The Turnout, by Megan Abbott

Book cover: The Turnout, by Megan Abbott

A while back, I wrote about Megan Abbott’s The Turnout over on Substack.

Not even a little surprisingly, I loved it:

And so, for me, when the crime-y part of the book kicked in, it was a RELIEF, because the tension leading up to it had me fully climbing the walls. Abbott’s books understandably get slotted into the crime/thriller family, but this one gave me some horror vibes, too, largely because it made me feel so incredibly claustrophobic.

On one hand, I’d love to read a million more books that I love as much as I love Megan Abbott’s books, but on the other, I don’t know if I could handle more than one a year?

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