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A Guest in the House by E.M. Carroll

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A Guest in the House

E.M. Carroll

First Second · Hardcover · August 15, 2023

Reading lane: YA Paranormal Comics

Winner of the 2024 LA Times Book Prize Winner of the 2024 Lammy Award Winner for LGBTQ+ Comic New York Times' Notable Book of 2023 Winner of the 2024The Doug Wright Award for Best Book In E.M. Carroll's haunting adult graphic novel horror story A Guest in the House , a young woman marries a kind dentist only to realize that there’s a dark mystery surrounding his former wife’s death.

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Why This Clicks

Dark Domestic

A moody, contemporary comic with suspense and a sharper-than-usual bite.

Come here for

  • paranormal chill
  • gothic edge

Expect

  • adult-leaning horror-romance mix
  • collector-friendly genre blend

Book Details

Authors
E.M. Carroll
Publisher
First Second
Published
August 15, 2023
Format
Hardcover
Theme
YA Paranormal Comics · Monsters & Creatures
Reading lane
YA Paranormal Comics

Affinity

Publisher Categories

  • Horror Comics

  • Romance Comics

  • Literary Graphic Novels

About This Book

Winner of the 2024 LA Times Book Prize Winner of the 2024 Lammy Award Winner for LGBTQ+ Comic New York Times' Notable Book of 2023 Winner of the 2024The Doug Wright Award for Best Book In E.M. Carroll's haunting adult graphic novel horror story A Guest in the House , a young woman marries a kind dentist only to realize that there’s a dark mystery surrounding his former wife’s death. After many lonely years, Abby’s just gotten married. She met her new husband—a recently widow...

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Winner of the 2024 LA Times Book Prize Winner of the 2024 Lammy Award Winner for LGBTQ+ Comic New York Times' Notable Book of 2023 Winner of the 2024The Doug Wright Award for Best Book In E.M. Carroll's haunting adult graphic novel horror story A Guest in the House , a young woman marries a kind dentist only to realize that there’s a dark mystery surrounding his former wife’s death. After many lonely years, Abby’s just gotten married. She met her new husband—a recently widowed dentist—when he arrived in town with his young daughter, seeking a new start. Although it’s strange living in the shadow of her predecessor, Abby does her best to be a good wife and mother. But the more she learns about her new husband’s first wife, the more things don’t add up. And Abby starts to wonder . . . was Sheila’s death really by natural causes? As Abby sinks deeper into confusion, Sheila’s memory seems to become a force all its own, ensnaring Abby in a mystery that leaves her obsessed, fascinated, and desperately in love for the first time in her life. E.M. Carroll's masterful balance of black and white, surreal colors, rich textures, and dramatic lettering is assured to bring this story to life and give readers a chill up their spine as they read.

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