My first book to read by this author but definitely not my last! Such a gripping novel that made it hard for me to put his book down once I started it. Highly recommend!!

5/5 stars. To be released October 2022.

In Megan Shepherd's first adult fiction novel, Malice House creates a perfect blend of a psychological and supernatural thriller. You never know who to trust, or even to trust who they say they are. Shepherd writes creepy, spine tingling scenes complete with characters that will make your stomach churn. You will always suspect something isn't exactly right and still be shocked by some of the twists the story presents.

Megan Shepherd definitely delivered all the goods in her latest novel, "Malice House". Great, fast read!

The book was haunting, atmospheric, and chilling. I read it entirely in one day. As the story progressed and little hints and reveals were teased, I couldn't stop until I reached the end!

Haven Marbury is an aspiring illustrator, looking for a big break, but for now, she has to clean out her late father’s seaside home, Malice House. Marbury was an award winning horror story author, but thanks to some very bad decisions at the end of his life, Haven is left nothing but the creepy old house. She hopes to be able to sell the house, but first she has to clean up decades worth of clutter. When she discovers pages from an unknown manuscript written by her father, Haven believes she may be looking at a fortune. Bedtime Stories for Monsters isn’t her father’s usual type of work, but the macabre short stories should still bring a pretty penny, and if accompanies them with her own illustrations, she might be looking at a huge haul. But the longer haven is at Malice House, the more she begins to wonder if her father’s manuscript was based, not on his imagination, but on what’s happening in the walls and under the beds of his house. One of the creepiest and most fun books I’ve read in a long time. This book gets my vote for best haunted house book of 2022