This is a character-drive crime/mystery thriller tinged with the paranormal. This creepy and chilling story is written in a mixture of second third person and focuses more on real life crimes than on the ghost aspect. Two families meet through their young kids and become embroiled in a nefarious plot orchestrated by an eccentric man. The details reminding me of the classic Hitchcock works embedded with perfect design clues to confuse us.
We follow the Millers and the Trevalyans as they become entangled in a web of intrigue with the owner of Leybury Hall. The narrative relied on allusion, I really did not know what was going on or even if the characters knew themselves Was the owner of Leybury a ghost or simply mad.
“The Trophy Room” is suspenseful in a gothic way and quite atmospheric. At first I found it spooky and interesting but as the story progressed I lost interest and skipped many passages by the end. Where was the locked room mystery? Why the narrative was so hard to follow and why did the plot line frazzled out by the end?
For some this novel will be a pleasant read for myself I think it was a change in pace from by usual books. Did I like it...yes and no so I stay on the fence on this one and let you decide..
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