Do not disturb
Author - Freida McFadden
Genre - Psychological thriller
Publisher - Hollywood Upstairs
Publishing
Language - English
About the book -
Quinn Alexander has committed an unthinkable crime.
To avoid spending her life in prison, Quinn makes a run for it. She leaves behind her home, her job, and her family. She grabs her passport and heads for the northern border before the police can discover what she’s done.
But when an unexpected snowstorm forces her off the road, Quinn must take refuge at the broken-down, isolated Baxter Motel. The handsome and kindly owner, Nick Baxter, is only too happy to offer her a cheap room for the night.
Unfortunately, the Baxter Motel isn’t the quiet, safe haven it seemed to be. The motel has a dark and disturbing past. And in the dilapidated house across the way, the silhouette of Nick's ailing wife is always at the window. Always watching.
In the morning, Quinn must leave the motel. She'll pack up her belongings and get back on the road to freedom.
But first, she must survive the night.
About the author
McFadden is a practicing physician specializing in brain injury who has penned multiple Kindle bestselling psychological thrillers and medical humor novels. She lives with her family and black cat in a centuries-old three-story home overlooking the ocean, with staircases that creak and moan with each step, and nobody could hear you if you scream. Unless you scream really loudly, maybe.
My take
Quinn Alexander runs away after committing a heinous crime. She knows what her life would be like if she ever gets caught. However, since she starts running away without much of a plan ready at hand, she is stuck in a snow storm before she can even leave the state.
She feels bad to be leaving her elder sister Claudia, who has been her only closest relative since they lost their parents at a young age.
As Quinn takes refuge at a dilapidated Baxter motel, she finds comfort in the hospitable owner, Nick. Soon she gets to know that his wife Rosalie, who is physically incapacitated, stays in the building next to the motel. Quinn finds Rosalie staring at her through the second floor window of that building and feels eerie. With no phone with her as she gets rid of hers to mislead the police, Quinn has no way to find out more about this motel.
Quinn soon gets to know about the haunted past of the motel and that makes her restless to the core.
An ancient looking woman staying in the room next to hers, a self proclaimed clairvoyant, makes some horrifying prophecies, and Quinn can't wait to get out of the motel and on her way.
The story is narrated from POVs of first Quinn, then Claudia, and then Rosalie.
The plot unfolds over the span of just half of a day, but the flow is beautiful, and we are left wondering what exactly happened, and why.
The end, as is expected with Freida's books, is unexpected. The language is easy and captivating. The characters are well developed, and relatable. We understand the emotions behind the actions of each character.
The cover is nicely designed, intriguing enough to pique interest.
I rate it 4.5 stars.
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