Tuesday, April 9, 2024

The House on Biscayne Bay by Chanel Cleeton

How could a mansion with such a beautiful name - Marbrisa - be the scene of murders?

Peacocks screaming and dying and then construction workers and guests found dead. 


1918 - Robert and Anna came from New York to Florida after the Great War, built an outlandish mansion, but it didn’t make them happy. 


A drowning at their lavish party didn’t help with things.  But was it an accident or murder?


1940 - Years later Carolina and Asher bought the house, fixed it up, and Carolina’s sister, Carmen, came to live with them after their parents died. 


Another death happens and Carmen worries about her safety, especially since Asher controls her estate until she’s 21. 


We follow both storylines as the mansion seems to be the center of attention and drama and as we meet characters that keep and tell secrets. 


A marvelous Gothic-style read with undercurrents of menace that you can’t figure out if the menace is coming from a person, place, or thing. 


Don't miss this one!!  5/5


Thank you to the publisher for a copy of this book.  All opinions are my own.



1 comment:

  1. Such a good read.

    Hope you get to read it too.

    Thanks for stopping.

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