Starter House by Sonja Condit In the vein of Heart-Shaped Box and The Thirteenth Tale, Starter House is a haunting and skillfully told debut novel about a newlywed couple and their first home -- a home that seems to be haunted by a very malicious ghost. Lacey Miszlak grew up homeless; her crazy mother dragged her from one terrible living situation to the next. But now she thinks the pieces of her life have finally come together. She's pregnant with her first child, and she and her husband Eric have moved into the home of their dreams. She knows soon its beautiful sunlit rooms will be filled with the joy of the new family she will build there. But there's a strange darkness on the stairway and an odd little boy who won't leave Lacey alone, and soon she's forced to realize that a danger she never suspected is lurking in the hallways of her beautiful new home. She's going to have to solve a decades-old mystery to save her family from an evil that has lingered in wait for them for years. This book is in excellent condition with no visible tears or other damage. It does show minor signs of wear (shown in listing photos). The spine has not been broken. Every book is packaged with the utmost care and placed in a plastic sleeve to avoid water damage during shipping. While I cannot guarantee your book will arrive undamaged due to postal handling, I will do my best to ensure it is adequately protected.