A chilling psychological suspense novel, The Grave Tender explores the dark boundaries people cross to save loved ones, and the limits of family bonds tested by the deepest of betrayals.Endless questions from a shadow-filled East Texas childhood haunt Hadley Dixon. People said her mother, Winnie, was never quite right, but with one single, irreparable act, life as Hadley knew it was shattered. … knew it was shattered. The aftershocks of that moonlit night left her reeling, but the secrets and lies had started long before.
When a widowed and pregnant Hadley returns years later, it’s not the safe harbor she expects. The mysteries surrounding a local boy’s disappearance remain, and the townspeople still whisper about Hadley’s strange and reclusive Uncle Eli—whispers about a monster in their midst.
But Hadley’s father and grandmother, the cornerstones of everything safe in her world, avoid her questions. If Hadley stays here, will she be giving her children the family they need, or putting their lives in danger?
The hunt for answers takes a determined Hadley deep into the pine forests, in search of sunlight that will break through the canopy of lies long enough to reveal the truth.
Revised edition: This edition of The Grave Tender includes editorial revisions.
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In the most lyrical and descriptive prose Eliza Maxwell leads you down a dark path, where heroes are villains and villains heroes and the Texas air hangs heavy and sweet as molasses. If you want an uplifting story of overcoming adversity or a charming story of love and friendship, do not read this book. The author takes Southern Gothic and sends …
I love southern gothis books…the atmosphere, the people, the slowness in the story telling as you are lulled into it feeling safe.
The family seem so safe, so nice and you can feel the Texas heat as Walker and his daughter Hadley live and laugh in his mother Ava’s home. When you read this, you wish you were Hadley, so adored, smart and talented …
This is a wonderful book. The story kept me guessing and gasping throughout. The characters are powerful and interesting. I highly recommend it.
4.5 stars
After reading The Unremembered Girl by Eliza Maxwell (which is one of my favorite reads this year), I knew I wanted to read her other books as well. Eliza has such a gift for writing and a way to hook a reader from the start. In this book, nothing is as it seems. It was very mysterious and suspenseful. I had so many questions and …
I really liked this book it was so complex. It was also very heart wrenching at least in my opinion.