‘The House on Devil’s Lane’ by SL Ireland

My Review (4 stars out of 5)

When she meets cabbie Steve, young mum Kat Riley sees him as a means of escaping both her family and her own troubled past. Taking her baby, she sets off for a picturesque cottage in the Durham countryside. But the house on Derville’s Lane reveals its own dark story – weird shadows, noises in the walls, and the influence of paranormal podcasts, have an effect on Kat and soon pose a threat to her new life.

This is the fourth book I’ve read by this author, so I thought I knew what to expect. Unlike her other books, this one gets off to a slow start, but soon begins to build tension as the heroine discovers her new abode isn’t quite what she imagined. Her new partner, too, seems to have secrets of his own that do nothing to reduce Kat’s worries. Strange noises and shadowy figures reinforce the house’s spooky history, and there are some truly creepy sequences that point to paranormal activities. Kat’s troubled history is gradually revealed as she strives to uncover the truth about the house, her neighbours, and her new partner.

A few formatting issues with the Kindle version were a tad irritating, but otherwise this is a suitably creepy and atmospheric tale.

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