Gina Rae Mitchell

The Woods of Hitchcock (The Henrietta Series) by Ann W. Jarvie | $75 Giveaway, Excerpt, & Review

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Thank you to the author, publisher, and Marianne & Judy at Goddess Fish for providing me with the information for this tour.

Book Details

The Woods of Hitchcock by Ann W Jarvie
Series: A part of the Henrietta series
Published by Jazzcomm Publishing on 10/05/2021
Genres: Fiction, Metaphysical, Psychological Thriller, Thriller, Suspense
Format: eBook, Hardcover, Paperback
Pages: 420

The Woods of Hitchcock
by award-winning author Ann W. Jarvie is a thriller about a psychically gifted Chicago copywriter and victim of violence who returns to South Carolina's equestrian country to solve a riddle involving murder, the metaphysical, and the secrets of her eccentric family.

Suzanne Clayborn is a psychically gifted southerner working in her dream job in Chicago, which also conveniently takes her away from the ghosts of her past. But when she's nearly killed, she realizes all she wants is to return home to her eccentric family, her horse, and the one place she feels safe: Hitchcock Woods, an enchanting equestrian forest in South Carolina.

But instead of finding solace, Suzanne becomes entangled in a murder spree, while stumbling upon an old manuscript, written by her sage grandmother. As she explores it, Suzanne uncovers a tome of long-buried family haunts and ancient metaphysical secrets offering healing and inspiration. She also begins to understand her unwanted psychic abilities, especially after meeting a mysterious stranger in the Woods whose ominous riddle suggests others close to her will die within the week...

Brimming with raw emotion and a trail of psychological twists, a story of hope and transformation begins to unfold. Yet with the riddle's deadline looming, Suzanne's present must ultimately collide with a violent past. Will she be able to solve her life's riddle and fulfill her destiny? Or will she die along with those she loves?

Source: Goddess Fish Promotions, Kindle Unlimited, Received from the author or publisher for review.

 

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Excerpt from The Woods of Hitchcock

Suzanne Clayborn woke up in darkness, mouth taped shut.

Jerking only made the ties around her wrists and ankles tighter, but it wasn’t just the bindings holding her down. Her muscles weren’t working right, like her whole body had fallen asleep. All she could do was lie there on a floor, heart pounding in terror, listening to the eerie bangs of pipes hidden somewhere behind the shadowed walls.

Her body trembled, despite an overwhelming heat, heavy and putrid, falling on her face and neck like the terrible breath of a monster. She had no memory of what had happened to her or where she was now. She only knew she was immobilized, maybe paralyzed, and every inch of her head ached. She might’ve welcomed another blackout, but the fumes were acting like smelling salts, forcing her to remain awake.

Yet she preferred consciousness—she didn’t want to die. It wasn’t that she feared the afterlife. That was actually the only good thing about the tragic accident years ago when she was thirteen, when she’d felt her soul float away in bliss. It was the coming back that was the scary part. What she’d seen and felt when she’d woken up, and almost every day since then, could not be unseen or unfelt. It was a secret horror, her life irreversibly altered with strange, new abilities she didn’t need or want.

Still, she didn’t want to die—not now, not like this—because she was struck in this dark moment with an awful knowing, a bothersome niggling in the deepest part of her soul about something important she had to finish in this life.

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Book Trailer for The Woods of Hitchcock

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My thoughts on The Woods of Hitchcock

Sleep! Who needs sleep when you have a thriller like this to read.

There is so much to enjoy in this metaphysical psychological thriller. Ghosts…check. History…got it in there. Empaths and clairvoyants…yep. There are so many characters in this book, yet each one is fully developed with a back story. I loved Suzanne from the word go and despised her boyfriend just as quickly. I’m the judgemental sort. Grandma was wonderful, too.

The metaphysical aspects of the book need to be handled with care in a book like this. The author made it work perfectly. The balance between the ghostly parts, the mystery, the psychological suspense, the personal relationships, all work together to create a story you don’t want to miss.

The pace was gripping and intense. But just like she did with Suzanne, when the tension built to a crescendo, the author calmed us with a meditative visit to the woods. Then it was back to the mystery & suspense.

I changed my mind so many times about who the perpetrator was. In the interest of spoiler avoidance, let’s just say I was right and yet horribly wrong.

I started out leaning toward a 4-star rating. By the time I finished the book, I knew The Woods of Hitchcock was my next 5-star review.

Equestrians and mystery readers will equally enjoy this book. If you love a great suspenseful tale to keep you reading long into the night, The Woods of Hitchcock is perfect for you.

 

I received a copy of the book for the tour. This review is my honest, unbiased opinion.

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February 23: The Faerie Review
March 2: Westveil Publishing
March 9: The Avid Reader
March 9: The Reading Addict
March 16: Sandra’s Book Club
March 16: Gina Rae Mitchell

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