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When the past haunts you

Tales of sleepwalki­ng blues and strange things happening in an old mansion.

- By ROUWEN LIN lifestyle@thestar.com.my

The Girl From Widow Hills Author: Megan Miranda Publisher: simon and schuster

THEY all said it was a miracle, how Arden survived being swept away by a storm while sleepwalki­ng. Her mother wrote a book on this incident and every year since then, on the anniversar­y of that traumatic night, Arden is swamped by fan letters, well wishes and stalkers.

Arden moved away and changed her name the moment she could, and now everyone knows her as Olivia; no one knows who she really is. But one night, she jolts awake and finds herself in her yard. And by her feet is the corpse of a man she knew from her previous life.

Home Before Dark

Author: Riley sager Publisher: dutton Books

A long time ago, when she was just a child, Maggie and her parents moved into an old Victorian estate deep in the woods. Three weeks later, they had to flee in the dead of the night. Maggie can’t quite remember why but her father had considerab­le success with a book he published on their experience in the house.

More than two decades later, Maggie heads back to restore the mansion after her father dies. But her homecoming is anything but warm. She isn’t one to be rattled by tales of ghosts but when strange things start happening, she wonders if she should have taken her father’s book more seriously.

The Guest List

Author: Lucy Foley Publisher: William Morrow

It is a wedding to die for: a rising television star and a successful magazine publisher are getting hitched. The venue is secluded and mobile phone service is spotty, but the wedding planner has done a great job, with every detail expertly planned and no stone left unturned. But after the champagne is popped and the festivitie­s begin, a cold, dead body turns up. Who is the murderer in their midst?

Always The Last To Know Author: Kristan Higgins Publisher: Berkley Books

Barb and John have been married for five decades and are getting bored with each other, but they seek solace in their wonderful daughters, the brilliant Juliet and free-spirited Sadie. Then John has a stroke and Sadie has to put her career on hold to care for him.

On the other side of the country, Juliet wonders if people can tell that under the polished smile, she is spending an awful lot of time hiding away and having panic attacks. And what of Barb and John? When you have been together this long, how do you find a way to try and make things work?

Sorry I Missed You

Author: suzy Krause

Publisher: Lake union Publishing

They don’t know it yet, but housemates Maude, Sunna and Mackenzie all have one thing in common – they have been missing someone important in their lives. A sister, a fiance, a best friend ... all of them have disappeare­d without an explanatio­n. When a letter arrives in the mail, promising answers to their failed relationsh­ips, they put their heads together to try and figure out how to fix things.

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