Through the Midnight Door BY Katrina Monroe

Set in a once-thriving but now decaying town, Through the Midnight Door tells the haunting story of the Finch sisters—Meg, Esther, and Claire—who, as children, were drawn to an eerie, deserted house in their neighborhood. The house, with its endless hall of doors and ominous presence, became the site of their childhood exploration and the bearer of dark secrets. Each sister chose a room behind one of the three keys they found, and the horrors they faced within those rooms were so profound that they never spoke of them again.

Years later, the youngest sister, Claire, is found dead inside the same desolate house. This tragic event forces Meg and Esther to confront the deeply buried traumas of their past. They must navigate their own troubled relationship, marked by bitterness and misunderstanding, as they grapple with the unresolved pain of Claire's death and the unsettling memories of their childhood experiences in the mysterious house.

As Meg and Esther delve deeper into the mystery of their sister’s death, they are drawn back to the house and the lingering darkness that has haunted their family for generations. The novel weaves together themes of sisterhood, the weight of family secrets, and the intergenerational transmission of trauma. With atmospheric storytelling and richly developed characters, Through the Midnight Door is as emotionally gripping as it is chilling, capturing the fragile yet enduring bonds between sisters amid the shadows of the past.