The Sun Down Motel

By Simone St. James,

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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Something hasn’t been right at the roadside Sun Down Motel for a very long time, and Carly Kirk is about to find out why in this chilling new novel from the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of The Broken Girls.

Upstate New…

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I brought this book with me on an Adirondack camping trip, started reading it as I settled in beside the campfire, and by nightfall, I was TOTALLY FREAKED OUT.

The surreal back-and-forth timelines of desk clerk Viv, who vanished from the roadside motel in the 1980s, and present-day Carly, Viv's curious niece, had me wishing earnestly for a self-defense weapon and a padlock for my tent. I didn't sleep so well that night, but I loved the book!

If you're thinking right now that ha, ghosts aren't real! You'd better think again. Simone St. James has created a story that's…

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