In the Vines

by Shannon Kirk

Overview

Family ties so strong you can’t escape…

Mary Olivia Pentecost, known as Mop, was born into one of the wealthiest families in the country—and one of the most guarded. Now, two years after her mother’s mysterious death, Mop is seeking closure on the disquieting tragedy by returning to the New England seaside estate of her cloistered Aunty Liv—once her closest relative and confidante.

But behind the walls of the isolated estate, the shadows of the past are darker than Mop imagined. The puzzles of the family history are not to be shared, but unearthed. With each revelation comes a new, foreboding threat—and for Mop, the grave suspicion that to discover Aunty Liv’s secrets is to become a prisoner of them.

How well do we know the people we love? How well do we want to know them? The answers are as twisted as a tangle of vines in this throat-clutching novel of psychological suspense.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781503900752
Publisher:	Amazon Publishing
Publication date:	07/17/2018
Pages:	284
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Shannon Kirk is the award-winning author of Method 15/33, an international bestseller; and The Extraordinary Journey of Vivienne Marshall. Having grown up in New Hampshire, Shannon and her brothers were encouraged by their parents to pursue the arts, which instilled in Shannon a love for writing at a young age. A graduate of Suffolk Law School in Massachusetts, Shannon is a practicing litigation attorney and former adjunct law professor specializing in electronic-evidence law. When she isn’t writing or practicing law, Shannon spends time with her husband, son, and two cats. To learn more about Shannon, visit www.shannonkirkbooks.com, or follow her on Twitter @ShannonCKirk.

Editorial Reviews

A Liz and Lisa Best Book of the Month

“Kirk follows her well-received debut, 2015’s Method 15/33, with a claustrophobic tale of fractured relationships within a wealthy family with Mayflower roots…Hyper-charged.” —Publishers Weekly

“Immersive, addictive…A shocking and purely entertaining psychological suspense novel for the reader who doesn’t want to just see the deterioration of the story’s main characters, but wants to feel it, too.” —Crime by the Book

“Dark and mysterious and thought-provoking…The writing was so strong and compelling that you really start to feel crazy yourself.” —Ink and Ash

“A modern gothic masterpiece.” —For the Love of Books

“Talk about awesome gothic horror, Kirk has delivered some of the coolest characters and a plot of pure psychological thrills and chills that will cause any book lover to read into the night…This is one book that causes the mind to spin, in a good way, making it a true keeper for your own collection.” —Suspense Magazine

“Shannon Kirk’s In the Vines is a twisting psychological thriller about dark and disturbing family secrets that’s sure to keep lovers of the genre enthralled.” —Writers & Readers Magazine

“If you’re craving a super dark and highly compelling read to binge on this summer, look no further because In the Vines has all of that and much more…Immersive, rich, and menacing.” —Novelgossip

“Is it twisted? Yes. But is it a must-read? You bet.” —HelloGiggles

“A twisted story of family secrets, this will keep your heart pounding and speeding through the story.” —The Parkersburg News and Sentinel

“In the Vines is a masterpiece of structure wherein Shannon Kirk sinisterly manipulates the reader in only the best way possible, thereby escalating the ultimate shock and power of her words at the conclusion of the story.” —BOLO Books

“[Shannon Kirk’s] descriptions are beautiful and full of meaning…Her skill in this piece is exceptional.” —SciFi Movie Page

“If Misery and Sharp Objects and Dolores Claiborne all banged into each other, rolled around on a dangerous cliff and fell into the raging Atlantic Ocean together, a mermaid would rise up from the depths raising this beautiful book to the heavens…Move over Gillian Flynn, move over Stephen King. There is a new queen in town.” –Books Bejeweled

“Kirk’s greatest accomplishment is her ability to create interesting, quirky, weird, and wonderful characters.” –Mystery Playground

“…A surprisingly fast-paced novel from cover to cover…Fans of modern gothic horror will love Shannon Kirk’s In the Vines.” —Gumshoe Review

“Shannon Kirk’s In the Vines is a psychological thriller that’ll have you clutching your throat from the very first page. Filled with mystery, murder, and mind-blowing wealth, it’s one you won’t want to miss.” —My Domaine

“A beautiful, bloody, harrowing mashup of all the best elements in gothic horror set against the backdrop of a (more) demented version of Grey Gardens. An absolute stunner.” —Emily Carpenter, author of The Weight of Lies

“Only the crazy-brilliant mind of the super-talented Shannon Kirk could channel Stephen King and Edgar Allen Poe—and create this unique and contemporary horror-mystery-love story. Only a skilled writer like Kirk could dive into the dark madness of the mind and soul—and come up with this chilling tale of broken hearts and desperately twisted love.” —Hank Phillippi Ryan, Agatha, Anthony, and Mary Higgins Clark Award–winning author

“Flowers in the Attic meets “The Tell-Tale Heart” with a dash of Psycho, Shannon Kirk’s In the Vines is as dark, tangled and twisty as the title would suggest. A fascinating portrayal of madness, wealth, and decaying family legacy, Kirk’s superbly crafted gothic thriller will have you gasping the entire way through. This is an insanely good ride into the mind of a madwoman…just remember to hang on, lest you not make it back out.” —Jennifer Hillier, author of Jar of Hearts

“A dark and twisted thriller, both poetic and page-turning. A treat for the discerning suspense lover.” —Mark Edwards, author of Follow You Home

From the Publisher

05/07/2018
Kirk follows her well-received debut, 2015’s Method 15/33, with a claustrophobic tale of fractured relationships within a wealthy family with Mayflower roots. Sharing principal narrative duties are 25-year-old Mary Olivia “Mop” Pentecost—still grieving for her mother, who drowned herself two years earlier—and Mop’s maternal aunt, Lynette Viola “Liv” Vandonbeer, who lives at the family estate in Rye, N.H. Kirk tacks back and forth between the present and the recent past with increasingly disturbing depictions of the emotionally volatile women. Aunty Liv announces, “It’s possible I am insane now,” and Mop, hiding in the basement of a burned guest cottage on the estate, declares: “I hear a woman who wishes to kill me... scraping and scratching, clawing and hacking.” Other melodramatic elements include a childhood rape, a clandestine affair that leads to disaster, a disfiguring accident, and a mysterious captive kept in the estate barn. This hyper-charged thriller swirls about endlessly, carrying the characters along like so much useless debris. It all gets tiresome fast. Agent: Kimberley Cameron, Kimberley Cameron & Assoc. (July)

Publishers Weekly