#3 Rose/House by Arkady Martine

 

Rose House is an AI built into a house that is the pinnacle of architectural design.   When Basit Deniau dies he leaves only one person is allowed into Rose House for a period of one week a year. Rose House contains all his files and uncompleted design plans.  Dr Selene Gisil didn’t want this honor since they had a falling out but she does go a few days every year to speak to Rose House.  One night Rose House calls the police to say there is a dead body in the house that has been there for 24 hours, a call it was required by law to make but only after that time period. The police have asked Dr Gisil to come back t the house so they can find out what happened.

 

The way the deceased got into the house is interesting and the motivation makes sense. Rose House is an active character in the story and this has very much a haunted house feel to the story. 

 

Digital review copy provided by the publisher through NetGalley