Circling the Drain
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- Author：Lisa Unger
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Summary
Is it a hoax， or is it something unspeakably real？ In this short story about evil games and spiraling secrets， whatever bargain you strike， there's a price to be paid。
Mason Brandt dropped out of seminary and found a job at a spiritual center offering guidance to troubled teens。 Mason was on himself years ago - a suspect in a young girl's disappearance。 When a female student is found murdered。 Mason is dogged by suspicion and flees。 He hopes Merle House will offer him sanctuary once again。
Circling the Drain is part of House of Crows， a four-part serial about friends with a shared history of darkness。 They've spent their lives running， but they can no longer hide from the past。 Each story can be read or listened to in a single haunted sitting。
Mason Brandt dropped out of seminary and found a job at a spiritual center offering guidance to troubled teens。 Mason was on himself years ago - a suspect in a young girl's disappearance。 When a female student is found murdered。 Mason is dogged by suspicion and flees。 He hopes Merle House will offer him sanctuary once again。
Circling the Drain is part of House of Crows， a four-part serial about friends with a shared history of darkness。 They've spent their lives running， but they can no longer hide from the past。 Each story can be read or listened to in a single haunted sitting。
Reviews
Ursula Johnson
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All Roads Lead to Merle HouseThis was the third book in the House of Crows series。 More lies and secrets are revealed in this chapter。 The main four are finding that they can't escape their destiny。 The Dark Man haunts them all and it is time to come home to Merle House。 All Roads Lead to Merle HouseThis was the third book in the House of Crows series。 More lies and secrets are revealed in this chapter。 The main four are finding that they can't escape their destiny。 The Dark Man haunts them all and it is time to come home to Merle House。 。。。more
Sue
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CIRCLING THE DRAIN is part of House of Crows， book 3 in a four-part novella/short story serial by Lisa Unger。 This serial is about friends with a shared history of darkness。 They’ve spent their lives running， but they can no longer hide from the past。 Each story can be read or listened to in a single haunted sitting。 All four books in the series need to be read in order。The House of Crows Series Includes:All My Darkest Impulses （Book1）Fog Descending （Book2）Circling The Drain （Book3）Love The Way CIRCLING THE DRAIN is part of House of Crows， book 3 in a four-part novella/short story serial by Lisa Unger。 This serial is about friends with a shared history of darkness。 They’ve spent their lives running， but they can no longer hide from the past。 Each story can be read or listened to in a single haunted sitting。 All four books in the series need to be read in order。The House of Crows Series Includes:All My Darkest Impulses （Book1）Fog Descending （Book2）Circling The Drain （Book3）Love The Way You Lie （Book4）The House of Crows Series appears to be one long story broken down into four parts。 In this third part we see there is a price to be paid for the bargains you strike。 Mason Brandt dropped out of seminary and found a job at a spiritual center offering guidance to troubled teens。 When Mason was sixteen， and visiting Merle Manor， a young girl disappeared and was never found。 Mason became a prime suspect。 Mason finds himself a suspect in a young girl's disappearance。 When a female student is found murdered… Mason becomes a suspect and flees。 But Mason knows he is accountable… his bargain to the Dark Man。 Mason hopes Merle House will offer him sanctuary once again。Once again this is another well-written short story only 60 pages but packed a punch。 Creepy with engaging characters and lots of twists and turns ending with another cliffhanger。 Now on to book 4 to complete the journey。 。。。more
Carol
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Things are coming to a head。Still hard to put down。 I haven't got a clue as to what happened。 Matthew，Claire，Ian and Mason ， each has gone their own way but it looks like someone is going to have to pay the debt。 Things are coming to a head。Still hard to put down。 I haven't got a clue as to what happened。 Matthew，Claire，Ian and Mason ， each has gone their own way but it looks like someone is going to have to pay the debt。 。。。more
Linda Strong
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Circling The Drain is part of House of Crows， a four-part serial about friends with a shared history of darkness。 They’ve spent their lives running， but they can no longer hide from the past。 Each story can be read or listened to in a single haunted sitting。Mason Brant is working at a spiritual center offering guidance to troubled teens。 He， himself， had been a troubled teen。 The summer he was 16， and visiting Merle Manor， a young girl disappeared and was never found。 Mason was the prime suspect Circling The Drain is part of House of Crows， a four-part serial about friends with a shared history of darkness。 They’ve spent their lives running， but they can no longer hide from the past。 Each story can be read or listened to in a single haunted sitting。Mason Brant is working at a spiritual center offering guidance to troubled teens。 He， himself， had been a troubled teen。 The summer he was 16， and visiting Merle Manor， a young girl disappeared and was never found。 Mason was the prime suspect for awhile。It seems as though history is repeating itself。 A female student stops Mason as he's leaving， tells a story about being stalked by an ex-boyfriend。 She's afraid to walk home so Mason drives her home and makes sure she gets inside。That wasn't the last he saw of her， but he's not telling the police anything。。。 even after he's show pictures of her young， tortured body。Mason knows he's responsible 。。。。 his debt to the Dark Man is now owing。As with the first two short stories in this series， it is well written。 The secrets that have been buried for so long are starting to unravel。 Bit by bit the reader learns what happened 。。。 or did it？ Looking forward to the conclusion。 。。。more
Dawn McGill Dalrymple
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Part 3Finished this one in one evening， I must know what is going on with the Dark Man on to the final book。
Betsyzel
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Part three is as good as the first two partsThis is part three of four。 Enjoyed all three I’ve read。 I’m headed to part four next。 （I’m not sure why this came out in four parts: it seems to me it would have been a fine， regular length book。）
Lisa
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The tension is mounting！In the third installment， the tension is mounting as the four childhood friends are due to be reunited in the Merle House。 The secrets and lies are coming to a head as the final chapter approaches。 Excellent series so far！
Bookphile
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Entertaining enough。
Ramona Payne
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Once again this book dud not disappoint its such a great book not a very long read so you can read it in one sitting because believe me you won't want to stop reading it once you start。 Its thrilling and exciting and leaves you wanting more。 Once again this book dud not disappoint its such a great book not a very long read so you can read it in one sitting because believe me you won't want to stop reading it once you start。 Its thrilling and exciting and leaves you wanting more。 。。。more
Wendy
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So much intrigue。 I can’t wait to know the truth。
Cathrine
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The Dark Man tells Mason his debt is dueMason is acting as a pastor in a youth program in a church when one of his charges disappears after he gives her a ride home。
Ginger
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Book 3 of 4 in the House of Crow series。 Vintage Lisa Unger。
Patricia Harris
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Part three and still intriguing。 Each part draws me in more。I am sitting on the edge of my seat waiting to see how it ends。 This would make a wonderful series on tv。
Chandra Claypool （WhereTheReaderGrows）
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**same review for all 4 stories**All I have done since I woke up this morning is read this series。 Sigh， I just love Lisa Unger。 We get this very atmospheric and creepy vibe in part #1， followed by a bit of levity layered with suspense and Slender Man vibes but with the Dark Man in part #2， ouija boards and chilly games in part #3， ending with revelations wonder in part #4。 You want it， you've got it！I love how quick each read was and how I felt like I was going backwards and forwards at the sam **same review for all 4 stories**All I have done since I woke up this morning is read this series。 Sigh， I just love Lisa Unger。 We get this very atmospheric and creepy vibe in part #1， followed by a bit of levity layered with suspense and Slender Man vibes but with the Dark Man in part #2， ouija boards and chilly games in part #3， ending with revelations wonder in part #4。 You want it， you've got it！I love how quick each read was and how I felt like I was going backwards and forwards at the same time。。。 which I know sounds weird but it's delicious fun。 I just could NOT STOP。 I really can't way much without spoiling things but this is quite the ride。 Not only was there this。。。。 nope， can't say that。。。。 hmm。 I really loved that。。。 Nope， can't say that either。 Y'all！ This is hard。Ok， Unger， as you know （and if you don't - go remedy that immediately）， is AMAZING at setting the very creepy and suspenseful atmosphere that lends to the perfect read for this rainy， gloomy day。 Talk about mood setting （thanks Nature！）。 Drawing readers in immediately and keeping them wondering - you'll have a lot of fun with this one。 Just remember， you can't hide from the past forever and sometime evil just needs an excuse to show face。。。 so be careful out there， readers。 Caw caw。 。。。more
Obsidian
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The entire short story collection was great。 I don’t know why this wasn’t just published as an Amazon original story， but maybe because it would have been too long。 I liked the characters and the question of whether the Dark Man was real or not。 The ending of the book though leaves a question of whether time can heal things or not。 I did have to say that the character of Samantha left me with some questions though。Review for story 3: This one at it's core follows more of Mason。 We still get the The entire short story collection was great。 I don’t know why this wasn’t just published as an Amazon original story， but maybe because it would have been too long。 I liked the characters and the question of whether the Dark Man was real or not。 The ending of the book though leaves a question of whether time can heal things or not。 I did have to say that the character of Samantha left me with some questions though。Review for story 3: This one at it's core follows more of Mason。 We still get the other characters， but we get to see Mason as an adult and as a teen。 And we find out what if anything he had to do with a young girl who disappeared decades earlier。 。。。more
Lisa
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Loosely inspired by Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House， HOUSE OF CROWS is about four adult friends who all share a common dark， unexplained event in their past。 They’ve moved on and away from the town where they grew up。 But in many ways the experience has formed each of them。 Each has chosen a career that has allowed him or her to explore in various ways things that can’t be explained。 Now a psychiatrist， a ghost hunter， a spiritual counselor， and a writer respectively， Claire， Ian， M Loosely inspired by Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House， HOUSE OF CROWS is about four adult friends who all share a common dark， unexplained event in their past。 They’ve moved on and away from the town where they grew up。 But in many ways the experience has formed each of them。 Each has chosen a career that has allowed him or her to explore in various ways things that can’t be explained。 Now a psychiatrist， a ghost hunter， a spiritual counselor， and a writer respectively， Claire， Ian， Mason， and Matthew are being called back to pay debts and address some unfinished business。 What they find when they arrive at Merle House will depend very much on what they bring。Hope you love it！ P。S。 Of course I gave it 5 stars！ I wrote it！！ ;） 。。。more
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