The Mystery Box: A Dark Thriller Romance - Eva Pohler

The Mystery Box: A Dark Thriller Romance

By Eva Pohler

  • Release Date: 2011-05-02
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4
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From 686 Ratings

Description

Is her neighbor a friend or a foe?

Soccer mom Yvette Palmer lives an ordinary life in San Antonio, Texas when a box is delivered to her by mistake, and in taking it to its rightful owner—a crotchety neighbor named Mona who shares her back fence—is drawn into a strange and haunting tale.

Mona’s ratty robe, mood swings, and secretive behavior all raise red flags, and Yvette is sure someone else is living there despite Mona’s claim to live alone, but Yvette is unable to break away as she listens to how Mona transformed from a young college woman about to be married to the odd, reclusive, ghost of a woman she is now.

As Yvette listens to her neighbor's tale, she discovers a shocking connection, but doesn't know whether Mona's come to help or to harm her and her family.

"A brilliantly compelling read!"--Perkins ★★★★★

"It is extremely compelling and I could not stop reading, this book is pure escapism and would make a brilliant film or mini series. I found it completely different to the usual thrillers that I read, but I really enjoyed it and would not hesitate to recommend it to others."--A L H ★★★★★

"This is an exciting book that will definitely take you out of your ordinary, day-to-day routine."--Linda Brooks ★★★★★

"This was a really unique and well done mystery / thriller. I liked everything about the authors style and the way the mystery reveals itself. It's a story within a story, and it quite enjoyable to read that way."--Cid Herman ★★★★★

"Wow. This book should be a movie. . . .I enjoyed it and couldn’t put it down. . . the suspense and intrigue in the story was page-turning and had me riveted. . . .Now I have to read a cozy mystery to calm myself down."--Goodreads Reviewer ★★★★★

"People, here is another edge of your seat,nail biting, stay up all night,great read."--Sonya, Goodreads Reviewer ★★★★★

"A dark and surprising tale. If you are not into a book that you can't guess with a real twist at the end, or not comfortable with dark subjects, it is not the book for you."--K. Buell ★★★★★

Buy your copy to begin the terrifying adventure today.

Reviews

  • Not for me

    2
    By Dkirkha
    A book needs to capture me from the beginning, it willingly to read 4/5 chapters to be “hooked”
  • Mystery Box solved

    4
    By blackball7
    This story was very interesting. The present day part was better than reading about Mona telling about the past. The story was realistic and I couldn’t tell exactly how it was going to end.
  • The magic box

    4
    By girljanuary
    Best read in a long time. Original plot, tired of serial killer mysteries. Good characters, could not but down.
  • The Mystery Box

    5
    By sometimers3
    A very different book. I enjoyed reading it. Hard to put down. I’m looking forward to reading her other books.
  • The Mystery Box

    4
    By Ms simba
    Started out a little slow but it was well worth staying with it. I did not expect the twist and turns. Good read.
  • The Mystery Box

    5
    By rvdi
    While this story started out on a shaky foot, I am glad I stuck it out! An excellent story/mystery that keeps you on your toes and full of surprises right to the end!
  • Mediocre

    2
    By WooHoo Bird
    Hmmm, what can I say? First off this is not my type of book, so I don’t know if this a fair review. It was just plain weird. It did have parts that captured my attention, but then there several parts that I skimmed and I don’t really know what those parts had to do with the story. They seemed pointless. I didn’t really like any other the characters either. No one stood out and grabbed me. Like I said though, this isn’t my kind of book.
  • A Good Read

    4
    By Dhdysnsi
    This book turned out to be a good book, but I had to force myself to stick with it. I thought it had a lot of unnecessary details that weren't necessary to the storyline and I found myself skimming over pages to get to the heart of what the story was about. At the end, good book.
  • 3 stars

    3
    By KWJN
    I thought it took awhile to get moving and then connect. It almost seems like two books that the author tries to merge together.
  • Awesome!!

    5
    By Thatthatthatgirl
    Awesome! I seriously loved this book! I couldn't put it down!! Wait a couple of chapters and you'll be sucked right in!!