The Evil Inside

In a crumbling New England mansion with a history soaked in madness and blood, a teenager stands accused of murders that defy all reason. Paranormal forensic investigator Jenna Duffy has built her career confronting the inexplicable, but Lexington House tests every boundary between the rational and the terrifying. With a young man's life at stake and a body count climbing, the question isn't just who is killing — it's whether "who" is even the right word to ask.

Heather Graham excels at weaving genuine atmospheric dread into a procedural framework that actually holds up under scrutiny, and The Evil Inside is one of her tighter efforts in the Krewe of Hunters series. The Salem-adjacent setting does real work here, grounding the supernatural elements in a landscape already layered with historical darkness. The romance develops with enough tension to feel earned rather than obligatory, and Graham keeps the pacing disciplined — pulling readers forward through both the mystery and the mounting unease without letting either thread go slack. Fans of Gothic suspense with investigative backbone will find this one delivers on both counts.