all over. My maternal grandparents immigrated from Slovakia with four of their children, three more including my mother were born in America. My grandfather and uncles were all hard working ...
-Paula_Walters
"A blackly funny twist on the country house mystery, with bodies and wit galore." ―John Connolly, New York Times bestselling author of The Children of Eve
"A labyrinthine fever dream with hidden depths and an irresistible sense of fun." ―Chris Brookmyre, award winning author of Fallen Angel
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C.B. Everett is the pen name for author Martyn Waites. He trained at the Birmingham School of Speech and Drama and worked as an actor for many years before becoming a writer. His novels include the critically acclaimed Joe Donovan series, The Old Religion, and The White Room. In 2013, he was chosen to write Angel of Death, the official sequel to Susan Hill's The Woman in Black, and in 2014 won the Grand Prix Roman Etranger for Born Under Punches. He has been nominated for every major British and French crime fiction award and has also enjoyed international commercial success with eight novels written under the name Tania Carver.
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