Publisher: Shadow Work Publishing
Publication Date: September 2023
Six strangers arrive at the home of preeminent puzzle master Alexei Vasiliev for the reading of his will. Among them are the deceased's widow, who'd already begun divorce proceedings, a virologist troubled by actions in his past, and a convicted murderer on day release. The potential beneficiaries will split Vasiliev's $150M fortune if they participate in his last great work.
The choice is leave the house with nothing or continue in the hope of solving the six interconnecting escape rooms within this house.
Once there, the participants soon discover Puzzle House is far deadlier than it appears, and that making their way through the rooms may be a matter of life and death. Someone is watching their every move, toying with them, turning them against each other. With their lives on the line, they are forced to wonder, is it all just a deadly game created by a gleeful sadist, or something far more sinister?
Puzzle House was a random pick on Hoopla. The synopsis was right up my alley. 6 people go into the ultimate escape house and not all of them will make it out alive. I did enjoy this book overall. The puzzles were interesting and the tension and suspense kept me on my toes. The characters were interesting and I felt invested in what happened to them. I liked that no one was safe and it was hard to figure out who would make it out of the house.
This book definitely went in a direction I was not expecting. While I wasn't totally unhappy with that direction, I was very unhappy with the ending. You all know I am not a fan of ambiguous endings. I was not satisfied. It felt like the author didn't know how to find any resolution, so the book just ends. Maybe there will be a sequel? I would recommend, just pretend there is a second book coming that will wrap things up.
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