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For Harlowe Upton-Jones, life has never been a straight line. Shipped off to live with her paternal grandparents after a mysterious cult killed her mother and father, she has grown up chasing the question behind the curve, becoming part of a tight-knit teen detective agency. But "teen" is a limited time offer, and when her friends start looking for adult professions, it's up to Harlowe to find them one last case so that they can go out in a blaze of glory.
Welcome to Spindrift House. The stories and legends surrounding the decrepit property are countless and contradictory, but one thing is clear: there are people willing to pay a great deal to determine the legal ownership of the house. When Harlowe and her friends agree to investigate the mystery behind the manor, they do so on the assumption that they'll be going down in history as the ones who determined who built Spindrift House—and why.
The house has secrets. They have the skills. They have a plan. They have everything they need to solve the mystery. Everything they need except for time. Because Spindrift House keeps its secrets for a reason, and it has no intention of letting them go. Nature abhors a straight line. Here's where the story bends.
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Why did this fall flat for me, when it has so many elements I love? I guess maybe that's the reason it fell flat - it felt like someone dumped “The Shadow Over Innsmouth,” [b:The Haunting of Hill House 89717 The Haunting of Hill House Shirley Jackson https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327871336l/89717.SY75.jpg 3627], and [b:Meddling Kids 32905343 Meddling Kids Edgar Cantero https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1491342454l/32905343.SY75.jpg 53521810] into a bowl and unsuccessfully tried to mix them into a confection. It all struck me as shallow and derivative.I feel strange complaining that there wasn't enough of something I didn't like, but this might have been more successful as a full novel - the characters were really flat and would have benefited from being fleshed out and relatable. Also, the mystery was never very mysterious, so I got bored. Teasing out crumbs of information along the way might have worked better for me.
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