The House Uptown

-Superb.- The Guardian
-A page-turner.- Jonathan Lethem
-Utterly unique, addictively readable.- Pandora Sykes
-Intriguing, elegant and seductive.- Jessica Moor
-You can''t put it down.- Kevin Wilson

After the sudden death of her mother, Ava finds herself headed cross-country to live with the only relative she has left. But Lane, her grandmother, doesn-t seem to have much room in her heart for a teenage girl, barely acknowledging Ava between obsessive painting sessions. The only other person who comes around is Lane-s assistant, Oliver, who-s dealing with issues of his own.

As the summer goes on, Ava begins to get a sense that something is very wrong in her grandmother-s house. Why was Lane estranged from Ava-s mother, and is she now losing her mind? Could the danger lie with Oliver? Or, is there something darker in their past, something which could come back to destroy them all?