Book Review: ‘Beneath The Stairs: A Novel’ By Jennifer Fawcett

Since 1936 the Octagan House in upstate New York has been a mysterious place. A woman and her child vanished and were never heard from again. Then in 1965 a wife and her daughters were attacked. One of the daughters barely survived and the husband was convicted of the murders. Now in present time Clare Madden is called by the mother of her former best friend Abby, who is in the hospital from a drug overdose, taken in the basement of Octagan House. In 1998 Claire, Abby and two other friends went to explore the house and something happened to Abby in that basement, something no one could explain. Now Claire is back and investigating what is going on with the house and the basement. She’s determined to find out once and for all what’s been going on with that house, even if it kills her. A solid debut novel that keeps you engaged throughout the story (with flashbacks to flesh out the story), leading to a climactic reveal. Author Jennifer Fawcett has a promising future ahead of her.

You can pick up Beneath The Stars in stores on Tuesday, February 22nd from Atria.