Say things did not end well and she needs to get out of Dodge! She's The married professor she has been having an affair with. Has just left college in NYC on break from both academics as well as I normally read but I have to say it was a pleasure read! Recommended for anyone looking for a good thriller with some depth.Īn interesting plot and with varied and likable characters, this book You may think you have the story figured out, but Wynne Jones keeps the story from veering into predictability.

There are also plot twists and turns, adding up to an unpredictable turn of events. Wynne Jones has created a robust set of characters and places them within a disturbing story that will keep you reading non-stop until the end.

The Uninvited is a suspenseful story that explores family dynamics and the nature of obsession. Cramers obsession with Mimi and Jay explodes into a thrilling climactic finish. The arrival of Mimi causes Cramers jealousy of Jay to spiral out of control. Cramer is a young man with a dysfunctional home life who longs to get away from his disturbed mom and her abusive boyfriend. Mimi and Jays story is interspersed with, and connects with, the tale of Cramer. Mimis videocamera is stolen from her car and used to record her standing in the house, then replaced in her car. Jay discovers small things left in the house, and other small things missing. However, there are some strange things happening. Shortly after meeting each other, and after some initial tension, Mimi and Jay discover that they have the same dad and agree to share the house. Her dad tells her the cottage is uninhabited, but when Mimi arrives she finds a guy named Jay living there. But Mimi has just arrived, so who is responsible? And more alarmingly, what does the intruder want? Part gripping thriller, part family drama, this fast-paced novel plays out in alternating viewpoints, in a pastoral setting that is evocative and eerie - a mysterious character in its own right.When Mimi Shapiro has to escape New York and an obsessed professor, she flees to her dads cottage in Canada. The house is fairy-tale quaint, and the key is hidden right where her dad said it would be, so she's shocked to fi nd someone already living there - Jay, a young musician, who is equally startled to meet Mimi and immediately accuses her of leaving strange and threatening tokens inside: a dead bird, a snakeskin, a cricket sound track embedded in his latest composition. So when her artist father, Marc, offers the use of his remote Canadian cottage, she's glad to hop in her Mini Cooper and drive up north. Mimi Shapiro had a disturbing freshman year at NYU, thanks to a foolish affair with a professor who still haunts her caller ID. Who IS the uninvited? This twisty page-turner from a master of suspense plumbs the unsettling goings-on at a picture-perfect woodland cottage.

The Uninvited by Tim Wynne-Jones