The Mother-in-Law

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"I’m stuck in this house until my husband returns from his trip, and I’m going to have to figure out how to live with this woman in this dark and cold place. I fear that deep down, she might be quietly unhinged and harboring a dark secret." Newlyweds Jess and Mark have it all… except a place to call their own. Moving into Mark’s family home feels like the right step, a temporary solution until they can buy a place. But what should be a cozy interim quickly unravels into something far darker. The house, a looming Gothic relic, gives Jess the chills from the start, but it’s Mark’s mother, Catherine, who truly unnerves her. On the surface, Catherine is polite, even doting, but soon after Mark leaves for a business trip abroad, Jess finds herself alone with a woman whose kindness edges dangerously close to obsession. Catherine’s constant intrusions grow bolder, her presence more inescapable, until Jess is on edge in her own bedroom, unable to escape the suffocating watchfulness. When Jess uncovers a hidden stack of letters, her world tilts. The letters, written by a woman claiming to be Mark’s real mother, shatter everything Jess thought she knew about the family she’s married into. Who, exactly, is Catherine? And what will she do to keep her secret buried? This gripping psychological thriller is perfect for fans of Freida McFadden, Kiersten Modglin, and Daniel Hurst. Meeting the in-laws has never been so dangerous….

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