Winter People by Jennifer McMahon

This is an amazing book that actually mixed the occult with murder and mystery without offering the standard story line people normally expect. All chapters were short but always ended either with an ominous tone or a suspenseful phrase that made the reader want to proceed to the next one. It also weaved the story of several families - a widow with 2 kids, a mother from a different century, a couple whose stash were found in the house, an artist and her photographer husband, an unstable woman and finally a "witch" whose presence have caused all the havoc that brought these lives together. Creepy but well told.

Under My Skin by Sabine Durrant

The start had the narrator mumbling some random thoughts that I believe tended to confuse rather than explain the main character's present situation. However, after the dead body is found during her walk, things pick up quickly. As the story progress, I start getting impatient with the lady for her lack of perception on what seems to be very obvious. And the trauma she had to endure! This is, however, explained at the very end. Everything falls right in place with the way a secondary character explains what has really happened . The beauty of it all was how the truth was clarified in print (Yes, folks! In print!) and how it actually paved the way for the success of "the master plan" ! Ah! Revenge is so sweet and to actually get away with it! Such bliss! To me - unscrupulous individuals just deserve death!