Malfi, Ronald - Cradle Lake

A deceased father ignores his own offspring and bequeaths his rural North Carolina home to nephew Alan. City dweller.
Except the city hasn’t been going so well. After two miscarriages, his wife is despondent. Both blame stressful NYC. Free home in a new state might mean a new start!
Soon, soon, soon, events eddy and Alan realizes the new community conceals secrets. The biggest being … what’s the name of this novel again?
Time and again, Malfi reveals an angle or plot turn and I think, “too early for this.” Only the disclosure is OK because he has a sackful of narrative twists in reserve.
A Cherokee journey took me unawares and was an original detour, much appreciated.
Unfortunately, entering the final act, professor Alan seems to lose his common sense along with his bearings. Levels go over the top. “Things” besieging the home, within and without, disappear in the rearview mirror, unexplained. I found the conclusion dissatisfying.