A father’s secret… a mother’s lie… a family mystery.
An unexpected phone call – and Nina’s life takes a disturbing twist. Who is John Moore? And how does he know her name?
Nina travels south to see the house she inherited, but sinister letters arrive and she finds herself in the middle of a police investigation. With her identity called into question, Nina uncovers a shocking crime. But what, … crime. But what, exactly, happened in the attic room, all those years ago? The answer could lie close to home.
The arrival of her ten-year-old daughter compounds Nina’s problems, but her tormentor strikes before she can react. Searching for the truth about the Moore family puts both Nina and her child into grave danger.
A fast-moving, chilling suspense novel by the author of The Cold Cold Sea and The Paradise Trees.
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I’ve read a couple of Linda Huber’s books since my husband bought me The Cold, Cold Sea for my birthday, which I loved. Seeing as I’ve got Kindle Unlimited for 3 months, I thought I’d catch up on reading the rest of them.
The Attic Room has a great story line, with plenty of action and twists along the way! When Nina inherits a house, she has no idea what dark secrets are going to be revealed and how much her life will change. Already dealing with her mother’s death, she has to leave the quiet island of Arran and go to Bedford, where a few surprises await her.
The subject matter is dark, and the story is chilling at times, but the author handles it all with great sensitivity and gives her characters the dignity they deserve. Very well done.
I loved the flow of the story, how the tension went up a notch each time something new was revealed – although I wanted to shout at Nina a few times as she made a wrong decision! Great characters and narrative, and a story that pulls you along with it until the thrilling conclusion. Highly recommend.
As always, Huber delivers a great plot with vivid description & plenty of twists. As main character Nina arrives in Bedford to collect her mysterious inheritance, there is a lot to uncover in the form of a dark past & unknown relatives. I felt in part that it was slightly predictable & could foresee what was coming, but the author remains a favourite & I can’t wait to read her next release. Great drama.
The Attic Room is mostly told from the point of view of Nina who is struggling with having just lost her mother, Claire, and who lives with her daughter Naomi on the beautiful Isle of Arran. She gets a telephone call which turns her world upside down and has to head off to Bedford to try and uncover what appears to be a family secret, the truth of which has died along with her mother.
Nina knows nothing of any extended family she may have and is keen to find out more but when she does she is in for an unpleasant discovery. It is a surprise that Claire never told her the truth however unpalatable but I can understand how that can happen. You always think one day I shall tell them then something can happen which snatches that chance away from you. I liked the chapters told from Claire’s point of view which filled in some of the gaps for the readers, if not for Nina.
I enjoyed the settings in this book. I love the thought of Arran, and while I intend on making it there one day I already know the second setting, Bedford, very well. Not as idyllic perhaps but I liked picturing the locations and knew just where the house that Nina inherits is located.
I found Nina a bit naïve to be honest, under no circumstances would I have stayed in that house for example, because this is a tale of murky pasts and unpleasant family histories and it’s only a matter of time before the full impact is realised on Nina.