THE NIGHT STRANGERS

When an airline pilot who has survived a crash moves into a Victorian house in a New Hampshire town along with his wife and twin daughters, a group of mysterious neighbors—overly enthusiastic about herbal tinctures and vegan baked goods—becomes frequent guests. The result is a surprise recipe for a contemporary gothic. Alison Fraser and Mark Bramhall alternate the narration as the book shifts its points of view from that of the haunted (literally) pilot (Bramhall) and those of his wife and children (Fraser). Fraser’s innocent-sounding voice captures the fright of the children and their mom, and Bramhall’s understated, languid pace reveals the troubled delusions of the pilot. F.T. © AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine [Published: DECEMBER 2011]