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Home Is Where the Bodies Are

Pages
320
Published
2024
Language
English

Synopsis

Beth's life hasn't worked out the way she planned. After her father walked out on their family with a note simply saying 'I'm sorry', she became obsessed with finding him. An obsession that destroyed her relationship with her husband and her daughter. She just has her dying mother left, Beth taking care of her as best she can until she breathes her final, shocking words: Your father. He didn't disappear. Don't trust... Still processing these words, Beth receives a surprise call to say her sister has been attacked and rushed to hospital. Soon after, she finds both estranged sister and brother returning to the family home. She makes sure to lock her bedroom door at night. Her sister can't be trusted. Desperate to revisit happier memories, the siblings find themselves watching home videos of their childhood. It feels like a good idea, until the footage shows them their father covered in blood, their mother's voice panicked, and a dead girl's body. They'd love to believe it's fake, but they know the girl in the video. Losing their mother is already hard enough, but will Beth and her siblings survive the truth of what really happened to that little girl?

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About the author

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Jeneva Rose

Jeneva Rose is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of several novels, including the multi-million-copy phenomenon The Perfect Marriage. Her work has been translated into more than thirty languages and optioned for film and television. She lives in Wisconsin with her husband, son, and her English bulldog, Phyllis — named after Phyllis Vance of Vance Refrigeration (The Office), obviously. When she's not writing, she's navigating motherhood, overthinking plot twists, and convincing herself she...

Characters

Beth ThomasProtagonist
Nicole ThomasProtagonist
Michael ThomasProtagonist
Brian ThomasSupporting

Beth, Nicole, and Michael's father, who disappeared from their Wisconsin home seven years before the present-day story.

Laura ThomasSupporting

Beth, Nicole, and Michael's mother, whose death from cancer and cryptic final words reunite the estranged siblings.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Is Home Is Where the Bodies Are part of a series?

    No. It is a standalone thriller by Jeneva Rose, published in 2024.

  • Where is Home Is Where the Bodies Are set?

    The novel is set in and around Allen's Grove, a small town in Wisconsin, where author Jeneva Rose spent part of her childhood.

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