The Family Inside
A Novel
Published on 8. May 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-7783-3446-0 (ISBN)
Description
"This plot isn't just twisted-it's down-right gnarled." -People Magazine
It takes a special family to turn a home into a nightmare.
Since her husband's unsolved murder three years ago, Iris Blodgett's life has unraveled. Awash in grief and buried in debt, she can't pay her mortgage-and now that she's lost her job, she has no idea how she'll provide for her unruly teenage daughter, Ellory.
Facing eviction, Iris turns to her new beau, prominent architect Hugh Smoll, for a shoulder to cry on. But the seemingly perfect Hugh offers her something more: an invitation to move in to his mother's centuries-old mansion while he renovates the property.
It seems like the perfect solution, but when Iris and Ellory arrive at Ravencliff, the family inside isn't quite what they expected. Iris didn't even know Hugh had siblings, much less that they'd all be living together.
With repairs underway, the house gives up its dark secrets one by one. Before long, Iris unearths a chilling family history-and the terrifying reason she and Ellory were invited in the first place...
It takes a special family to turn a home into a nightmare.
Since her husband's unsolved murder three years ago, Iris Blodgett's life has unraveled. Awash in grief and buried in debt, she can't pay her mortgage-and now that she's lost her job, she has no idea how she'll provide for her unruly teenage daughter, Ellory.
Facing eviction, Iris turns to her new beau, prominent architect Hugh Smoll, for a shoulder to cry on. But the seemingly perfect Hugh offers her something more: an invitation to move in to his mother's centuries-old mansion while he renovates the property.
It seems like the perfect solution, but when Iris and Ellory arrive at Ravencliff, the family inside isn't quite what they expected. Iris didn't even know Hugh had siblings, much less that they'd all be living together.
With repairs underway, the house gives up its dark secrets one by one. Before long, Iris unearths a chilling family history-and the terrifying reason she and Ellory were invited in the first place...
Reviews / Votes
"The Family Inside is a wild, suspenseful, and unpredictable thriller. Part Ready or Not and part Knives Out, I was glued to the page and couldn't wait to find out what happened next. Katie Garner has written a compulsive page-turner." -Samantha Downing, USA Today bestselling author"Nothing is as it seems in Katie Garner's latest, The Family Inside, a psychological suspense with a dash of gothic horror. Garner gives us the goods: a claustrophobic old mansion filled with secret rooms, a hodgepodge family of eccentric, somewhat dodgy characters, and a dark and moody plot packed with surprises. A bingeable, five-star read." -Kimberly Belle, USA Today bestselling author of The Paris Widow
"This plot isn't just twisted-it's down-right gnarled." -People Magazine
"I've officially nicknamed author Katie Garner 'The Queen of the Twists.'" -Avid Pen
"5 stars...The Family Inside will hook you with the Gothic-like atmosphere, but it will keep you turning pages with all of the suspenseful twists." -Novels Alive
"Garner's engrossing latest succeeds thanks to some well-executed sleight of hand.... This is stay-up-all-night reading." -Publishers Weekly
"Set in a crumbling manor house and brimming with secrets, The Family Inside is irresistible Gothic suspense. An eerie, atmospheric mystery with twists around every dark corner." -Allison Buccola, author of Catch Her When She Falls and The Ascent
"Amidst the ever-twisting plot, the question Garner keeps coming back to is: What makes a family? Spoiler alert: it's blood...but not in the way you think."
-Jenna Satterthwaite, author of Made for You
"The Family Inside masterfully combines a creepy, atmospheric setting with the chilling secrets of a family shrouded in mystery. This page-turning narrative builds relentlessly towards a climax filled with jaw-dropping twists!" -Nishita Parekh, nationally bestselling author of The Night of the Storm
"Creepy and atmospheric from the very first page, The Family Inside is a twist-a-minute thriller featuring one of the most suspicious and unsettling families you've ever read. Fans of Colleen Hoover and Jeneva Rose will devour this one." -Megan Collins, author of The Family Plot
"Katie Garner ropes you in with poignant characters and the simmering anxiety of family ties. Then she drops you into the creepiest gothic estate for an accelerating series of twists that will make you gasp." -Maia Chance, author of The Body Next Door
"Brilliantly plotted and pulsing with suspense, The Family Inside gripped me from the first page and kept me hooked until the last shocking twist. Atmospheric and eerie, fans of Ruth Ware will devour this tilt-a-whirl of a novel." -Lindsay Cameron, author of No One Needs to Know
"If you're searching for a haunting and captivating read for the new year, this one is definitely worth checking out." -Women.com
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Edition
Original
Language
English
Place of publication
Don Mills
Canada
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 201 mm
Width: 136 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
277 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7783-3446-0 (9780778334460)
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Katie Garner was born in New York and grew up in New Jersey. She has a degree in Art History from Ramapo College and is certified to teach high school Art. She hoards paperbacks, coffee mugs, and dog toys and can be seen holding at least one of those things most of the time. Katie lives in a New Jersey river town with her husband, little boy, and shih-poo where she writes books about women and their dark, secret selves. The Night It Ended is her debut novel.