Carly Kirk has always been fascinated by the story of her missing Aunt Viv. In 1982, Viv set out for New York City to become an actress, stopping to work along the way. She was last seen at her job at the Sun Down Motel in the tiny town of Fell, New York. Now it’s 2017 and Carly, at loose ends, decides to start looking into the disappearance. She travels upstate to the Sun Down and lands a job at the motel just as her aunt did, and quickly begins to realize that more is amiss than just one missing woman. St. James is well known for her creepy, unputdownable novels, and this book is no exception. 

Try it if you liked: The Shining by Stephen King, The Twisted Ones by T Kingfisher, or The Return by Rachel Harrison.

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