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The Murder House

  • 2001 first published
  • 480 pages
  • β˜… 4.2 (4 ratings)
  • 23 editions

The Murder House is a 2001 novel by James Patterson and David Ellis. Much of the action takes place in Hamptons, N.Y. and New York, State. Readers will find themes of Homicide, women detectives, Police and mansions.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.2 out of 5 from 4 ratings, and 39 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 23 editions. It appeared on the New York Times Combined Print And E-Book Fiction bestseller list in 2015.

At about 480 pages, most readers finish it in 8–9 hours.

About The Murder House

No. 7 Ocean Drive is a gorgeous, multimillion-dollar beachfront estate in the Hamptons, where money and privilege know no bounds. But its beautiful gothic exterior hides a horrific past: it was the scene of a series of depraved killings that have never been solved. Neglected, empty, and rumored to be cursed, it's known as the Murder House, and locals keep their distance. Detective Jenna Murphy used to consider herself a local, but she hasn't been back since she was a girl. Trying to escape her troubled past and rehabilitate a career on the rocks, the former New York City cop hardly expects her lush and wealthy surroundings to be a hotbed of grisly depravity. But when a Hollywood power broker and his mistress are found dead in the abandoned Murder House, the gruesome crime scene rivals anything Jenna experienced in Manhattan. And what at first seems like an open and shut case turns out to have as many shocking secrets as the Murder House itself, as Jenna quickly realizes that the mansion's history is much darker than even the town's most salacious gossips could have imagined. As more bodies surface, and the secret that Jenna has tried desperately to escape closes in on her, she must risk her own life to expose the truth -- before the Murder House claims another victim.
Description from Open Library

Awards & lists

  • πŸ“°New York Times bestseller list β€” Combined Print And E-Book Fiction, 2015
  • πŸ“°New York Times bestseller list β€” Hardcover Fiction, 2015

Themes, setting & tropes

Tropes

Setting

Subjects

  • Homicide
  • Women detectives
  • Police
  • Mansions
  • Blessing and cursing
  • Secrets
  • Cold cases, Criminal investigation
  • Policewomen
  • Serial murder investigation
  • Homecoming
  • Criminal investigation
  • Investigation
  • Murder
  • Thrillers

Quick answers

Who wrote The Murder House?

The Murder House was written by James Patterson and David Ellis and first published in 2001.

How long is The Murder House?

The median edition has 480 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Murder House?

Readers who like it often enjoy Twanged, The Rules of Magic and The Hollow.

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