Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.
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My Teaser for today is from
The Memory Closet
by Ninie Hammon
Genre: Psychological thriller/mystery
My teaser from 11% into the eBook.
“I don’t remember my childhood.”
“What is it ’bout your childhood you forgot?”
“Everything. I don’t have any memories at all of growing up. Didn’t you know that?”
She got a far-away look in her eyes and then recognition dawned.
“Your mind went plum blank, didn’t it? I remember now. You was so tore up after…” She stopped and bowed her head a moment. When she continued, her deep voice was so soft I had trouble hearing her. “…the accident. You got the forgets, didn’t you?”
The forgets. Yeah, that’s right. I got the forgets.
“I didn’t just forget the accident. I forgot everything.”
She looked up, startled.
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I spotted this as a free download on Amazon and grabbed it. I enjoy psychological thrillers and this sounded like quite a mystery too. I’m so into this story and can’t wait to finish it so I can tell you what I thought.
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Synopsis
What really happened to Laughs in the Wind?
When Anne Mitchell was 11 years old, something happened to her that erased the whole first decade of her life.
Twenty-five years later, she has come home to re-claim her past.
Oh, she gets it. She understands that something profoundly evil lurks in the swirling purple haze of her amnesia. Fear of facing that secret held her hostage. Like a schoolyard bully, it twisted her arm behind her back and forced her to accept that her life began in the dirt beside the ditch where the family station wagon burned like hell had opened up a crack in the world right there in the back seat.
For 25 years, she was enslaved by what she called the “Boogie Man”– images from her lost childhood that appeared in the shadows behind her reflection in mirrors and wine glasses, haunted her dreams and attacked her in screaming night terrors.
Then the monster shattered her career.
And Anne saw him in her dying mother’s eyes.
With her last breath, Susan Mitchell begged for her daughter’s forgiveness. She didn’t mean for it to happen, she gasped, but she’ll burn in hell for what she did all the same.
What did her mother do? Anne has to know.
So she has come home to a small Texas prairie town to live with her crazy grandmother in the rambling old house where she grew up to take her stand against the Boogie Man. But Anne isn’t really prepared for how expensive remembering might be. The cost of her memories could very well be her sanity.
Each new revelation loosens Anne’s grip on reality.
Surely her crazy grandmother didn’t do THAT to Anne’s beloved parakeet! Yes, the old woman DID! No … actually, she didn’t.
The horror that attacks her in the garage–it can’t possibly be real…can it?
And most important: what happened to the little girl with a face like a china doll whose name was Laughs in the Wind?
The Boogie Man knows.
He also knows Anne’s here. He knows it’s showtime. And he knows what she doesn’t–that Anne might very well have to pay for her past with her future, that the cost of remembering could be her life.
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How about you? Got a tease? Tell me!
Wow! This is an awesome teaser, I can see the surroundings and feel the afflictive mood. I am almost certain that this book would be one that will keep me up at night 0__o
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I couldn’t make the teaser any shorter. The whole book so far is quotable!
I enjoyed your tease but I couldn’t find a way to comment??
Ha ha! I had a terrible experience with spam recently and must have outdone myself with the settings; gah! Thanks for letting me know!
Amnesia perhaps? Interesting teaser 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Here’s mine:
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Amnesia for sure. Now I’m looking forward to what happens as her memory returns:) I enjoyed your tease too. I need to read those books:)
Glad you enjoyed my post 🙂
I think we are all afraid of the boogeyman. The forgets? I love it. LOL
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I know. I had to use that, forgets:) That’s why my teaser was a bit long:) How are you liking Clay?
Great teaser — this looks like a great find.
I got lucky!
Great snippet! Very good descriptions! Lots of love, Emily
I’m enjoying this a lot Emily:)
Compelling teaser. I might add this to my to be read (infinite) pile.
I’d recommend it and I’m not even finished reading it:)
Okay, now I definitely want to know what secrets are haunting her! Thanks for sharing…and here’s mine: “RUIN FALLS”
I can’t tell! LOL I want to read Ruin Falls. I’ve seen it around and your teaser has me more curious.
GREAT Teaser (and I enjoyed the synopsis too). I’m really curious about this book.
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I enjoyed your teaser too. This is such a good book.
Wow, this sounds intense and creepy and very suspenseful. I want to know what happened to this girl. I’ve been sucked in!
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It will grab you and pull you in, for sure:)
Nice! Even the title is catchy.
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The cover, the title, the blurb, the teaser, it’s all good. I’ve not heard of The Midnight Examiner. Will be by to check it out:)
Oh I like the sound of this one, I love psychological thrillers and when they are linked with memories, or lack of them, a definite winning combination. Thanks for visiting my TT http://cleopatralovesbooks.wordpress.com/2014/10/14/teaser-tuesday-october-14/
And the characters are so engaging too. Very distinct voices:)
Interesting teaser 🙂 and also a very interesting blurb. It sounds like a good read. Hope you enjoy 😀 and thanks for stopping by my teaser tuesday
I want to rush to the end and slow down at the same time:)
Ooh great teaser! I really enjoy psychological thrillers, definitely think I’ll be looking into reading this one. Thanks for sharing!
I’d say give it a go:)
That’s a really great teaser! The blurb sounds pretty interesting. I’ll have to add this one to my TBR.
I hope you give it a try:)
Sounds like a great read!
It is Freda. I especially like the characters. I’m big on character driven stories.
It sounds like a real thriller. Glad you’re enjoying it!
It is and I am enjoying it:)
Oh, I’m teased for sure. I have to go look that one up.
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I’m having a good time reading it. It’s so great when you take a chance on a book and author and find something good.
This sounds interesting.
It’s very interesting:)
Hmm, sounds like an interesting read! I don’t read a lot of thrillers but psy thrillers always sound so intriguing! Hope you’re enjoy it, thanks for sharing!
I love a psychological thriller. Gets those endorphins pumping and my eyes glued to the book:)
This one sounds a little scary… wonder what the “Accident” is. Nice teaser.
She is wondering what it is too:)
An interesting snippet. Thanks for sharing, and for visiting my teaser.
There are lots of them. It was hard to choose:)
Ooooh, this is a very interesting teaser…and a little creepy. But still cool. 😀
It’s definitely a mystery and a thriller!
Oooh, sounds like a great book! Thanks for sharing!
It’s great so far:)
That’s quite an intense teaser. I’m wondering if the remembering is going to be worth it? And who is she speaking to? Thanks for stopping by The Coffee Pot Review. 🙂
I’ll be doing a review and tease you some more. LOL It’s a good story.
Sounds like an intense read! I hadn’t heard of it before, but it sounds like it could be a great book for fall. Thanks for stopping by my teaser!
I spotted it on Amazon and couldn’t resist:)
Sounds interesting, great teaser 🙂 Might check it out sometime.
Thanks for sharing and thanks for visiting my TT 🙂