The Housemaid

Όταν κανείς δεν μπορεί να εξηγήσει έναν θάνατο.

They found Seth Hubbard in the general area where he had promised to be, though not exactly in the condition expected. He was at the end of a rope, six feet off the ground and twisting slightly in the wind. A front was moving through and Seth was soaked when they found him, not that it mattered. Someone would point out that there was no mud on his shoes and no tracks below him, so therefore he was probably hanging and dead when the rain began. Why was that important? Ultimately, it was not.

Sycamore Row · John Grisham

The moment a quiet house becomes the wrong kind of quiet.

Anne feels her scream inside her own head and reverberating off the walls-her scream is everywhere. Then she falls silent and stands in front of the empty crib, rigid, her hand to her mouth. Marco fumbles with the light switch. They both stare at the empty crib where their baby should be. It is impossible that she not be there. There is no way Cora could have gotten out of the crib by herself. She is barely six months old.

The Couple Next Door · Shari Lapena

The line works as a thesis for the epistolary thriller: the narrator’s voice is both evidence and defence.

People do go mad, you know, if you stop them from sleeping for long enough...

The Turn of the Key · Ruth Ware