About the Book
Synopsis from Goodreads:
With an expert hand, Rachel Louise Adams’s debut No Rest for the Wicked reads like an edge of your seat, heart-pounding scary movie.
In one Halloween obsessed Midwestern town, everyone’s on red alert after a local politician goes missing. Little do they know it’s only the beginning.
It’s been close to twenty years since forensic pathologist Dolores Hawthorne left her hometown of Little Horton, Wisconsin. The town is famous for its Halloween celebrations, but also its history of violent deaths linked to the holiday. To Dolores, it’s the place she fled, family, bad memories, and all. Until the FBI calls to tell her that her father--the former mayor turned US Senator--is missing under mysterious circumstances.
Some people count to ten to wake up from a nightmare. Dolores always counts the bones of her head sphenoid, frontal, lacrimal. But no matter how many times she counts them, it doesn’t change the fact that her father is missing, that his final words of warning to her were to trust no one, and that now, the rest of her family is giving Dolores a chilling welcome. With Halloween fast approaching, Dolores must face the past she left behind before it’s too late.
My Review
Dolores Hawthorne left her home in Little Horton, Wisconsin twenty years ago and never looked back. She left her beloved father, stepmother and brother behind and made a new life for herself. She became a forensic pathologist, got married and never told anyone the secrets she left behind. Life-changing secrets.
Little Horton isn’t just any small town. It takes Halloween very seriously. In fact, many violent deaths occurred in Little Horton on Halloween. Dolores is less than thrilled when she gets a call from the FBI. Her father is missing and she’s needed back home. After all these years, she has no choice but to face her fears.
Her stepmother and siblings aren’t too happy to see her, but Dolores just wants to find her father and go back to her life. All she finds is a message from her father telling her to trust no one.
The book is filled with secrets, emotions, tragedy and betrayal. It’s all wrapped up in this captivating tale of one woman’s fight for her family’s survival.
This is edge-of-your-seat reading at its finest. It would make an excellent movie and a great Halloween read. The characters are well-written and realistic. The storyline could be taken from a news headline. It’s fast-pace and filled with suspense at every turn.
Just when I thought I knew exactly what was going on, I found out that I didn’t know anything. There were many twists and turns along the way. I’m stunned to learn this is the author’s debut novel. She got it right the first time out.
The cover is a bit misleading. It looks supernatural with a bunch of scary cats. The town is overrun with feral cats and it’s a sad aspect of the story, but it’s a side storyline which isn’t mentioned often.
A spellbinding thriller that kept me up late into the night. I’ll definitely be checking out the next book this author writes.
For reading challenges:
Literary Escapes Reading Challenge 2025 (Wisconsin)
NetGalley & Edelweiss Reading Challenge 2025
FTC Disclosure: I voluntarily reviewed a free Advance Reader Copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are my own.
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