Review: Hanover House

Hanover House by Brenda Novak
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Hanover House is a prequel novella to Brenda Novak’s upcoming series of the same name. I classify it as romantic suspense. It is a great teaser. The premise is interesting and after I finished Hanover House I wanted more. I’m hopeful that the author will fulfill the promise of taking us into the mind of a killer and give us a great story with interesting characters to boot.

Evelyn Talbot is a psychiatrist who was traumatized by a psychopathic killer in her youth. She has dedicated her life to finding out what makes them tick. Her goal is to set up a medical facility where she can study the worst minds she can find. Naturally, there was difficulty finding a community in which to build. It ends up in a remote town in Alaska out beyond cell phone coverage.

Evelyn is deeply scarred by her past and finds it difficult to connect. Until she meets Sergeant Amarok, who, without even trying, makes it past some of her defenses to become a friend. He hopes for more; she isn’t sure she can give him more. Their romantic hopefulness seemed a little bit rushed, however, since the prequel is so short we don’t know what efforts Evelyn has made to overcome her handicaps in the past.

The first full-length book in the series won’t be out until September 2016. Be sure to save the date for Whiteout. I know I will.


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