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Just Like Home

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A Best Horror Novel of All Time (Cosmopolitan) • WINNER of the 2023 British Fantasy Award for Best Horror Novel • One of the Best Horror Novels of 2022 (Vulture, Paste, NPR, and Teen Vogue) • A Belletrist Book Club pick!

Just Like Home
is a darkly gothic thriller from bestselling author Sarah Gailey, perfect for fans of The Haunting of Hill House as well as true crime masterpiece I'll Be Gone in the Dark.

“Come home.” Vera’s mother called and Vera obeyed. In spite of their long estrangement, in spite of the memories — she's come back to the home of a serial killer. Back to face the love she had for her father and the bodies he buried there, beneath the house he'd built for his family.

Coming home is hard enough for Vera, and to make things worse, she and her mother aren’t alone. A parasitic artist has moved into the guest house out back and is slowly stripping Vera’s childhood for spare parts. He insists that he isn’t the one leaving notes around the house in her father’s handwriting… but who else could it possibly be?

There are secrets yet undiscovered in the foundations of the notorious Crowder House. Vera must face them and find out for herself just how deep the rot goes.

Product Details

PublisherTor Books
Publish DateJuly 19, 2022
Pages352
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconHardback
EAN/UPC9781250174727
Dimensions219.7 X 148.6 X 29.2 mm | 0.9 pounds

About the Author

Sarah Gailey is a Hugo Award Winning and Bestselling author of speculative fiction, short stories, and essays. They have been a finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus awards for multiple years running. Their work includes their bestselling adult novel debut, Magic For Liars (Tor Books, 2019), Just Like Home (Tor Books, 2022), and their original comic book series with BOOM! Studios, Know Your Station. Their shorter works and essays have been published in Mashable, The Boston Globe, Vice, Tor.com, and The Atlantic. Their work has been translated into several different languages and published around the world.

Reviews

A Best Horror Novel of All Time (Cosmopolitan) • WINNER of the 2023 British Fantasy Award for Best Horror Novel • One of the Best Horror Novels of 2022 (Vulture, Paste, NPR, and Teen Vogue) • A Belletrist Book Club pick!

“Gailey is one of those rare writers who jumps from genre to genre with virtuosic ease, and their first foray into horror is remarkably accomplished.”
Emily C. Hughes, Vulture

“Told through Gailey’s rich, deeply layered prose, Just Like Home weaves true crime, ghost stories, and psychological terror together for a lyrical, unforgettable experience.”
Paste Magazine

“Delightfully creepy and heartbreakingly tragic … It’s a must-read for all gothic horror fans.”
—Booklist (STARRED review)

“A book you won't be able to put down.”
Cosmopolitan

“[A] superior novel of psychological suspense.”
Publishers Weekly (STARRED review)

Just Like Home is an insidious book that crawls under your skin and rattles your bones. It poisons your dreams and clouds your senses, keeping you under its beguiling spell.”
—Nerd Daily

“A hair-raising haunted house story.”
—Buzzfeed

“Gailey’s Just Like Home represents … the ultimate kindness of horror, where we’re often allowed a chance to see outcasts find love and acceptance amidst the blood and viscera.”
—CrimeReads

“A vicious and visceral gothic horror story.”
—Lee Mandelo, Reactor

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