A House With Good Bones

By: T. Kingfisher

Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal

"...splendidly performed by Mary Robinette Kowal." - AudioFile Magazine

"Narrator Mary Robinette Kowal wonderfully conveys the wryly funny prose and the creeping horror of the story. Giving each character a distinct voice, Kowal deftly and consistently moves between them and superbly renders Sam’s voice."- Library Journal

A haunting Southern Gothic from an award-winning master of suspense, A House With Good Bones explores the dark, twisted roots lurking just beneath the veneer of a perfect home and family.

"Mom seems off."

Her brother's words echo in Sam Montgomery's ear as she turns onto the quiet North Carolina street where their mother lives alone.

She brushes the thought away as she climbs the front steps. Sam's excited for this rare extended visit, and looking forward to nights with just the two of them, drinking boxed wine, watching murder mystery shows, and guessing who the killer is long before the characters figure it out.

But stepping inside, she quickly realizes home isn’t what it used to be. Gone is the warm, cluttered charm her mom is known for; now the walls are painted a sterile white. Her mom jumps at the smallest noises and looks over her shoulder even when she’s the only person in the room. And when Sam steps out back to clear her head, she finds a jar of teeth hidden beneath the magazine-worthy rose bushes, and vultures are circling the garden from above.

To find out what’s got her mom so frightened in her own home, Sam will go digging for the truth. But some secrets are better left buried.


Also by T. Kingfisher
Nettle & Bone
What Moves the Dead

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Nightfire.

Too much cussing.

F and S seem to be the author’s favorite words, and I don’t mean FlowerS. Intriguing and creative story, but I did not need the cussing. It got old.

I think I'm just not the target audience...

The description of "scary" and "humorous" got me in. But I am a Gen X woman who grew up on Stephen King, Peter Straub and Evil Dead movies. Here is a novel about a young entemologist who is, and they stress, super smart, fat, single and dismissive of all norms, come home to judge all the stupid olds for their stupid old ways & be bewildered by her formerly feminist mom's recent boring redecoration of her childhood home, and save the day with the tiniest bit of help from the big dumb but cute grandson of the crazy racist neighbor. Yay....I guess.

Cozy with hilarious narration.

If "man" voices distract you, get this book in print. The narrator does 3 of them in this, with the romantic interest's being most laughable. That said, I have heard MUCH worse, and was actually entertained by these.

The story seems obvious at first. Of *course* character X is haunting the house, and the main character doesn't see it. But the how and why of it are worth getting to, so stick with it.

This was my first T Kingfisher novel, and I look forward to more.

Loved it..

Another great story from T. King. Great narration as well. Highly recommend. G g g

100% relatable, equal parts cozy and unsettling

So good! Don’t sleep on this. If you were the smart, solitary, endearingly weird kid, Sam will immediately have your heart. If you have/had a difficult family with a closet of skeletons. These are your people. Somehow both horrifying and cozy. Loved this.