"[A] powerful supernatural thriller. . . . Whether one believes in ghosts, McMahon's consummately crafted chiller is guaranteed to haunt." —Publishers Weekly, starred review

"[The Invited's] blend of ghost story and modern mystery is flawlessly compelling and evocative. A masterful twist on the haunted-house story." —Booklist, starred review

"[The Invited] is like a nesting doll—a thriller inside a murder mystery inside a ghost story—and will chill readers with every sideways glimpse of a passing shadow." —Library Journal

"Jennifer McMahon again proves that the modern ghost story is more than things that go bump in the night. It hinges on reality, slowly building to a terror that seems real and sometimes personal, as it does in McMahon's highly entertaining The Invited. McMahon's powerful novel supplies a plethora of frights that emerge from believable characters trying to navigate normal lives." —The Associated Press

"Jennifer McMahon's latest premise is utterly chilling: imagine you don't stumble upon a haunted house, you build one. The Invited deserves a special spot in the canon of great ghost stories, and will remind McMahon's readers why she is such a worthy literary descendant of Shirley Jackson." —Chris Bohjalian, bestselling author of The Flight Attendant

"A dream home becomes one of nightmares for a husband and wife attempting to start a new life in the woods of Vermont. Board by board, stone by stone, tragic events of the past creep toward the light in this delicious slow burn of a haunted tale." —J.D. Barker, bestselling author of The Fourth Monkey and Dracul