The Sun Down Motel

I never learn. Honestly. Thrillers are not my jam. They just aren't. I've read quite a few at this point and they all just disappoint me. This one gets 3 stars of meh, as opposed to 2 because it has actual ghosts in it. In fact, the real reason I even added this to my TBR was because it showed up on horror lists. This is not horror, or rather, it is horror of the kind produced for the Lifetime Movie Channel, mildly threatening with c-list actors.
The actual point the book lost me was when a female character was trying to figure out how to read a male character's personality by the fact that he just KNEW! to order whipped cream on her hot chocolate. I think I sprained my eyeballs while rolling them over that. There was, in true chick-lit style, much concern with the outfits everyone was wearing.
I would not be one bit surprised to find out Simone St. James is actually Jennifer McMahon. First, if ever there was a pen name.....and they write in almost an identical manner.
Those looking for thrills would be better off rewatching Psycho or The Shining.