The House On Sprucewood Lane

The House on Sprucewood Lane is a psychological thriller that twists and turns and ultimately delivers proof that the most dangerous “F-word” in the English language is family. From the outside the McQuades appear to be a slice of suburban perfection in Westport, Connecticut. Perfect parents, Melanie and Tom, and their two gifted children. Nothing could be further from the truth. When Lex Cavanaugh, Melanie's estranged sister gets an email from her nephew Jared that his younger sister has been murdered, the shiny facade is ripped off. Who would murder a little girl in her own home? Any McQuade might be guilty. ****The House on Sprucewood Lane was previously published under the pseudonym Caroline Slate***

The House on Sprucewood Lane is a psychological thriller that twists and turns and ultimately delivers proof that the most dangerous “F-word” in the English language is family. The McQuade family of tony Westport, Connecticut springs from the pages of a lifestyle magazine—perfect parents, Melanie and Tom, and their two gifted children. But behind the perfect façade hides an ugly truth. Melanie's estranged sister, documentary filmmaker Lex Cavanaugh, a woman with deep problems of her own, knows that the truth of any picture lies in the eye of the beholder. So when her unhappy twelve-year-old nephew Jared emails her that his younger sister Calista, a brilliant gymnast, has been murdered, Lex flies to Westport and finds her family living its worst nightmare. No family member is above suspicion. Not the obsessive, controlling Melanie, the roving TV personality Tom or the deeply unhappy Jared. As the investigation unfolds, decades of indiscretions, resentments and buried truths rise to the surface. Now it's up to Lex to unlock those secrets—the McQuades' and her own—if there's any hope for their future. ****The House on Sprucewood Lane was previously published under the pseudonym Caroline Slate***

Carol Brennan is the author of 6 mystery/suspense novels published by major publishers in the U.S. and internationally. She is a business and public affairs consultant to corporations and not-for-profit organizations