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The Day Of The Open House
Paperback
Publisher: Clara Vaughn
Published: Oct 28 2026
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.76
Height: 0.58 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Mara Bell came home to bury her mother, sell the family house, and get back to Chicago. She had no intention of staying in Marlowe any longer than necessary.
But before the open house even begins, a stranger turns up asking for a key her mother supposedly promised him. Then a property document arrives claiming the house has been transferred to Annie Bell, Mara's older sister, who disappeared nineteen years ago.
Mara recognizes Annie's signature. What she can't understand is how someone who was declared dead could have signed paperwork dated after their mother's funeral.
As she starts going through the house, Mara finds thirteen empty key hooks, old photographs, and records connected to the housing charity her mother once ran. The deeper she digs, the more questions she has about the families who lived in those properties, the money that changed hands, and the people who seem determined to keep the past buried.
Even the neighbors know more than they're willing to say.
Mara spent most of her adult life trying to put her family behind her. Now she's discovering that her mother's house holds more than old furniture and painful memories. And whatever happened to Annie may be tied to secrets that some of Marlowe's most respected residents have spent nearly two decades protecting.
She only wanted to sell the house. First, she needs to find out why so many people are afraid of what she might find inside
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