What Remains of Teague House

""Who doesn't love a dark and twisty family saga with literal bodies buried in the backyard? In What Remains of Teague House, Johns give us the ominous mystery of the Rawlins family, where shocking sibling secrets are revealed in the wake of their matriarch's death. Set against the foreboding Teague House, Johns slowly builds a delicious tapestry of murder, betrayal, and a twist ending that had me guessing until the final pages. A compulsively readable debut."" -- Kali White, author of The Monsters We Make ""A thrilling story of murder, betrayal, and a family home that hides dark secrets. I couldn't put it down!"" -- Stacie Grey, author of She Left ""An impressive first novel from Stacy Johns, What Remains of Teague House is a sinister mystery wrapped within layers of secrets harbored by the members of the dysfunctional Rawlins family. Effectively told from multiple points-of-view, the story follows a somber gathering of three siblings for their mother's funeral at their gloomy childhood home. The home has enough sordid history--including the father's suicide--but nothing that compares to the chance unearthing of multiple corpses in the woods located on residence grounds. Every character is delightfully gray, each with their own secrets, and it's up to private detective Maddie Reed to solve a dark mystery decades in the making. A powerful debut, and one that will keep you guessing."" -- Carter Wilson, USA Today bestselling author of The Father She Went to Find ""Prepare to be captivated by What Remains of Teague House, the kind of slow-burn suspense that hooks you with every twist while drawing you deep into its aching exploration of family bonds and secrets. With gorgeous writing and characters so vividly drawn that you'll feel like you've known them your whole life, this mystery is impossible to put down."" -- Edgar-nominated author Jess Lourey