Milena's Reviews > The Shape of Night

The Shape of Night is a gothic paranormal mystery from the author of Rizzoli & Isles series. When I picked up this book, I did not expect it to be quite so creepy and erotic at the same time. I was pleasantly surprised.

The main heroine Ava leaves Boston and moves into an old house on the coast of Maine to write her cookbook and to escape some traumatic events of her past. The house appears to be haunted by the original owner, Captain Brodie, who died more than a hundred years ago. Also, the previous tenant, Charlotte, mysteriously disappeared. Was the ghost the reason for Charlotte's disappearance or someone even more sinister? The longer Ava stays in the house, the more she believes she is in danger herself.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. As soon as I started reading it, I was engrossed and could not put it down. I did have to stop reading at night because I was too spooked. The Shape of Night is the perfect fall read; it's creepy and atmospheric, an excellent ghost story to read in time for Haloween.

*ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley