Monday, February 19, 2024

Puzzle House by Duncan Ralson


Started: 2/18/2024

Finished: 2/19/2024

Year: 2023

Pages: 181

Genre: Horror/thriller

Grade: B

Reason for reading: local book store horror book club pick, library book

Type: paperback

Blurb (from Amazon): "Six strangers.Six puzzles.Six ways to die.

"Six strangers arrive at the home of preeminent puzzle master Alexei Vasiliev for the reading of his will. Among them are the deceased's widow, who'd already begun divorce proceedings, a virologist troubled by actions in his past, and a convicted murderer on day leave.

"The choice is simple: leave with nothing, or continue in the hope of solving the six interconnecting escape rooms with this house.

"Once there, the participants soon discover Puzzle House is far deadlier than it appears, and that making their way through the rooms may be a matter of life and death. Someone is watching their every move, toying with them, turning them against each other. With their lives on the line, they are forced to wonder: Is it all a deadly game created by a gleeful sadist, or something far more sinister?"

Opinion: An escape room taken to a new level. Predictable on who "wins" but still enjoyable trying to figure out how the escapees needs to get out of the rooms.

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