Dark Hollows

Steve Frech

Dec 2019 · Sold by HarperCollins UK

About this eBook

‘Wowzers, what a read... I absolutely LOVED this book... An unputdownable page turner of a read.’ Ginger Book Geek, 5 stars

Jacob Reese enjoys the quiet life, running a coffee shop and renting out his cottage in The Hollows, Vermont.

But the calm is shattered when a woman who looks eerily similar to his ex-girlfriend Laura turns up to stay in the cottage, and leaves a mysterious note in the guest book.

Now Jacob’s seeing Laura everywhere—a glimpse of her face across the street, her music box left outside his house, a gift he gave her years before hanging from the trees.

But it can’t be Laura. Because Laura’s dead.

Someone knows Jacob’s secret—what really happened the night Laura died—and they’re out for revenge...

A gripping and twisted thriller. Fans of Gillian Flynn, Gregg Olsen and Mark Edwards will love Steve Frech.

Readers LOVE Dark Hollows:

‘Wow!... This book just pulls you right in... I couldn’t put it down!’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars

‘One of the best thrillers I’ve read this year.’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars

‘Best psychological thriller of 2019.’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars

‘Couldn’t put it down... Absolutely fantastic nail-biting novel, so gripping I just could not stop reading.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

‘Exciting and thrilling... Like riding a rollercoaster... Should be on everyone’s reading list.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

‘I burned through this.’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars

‘Once I started I couldn’t put it down!!’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

‘Wow! I absolutely loved this book! I was hooked from page one.’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars

‘Impossible to put down.’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars

‘Great book! I could not put it down. Read the book in one day. Had me guessing until the end.’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars

‘This one would go down on my list of favorite thrillers this year... I loved this book!’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars

Ratings and reviews

Jacob Reese runs/owns a coffee shop and rents out his cottage in the Hollows. He lives a quiet life and makes enough money that he doesn't have to worry about paying the bills. The only problem Jacob has ... he keeps seeing his ex-girlfriend everywhere he goes. But it surely can't be Laura .... Laura is dead. So who is the woman who looks eerily like Laura and like bad penny keeps turning up. Things of Laura's keeps showing up ... a music box left outside his house .... a gift of a twig doll he gave her years before is hanging in the trees.. a mysterious note left in the guest book. And who sabotaged his coffee shop with roaches? He knows it's not really Laura .... Laura is dead. Jacob saw her die. But someone knows his secret ... and they are out for revenge. It's a well-written and developed plot amid intriguing characters. There are twists and turns that will leave one's head spinning. Small villages have unique residents ... but not all of them are without secrets. Many thanks to the author / HarperCollins Publishers / HQ Digital / Netgalley for the digital copy of this psychological thriller. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.

small-town, small-business, thriller, psychological, twisted, dog, Vermont Riveting. The past comes back to haunt him even as the nightmare comes more frequently. It's a scary psychological thriller made more so as it's set in a bucolic part of New England. This is not my thing and I only read the first third, but a fan of this sort of thing read it while visiting and declared that it is excellent so I'll take her word for it. She kept her nose in it pretty much nonstop till done (even though shrimp scampi and all). That's why I give it high marks. I requested and received a free ebook copy from HarperCollins Publishers/HQ Digital via NetGalley.

I was left wondering what Jacob decided to do. Tell the truth or make up another lie. I guess from everything I gathered on how he was thinking, he told them the truth.

About the author

Steve Frech lives in Los Angeles. In addition to writing, he produces and hosts the Random Awesomeness Podcast, an improv-comedy quiz show that has been performed at Upright Citizens Brigade, The Improv, iO West, and Nerdist.