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Step back into Bliss House, the yellow-brick Virginia mansion with a disreputable, dangerous past, that even the sheen of 1950's domesticity cannot hide... The fall of 1957 in southern Virginia was a seemingly idyllic, even prosperous time. A young housewife, Charlotte Bliss, lives with her husband, Hasbrouck Preston "Press" Bliss, and their two young children, Eva Grace and Michael, in the gorgeous Bliss family home. On the surface, theirs seems a calm, picturesque life, but soon tragedy befalls them: four tragic deaths, with apparently simple explanations. But nothing is simple if Bliss House is involved. How far will Charlotte go to discover the truth? And how far will she get without knowing who her real enemy is? Though Bliss House may promise to give its inhabitants what they want, it never gives them exactly what they expect.
About the Author
Laura Benedict is the Edgar- and ITW Thriller Award- nominated author of eight novels of suspense, including the THE STRANGER INSIDE (Publishers Weekly starred review) . Her Bliss House gothic trilogy includes: THE ABANDONED HEART, CHARLOTTE'S STORY (Booklist starred review) , and BLISS HOUSE. Her short fiction has appeared in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, and in numerous anthologies like THRILLERS: 100 MUST-READS, THE LINEUP: 20 PROVOCATIVE WOMEN WRITERS, ST. LOUIS NOIR, AT HOME IN THE DARK, and A THOUSAND DOORS. A native of Cincinnati, she lives in Southern Illinois with her family. Visit her at www.laurabenedict.com to read her blog and sign up for her quarterly newsletter.Twitter: @laurabenedictInstagram: @laura_benedictFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/laurabenedict
