The Dollhouse Murders

Ah, 1987 was a good year. A little Johanna received this book as the summer commenced and she read, oh she read. She read the crap out of this book and then eyed the dollhouse looming in the corner of her shared bedroom with distrust and concern. She decided that she did not wish to get murdered by......more

Once upon a time, a very sweet young version of me with a tiny streak of darkness decided to read The Dollhouse Murders. I fell in love with this book! I’ve thought about it from time to time and recently bought the 35th anniversary edition. It is definitely a classic children’s book. Amy Treloar is......more

Like R.L. Stine and Mary Downing Hahn, the late Betty Ren Wright weaves a tale sure to terrify any tween. But more than just delicious chills imbues The Dollhouse Murders. Amy Treloar, nearly 13 years old, can’t help resent her 11-year-old brain-damaged sister Louann. Louann’s inappropriate behavior......more

I wish I could have read this one when I was younger because it would have been RIGHT up my alley. I LOVED books like this when I was in school. Reading it for the first time as an adult leaves a bit to be desired, but I can still appreciate it being intended for the target audience. I got a bit anno......more

I first picked up The Dollhouse Murders a little around five years ago, when I was a kid. I read it, it chilled me, I moved to another city, and slowly I forgot the title. Somedays the idea of the book came rushing back, and I was frustrated that I could not remember the title to reread it, at least......more