| Title | : | Gemma: A Novel |
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| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 1648210287 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781648210280 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 |
| Publication | : | First published June 4, 2024 |
For readers of Megan Miranda, Megan Abbot, Taylor Adams, and Catriona Ward, a twisty psychological thriller about sisters, family, and the friend we would do anything for
Sometime between the late night and early morning hours, in a dank, uncomfortable interrogation room, sits a young woman with a chilling story. Her pregnant sister, Sarah, is missing. Her cousin Jeremy is in an adjoining room. She is cold, terrified, and confused about what happened earlier last night. But the police, instead of trying to help her get her sister back, keep asking about her ex-flatmate, Gemma. Gemma, who came into their lives offering a six-month cash deposit up front, disrupted their routines with her manipulative behavior, her secrets, and her bizarre habits—like salt sprinkled outside her door, the chanting and whispering coming from her room at night, the candles, her irregualr comings and going as if in search of someone—only to disappear quietly several months ago, leaving them to deal with the fallout. Did something sinister happen to Gemma? What does it have to do with Sarah’s disappearance? Are they part of some trickster’s elaborate game, or is something else going on? And what really happened by the river last night?
From the author of They Did Bad Things , Gemma is a devious new mystery and slowly escalating psychological thriller with a touch of horror.
Sometime between the late night and early morning hours, in a dank, uncomfortable interrogation room, sits a young woman with a chilling story. Her pregnant sister, Sarah, is missing. Her cousin Jeremy is in an adjoining room. She is cold, terrified, and confused about what happened earlier last night. But the police, instead of trying to help her get her sister back, keep asking about her ex-flatmate, Gemma. Gemma, who came into their lives offering a six-month cash deposit up front, disrupted their routines with her manipulative behavior, her secrets, and her bizarre habits—like salt sprinkled outside her door, the chanting and whispering coming from her room at night, the candles, her irregualr comings and going as if in search of someone—only to disappear quietly several months ago, leaving them to deal with the fallout. Did something sinister happen to Gemma? What does it have to do with Sarah’s disappearance? Are they part of some trickster’s elaborate game, or is something else going on? And what really happened by the river last night?
From the author of They Did Bad Things , Gemma is a devious new mystery and slowly escalating psychological thriller with a touch of horror.
Gemma: A Novel Reviews
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3.5 ⭐️
The format and writing style of this book is interesting it’s told as if you’re listening to the interview of the main character as she tells you what happened to her missing sister and their mysterious old roommate Gemma.
Without getting into spoilers if you love an unreliable narrator and plot that shifts and you keep changing what you think happens. You may enjoy this read!
A few things left me wondering and wanting more clarity but overall it was a fun read! -
This is a good book, although I found it confusing. The entire book is the main character being interrogated about a missing roommate. The book is divided into five different versions of the story she tells police. It's well written, but as I said, confusing.
