Saturday, February 15, 2025

Seven thrilling titles about deadly games

Ande Pliego began writing stories when she discovered she could actually wield her overactive imagination for good. A lover of stories with teeth, she writes books involving mind games, dark humor, general murder and mayhem, and most importantly, finding the hope in the dark.

When not reading or writing, she can usually be found dabbling in art, scheming up her next trip, or making constant expeditions to the library. Born in Florida, raised in France, and having left footprints all over the globe, Pliego is settled in the Pacific Northwest, USA, with her craftsman husband and little son.

Her debut novel is You Are Fatally Invited.

At Electric Lit the author tagged seven thrilling books set in a world where every move could be your last. One title on the list:
Look In The Mirror by Catherine Steadman
Game: escape room

After the passing of her beloved father, a young woman discovers that he owned a secret house in the Cayman Islands. Grappling with the realization that she might not truly know her father, the woman flies to the island to settle his estate… and discover what he was hiding in the luxury mansion overlooking the cliffs.

Completely unrelated, we also encounter an au-pair, Anna, who arrives ahead of her new employers at a certain mansion overlooking the cliffs. She can do as she likes while she waits for the family to arrive—except open the door with the blinking blue light.

Gee, what could be behind that door? It couldn’t be some sort of test, or… game, now, could it?
Read about the other entries on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue