Book Review: Black Lake Manor by Guy Morpuss – A Locked-Room Mystery with a Time-Bending Twist
A book review of "Black Lake Manor" by Guy Morpuss, a mystery/thriller novel about a locked-room murder in a cliff-top mansion where some characters possess the ability to unwind time by six hours once in their lives. The review discusses the unique time-bending premise, the atmospheric setting in a former mining town, and the locked-room mystery elements.
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A locked room. A brutal murder. And a killer who can unwind time…
In the former mining town of Black Lake, there is an old story about a shipwreck with only one survivor. His descendants have a unique ability: once in their lives – and only once – they can unwind the events of the previous six hours.
When a raging storm sweeps in from the Pacific, she and several other guests find themselves trapped.
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“A locked room. A brutal murder. And a killer who can unwind time… In the former mining town of Black Lake, there is an old story about a shipwreck with only one survivor. His descendan…
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