The scene: Hurricane Harvey hitting affluent Sugar Land, TX, in 2017. Readers will fear the worst, knowing how bad the storm became, but Jia Shah feels she\u2019ll be safe at her sister Seema\u2019s sprawling, ostentatious house. Her brother-in-law, who luckily knows everything, assures all that nothing can happen to his house. Misogyny\u2019R\u2019Us mother-in-law and overbearing sister notwithstanding, Jia believes that once she and her son ride out the storm\u2014and her family\u2019s endless comments about her dire fate as a divorcee\u2014they can get back to life as they knew it. Then Jia notices that the neighborhood seems curiously empty. Except, that is, for a neighbor who stares in the window. Soon things become far more than just creepy as the bodies start to pile up. Debut author Parekh builds tension wonderfully as the storms outside and inside the house threaten to wipe out everything Jia holds dear; she also excels at provoking exasperation at the backbiting family\u2019s antics while crammed into an inescapable nightmare. For those who like locked-room and closed-circle dramas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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