The Shape of Night
by Tess Gerritsen
A woman trying to outrun her past is drawn to a coastal village in Maine—and to a string of unsolved murders—in this novel of romance and psychological suspense from New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen.
“Suspenseful, sexy, and soulful.”—J. R. Ward, bestselling author of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series
After an unspeakable tragedy in Boston, Ava Collette flees to a remote village in Maine, where she rents an old house named Brodie’s Watch.
In that isolated seaside mansion, Ava finally feels at peace . . . until she glimpses the long-dead sea captain who still resides there.
Rumor has it that Captain Jeremiah Brodie has haunted the house for more than a century. One night, Ava confronts the apparition, who feels all too real, and who welcomes her into his world—and into his arms. Even as Ava questions her own sanity, she eagerly looks forward to the captain’s ghostly visits. But she soon learns that the house she loves comes with a terrible secret, a secret that those in the village don’t want to reveal: Every woman who has ever lived in Brodie’s Watch has also died there. Is the ghost of Captain Brodie responsible, or is a flesh-and-blood killer at work? A killer who is even now circling closer to Ava?
Momma Says: 3 stars⭐⭐⭐
This story was interesting but I didn't get the creepy vibe I thought this one would've had. Creepy things happen, but I just didn't get that sense. I don't know if it's the way the story is told or the circumstances surrounding the ghost, but The Shape of Night was more run of the mill mystery than psychological suspense, and I definitely didn't find anything romantic about the story. Haunting or flesh and blood killer, either way, this mystery was way too easy to figure out, and you don't have to be an avid reader of the genre to get there. In the end, it's not a bad story, I just expected so much more.
This story was interesting but I didn't get the creepy vibe I thought this one would've had. Creepy things happen, but I just didn't get that sense. I don't know if it's the way the story is told or the circumstances surrounding the ghost, but The Shape of Night was more run of the mill mystery than psychological suspense, and I definitely didn't find anything romantic about the story. Haunting or flesh and blood killer, either way, this mystery was way too easy to figure out, and you don't have to be an avid reader of the genre to get there. In the end, it's not a bad story, I just expected so much more.
❃❃ARC provided by NetGalley and Ballantine Books
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