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The Unknown by Riley Sager

When I first saw the title, The Unknown, I thought it was something paranormal. I found out while reading the book, it meant an unknown actress. I like the double meaning as the story unfolds.

Five women disappeared from an Island off Vermont in 1926.

In present day a film crew plans to film the story and to get the actors into character they plan to spend a week on the island living in the same cabins and wearing the same type of clothing as the missing women.

People in the area avoid the island. There are hints of it being haunted. The actors arrive not knowing everything until they arrive with no way to leave.

After a séance some creepy things happen, and the actors begin to disappear one by one.

The story is told by Marin Keane, an unknown actress who has been given her big break by this project.

The women are rivals and don’t seem to get along.

This time though there is a man. The director is on the island with them.

Over the next week, all of them learn more about each other than they probably should. This promised that sometimes people can be scarier than ghosts or demons.

No one is safe and they need to leave but have no way to do so. That is scary but not that scary. Well, I guess there is more than just that. There are some scary things that happen, but I was able to read this book in bed at night and didn’t get goosebumps or feel the need to leave the light on. So, it didn’t pass that test.

I heard once that this author takes other people’s horror stories and rewrites them with his own personal twist. I think as I was trying to figure out what to say in this review, it came to me what story it reminded me of. I won’t spoil it by telling you what I think it is.

I was looking forward to reading this one because I am in the mood for a good ghost story. This story was all over the place, but it wasn’t the experience I’d hoped for.

I am a Sager fan, and I have read a couple of his books before. I hope to eventually read all of them. This one isn’t my favorite, but I am not sorry I read it.

Published August 4, 2026

I do include links to purchase. As an associate, I earn from qualified purchases. Thanks to all my readers who have supported me in the past.

A few books by Riley Sager:

The Unknown

Middle of the Night

The House Across the Lake

Lock Every Door

Upcoming Reviews:

The Mystic and the Missing Girl by Vikki VanSickel

What I am currently reading:

Marble Hall Murders by Anthony Horowitz

Roots & Wrath by E. J. Wenstrom

This is the second review I’ve written tonight and it’s getting late. I need to get to bed so I can stay up too late reading.

Do you read in bed?

Happy Reading!

Links to other Riley Sager books I’ve reviewed

https://virginia-gruver.com/2023/07/21/the-house-across-the-lake/

If you like a bargain, check out my bookshop – Get Lost in a Book Shop

https://pangobooks.com/bookstore/virginia468417

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4⭐️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️Okemo Fire Tower, Vermont
https://www.trailspotting.com/2026/09/okemo-fire-tower-ludlow-mountain.html
Atop Ludlow Mountain hikers can climb the 3 mile long Healdville Trail to great views from the open cabin. Or one can simply drive up.

#FireTower #Hiking #Hike #Trail #Outdoors #Vermont #Nature #Trails #Blog #Explore #Travel

4⭐️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️Okemo Fire Tower, Vermont
https://www.trailspotting.com/2026/09/okemo-fire-tower-ludlow-mountain.html
Atop Ludlow Mountain hikers can climb the 3 mile long Healdville Trail to great views from the open cabin. Or one can simply drive up.

#FireTower #Hiking #Hike #Trail #Outdoors #Vermont #Nature #Trails #Blog #Explore #Travel

4⭐️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️Okemo Fire Tower, Vermont
https://www.trailspotting.com/2026/09/okemo-fire-tower-ludlow-mountain.html
Atop Ludlow Mountain hikers can climb the 3 mile long Healdville Trail to great views from the open cabin. Or one can simply drive up.

#FireTower #Hiking #Hike #Trail #Outdoors #Vermont #Nature #Trails #Blog #Explore #Travel

4⭐️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️Okemo Fire Tower, Vermont
https://www.trailspotting.com/2026/09/okemo-fire-tower-ludlow-mountain.html
Atop Ludlow Mountain hikers can climb the 3 mile long Healdville Trail to great views from the open cabin. Or one can simply drive up.

#FireTower #Hiking #Hike #Trail #Outdoors #Vermont #Nature #Trails #Blog #Explore #Travel

4⭐️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️Okemo Fire Tower, Vermont
https://www.trailspotting.com/2026/09/okemo-fire-tower-ludlow-mountain.html
Atop Ludlow Mountain hikers can climb the 3 mile long Healdville Trail to great views from the open cabin. Or one can simply drive up.

#FireTower #Hiking #Hike #Trail #Outdoors #Vermont #Nature #Trails #Blog #Explore #Travel

A day in the life of one UVM Extension master gardener https://www.allforgardening.com/1940123/a-day-in-the-life-of-one-uvm-extension-master-gardener/ #GardeningVermont #vermont

Dreaming of cold Vermont right now. It’s hot as heck here in this house.

Row by Row: The Growth of Community Gardens  https://www.allforgardening.com/1937518/row-by-row-the-growth-of-community-gardens/ #CentralVermont #CommunityGarden #GardeningVermont #MainStreetMiddleSchool #vermont

#Vermont - Current #EmergencyShelters and #CoolingCenters

Not all shelters and cooling centers will be listed here; only those reported to VEM. You can call your town to ask about local warming centers, or call 2-1-1 to find a facility.

https://vem.vermont.gov/shelters

Map of cooling sites in Vermont:
https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/4fdb83b1ece3427ea81d83446ffb420b

Vermont’s Emergency Shelter Providers
https://helpingtohousevt.org/vermonts-emergency-shelter-providers/

Vermont Public Libraries (most will be closed on Friday because of the holiday):
https://libraries.vermont.gov/find-vermont-libraries?_gl=1*13juud8*_ga*Mzk5MDM0NDcyLjE3ODI4MzY3MDY.*_ga_V9WQH77KLW*czE3ODI4MzY3MDUkbzEkZzEkdDE3ODI4MzY4MjQkajI1JGwwJGgw

#ExtremeHeat #Heatwave #VermontWx #ClimateDiaryVermont #ClimateChange #HeatRelatedIllness #StayCool #VermontResources

May 17–23 is #EmeraldAshBorer Awareness Week: Here’s What You Need to Know

By Ginger Nickerson, May 20, 2026

"The emerald ash borer (#EAB) has been in #Vermont since 2018, when it was first found in northern Orange County. Since then, it has spread to every county except Essex County and is in 145 of Vermont’s 247 municipalities.

"The EAB is a beetle introduced from Asia that attacks all native ash trees (trees in the Fraxinus genus). If trees are not treated, this insect is expected to kill nearly 99% of Vermont’s ash trees.

"To raise awareness about this pest and the damage it causes, May 17–23 has been named National Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week. The Vermont Urban and Community Forestry program is helping by sharing and encouraging people to get involved. Vermonters can learn about the pest, host a neighborhood tree-tagging event, or share information on social media.

"An online Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week toolkit is available on the Vermont Invasives website: go.uvm.edu/invasivesorg-toolkit. It includes posters, videos, sample social media posts, and resources for educators. It also has guides for identifying ash trees and tips for leading tree walks or ash tagging events."

FMI:
https://thebridgevt.org/2026/05/may-17-23-is-emerald-ash-borer-awareness-week-heres-what-you-need-to-know/

#SolarPunkSunday #SaveTheTrees #ProtectTheSacred #AshTrees

«Besides recounting acts of violence, dozens who spoke Tuesday said state and local police violated Vermont’s fair and impartial policing policy, which generally bars officers from “facilitating” civil immigration enforcement.

Lambek said police clearly coordinated with federal agents. He called previous statements from law enforcement officials an example of “victim blaming and outright misdirection.”»
#vermont #ICEviolence #StatePoliceCollaboration #FalseArrest
https://vtdigger.org/2026/04/01/protesters-tell-lawmakers-they-were-choked-assaulted-by-officers-during-south-burlington-immigration-operation/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Digger%204%2F1%2F26%20v2&utm_source=dc3c5486db&utm_source=VTDigger+Subscribers+and+Donors&utm_campaign=b82a7cd490-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_04_01_11_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-b82a7cd490-405583705

TSA food pantry at Burlington airport stops accepting donations

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The food pantry for TSA employees at the Burlington International Airport is no longer accepting donation…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Food #Administration #airports #BTV #Burlington #donations #employees #International #news #Pantry #pay #resumes #security #transportation #TSA #vermont #wcax #workers
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2577600/tsa-food-pantry-at-burlington-airport-stops-accepting-donations/

https://www.europesays.com/dk/41302/ Gas truck fire briefly closes Vermont Route 100 in Waterbury #AlternateRoute #berlin #closed #closure #crew #exit #Exit10 #FewDetail #fire #Germany #HouseFire #I89 #nbc5 #northbound #ramp #Route100 #scene #SeveralHour #StructureFire #Update: #vermont #VermontRoute #VermontStatePolice #wcax #WhatHappened

Hype for the Future 70E: Essex County, Vermont

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/09/hype-for-the-future-70e-essex-county-vermont/

What UVM Students Learn Too Late

#CIVICS in #higherEd
#community #vt #vermont #society #civicEngagement #theDēmos #pluribus #microEconomics #brainDrain #ruralLife #laborNews #educationNews #UVM #opEd

https://vtcommunitynews.org/2025/12/08/what-uvm-students-learn-too-late/

> Burlington has so much to offer. It is time students see it sooner.

Hype for the Future 20A: Vershire, Vermont

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2025/11/20/hype-for-the-future-20a-vershire-vermont/

Several #CoolingCenters open in #Vermont, #NewHampshire and #NewYork due to #ExtremeHeat

Rare 'extreme heat warning' issued in Vermont, New York as dangerous heat settles in

by Michael Cusanelli
Jun 23, 2025

BARRE, Vt. — "Several municipalities in our region have opened cooling centers as temperatures will soar close to 100 degrees this week.

"Hinesburg Emergency Management has opened a cooling center at the CVU High School Library. Guests are welcome to visit the cooling center Monday and Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

"The Middlebury Recreation Building on Creek Road is also open from 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. both Monday and Tuesday. The town poll will be open as well from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday and 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.

"The city of Burlington has several cooling centers available across the city, as well as a shade tent set up in City Hall Park.

"Barre, meanwhile, is opening the Municipal Pool free of charge to all city residents on Monday. Proof of residency is required.

"In New Hampshire, Lebanon is opening several cooling areas for the general public on Monday and Tuesday. Those include the Lebanon Public Library, the Kilton Library and the Lebanon Airport Terminal Building. The Upper Valley Senior Center will also double as a cooling shelter for senior citizens only.

"In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul has declared a state of emergency for Clinton and Essex counties, with cooling centers open across the North Country. The public libraries in Chazy Plattsburgh, Au Sable Forks, Wadhams, Chateaugay and Tupper Lake will be turned into cooling centers. A full list of shelters is available at the New York Department of Health website."

Source:
https://www.mynbc5.com/article/cooling-centers-vermont-new-hampshire-heat/65156676

#NewEnglandWx #ExtremeHeat #ClimateChange #GlobalHeating #Heatwave #Heatwaves #StayingCool #ClimateDiary #StayCool #CommunityResources

And who will work in the fields? Children?Folks who have just lost #FoodAssistance and #Medicare?#Protestors who piss off Trump?

#Trump’s Immigration #Crackdown Hits #CaliforniaFarms

#Farmworkers hid in fields on Tuesday as word spread that ICE agents were conducting raids in California’s breadbasket, an activist said.

By Bernard Mokam and Pooja Salhotra
June 11, 2025, 9:08 p.m. ET

Excerpt: " 'The #Trump administration is ramping up its immigration crackdown, with a focus on workplaces with undocumented #laborers, such as #farms, #restaurants and #construction sites. Estimates show more than eight million undocumented #immigrants work in the United States.

"Last Friday, federal immigration agents swept through the garment district of Los Angeles, setting off protests that have rattled sections of downtown L.A. and have spread to a number of cities across the country.

"For #farmworkers — about 42 percent of whom are undocumented, according to the Agriculture Department — the escalation in arrests has created widespread fear.

" 'Children are terrified,' Ms. Romero said. 'They don’t want to go to school because they don’t know if their parents will be home when they come back.'

"Local leaders have rebuked the escalation, which could bring hardship to one of California’s agricultural corridors. The #CentralValley — which grows #almonds, #grapes, #walnuts and #cherries, among other crops — produces a quarter of the nation’s food, worth an estimated $17 billion a year, according to federal data.

" 'These actions are completely unjustified and harmful,' said Mayor Luis McArthur of Oxnard. 'They create chaos in our city without contributing much to public safety. Furthermore these actions undermine the very principles of #DueProcess.'

"The raids this week represent the first organized immigration enforcement from the new Trump administration to hit California’s agricultural region, which covers about 40 percent of the state, Ms. Romero said. A handful of federal operations have been conducted in other rural communities in recent weeks. Last month, federal agents pulled over a bus in #AlbionN., and detained 14 immigrants who worked at a nearby farm. In April, three children and their mother were detained at an upstate New York dairy.

"Rural migrants are particularly vulnerable to immigration enforcement because they stand out in towns that are often racially homogenous, said Will Lambek of Migrant Justice, an advocacy organization for farmworkers in #Vermont, where eight dairy workers were detained in April.

"In California, Ms. Davalos said the agents could have made more arrests had the community been less prepared. Once a volunteer spotted officers in the area, an alert was sent through a network of support.

"Federal agents were denied entry to at least nine farms in the Central Coast, Ms. Davalos said. Some growers parked their vehicles in front of their gates. Employees also obscured their cars.
'We demonstrated the power of brave, nonviolent #resistance to #ICE’s tactics of #terror,' Ms. Davalos said, lamenting what she described as politically driven attempts to reach a deportation quota. 'At the end of the day, they’re seizing our family, friends, neighbors and co-workers.'

"If federal immigration enforcement activities continue, #FoodProduction will become increasingly difficult, and food prices could rise, warned Bryan Little, senior director of policy advocacy at the California Farm Bureau."

Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/us/trump-ice-raids-california-farms.html

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/NFWuO

#ResistICE #Authoritarianism #ImmigrationCrackdown #ICERaids #TrumpIsANazi #AuthoritarianRule #ImmigrantsFeedUs #NoHumanIsIllegalOnStolenLand #HungerGames #EatTheRich #ThisIsFascism #Project2025

stowe, vermont
1961

single chair, mount mansfield

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dboo/51886165274/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dboo/366363036/

part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf

© the Nick DeWolf Foundation
Image-use requests are welcome via nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com

#photography #film #blackandwhite #bw #stowe #vermont #newengland #mansfield #mountmansfield #skiing #skiers #singlechair #lift #chairlift #snow #1960s

Will you join us, #Vermont?
#50501
🚨VIOLENCE OF ANY KIND WILL NOT BE TOLERATED🚨

#MontpelierVermont

"Join us in peaceful protests against #Project2025 the the #Trump Administration's extremist policies. Bring your signs, flags, and voices."

February 5th, 2025 12PM
Meet at the Vermont State Capitol

#RejectProject2025 #protest
#antifa #antifascism
#Democracy #50501movement #USpol

Plans Change… or I Got Them Wrong

I thought we were going to have both kids at the house until Sunday. Why did I think that? I was wrong.

Harry is leaving on Saturday. I’m not sure what time of day. Bellana’s leaving today. Boo. Sometime this morning she’s going to head back to Vermont to go to work this afternoon.

As always, I am sad when one of the kids leaves, but also really happy that they were here at all. They are adults now and both live their own lives and I respect that. I just love them both so much that I selfishly want them around all the time.

#adultKids #collegeKids #Family #grownUpKids #Holidays #Kids #StepKids #vermont

Today’s Agenda

So Robert, what’s the plan for this fine December Saturday?

Oh nothing…

First I pick up the antibiotic cream stuff that was prescribed for the mess that is my left eye (ouch). Then I put some clothes in a backpack and maybe some gas in the car and maybe pack up some protein bars and snacks and water bottles. You know, like you do.

Then Jen and I hop into the car and mosey on up to New Hampshire to pick up my mother in law. Then we mosey on over to Vermont to meet up with the kids.

Then, later tonight, it’s nothing special. We just go to see my step daughter, Bellana, perform with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra again. They are doing a string of holiday shows this weekend and tonight’s the night for us. She’s in the chorus. You know, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra Chorus. Nothing special.

(Your humble narrator takes a moment to squeal with pride and glee)

I mean… is your step daughter in the Vermont Symphony Orchestra Chorus? No? Oh. Groovy.

Road trip!

#adultKids #classicalMusic #collegeKids #Family #grownUpKids #Kids #Music #orchestra #roadTrip #StepKids #Travel #vermont #VermontSymphonyOrchestra #vso

https://villemorte.fr/agenda/henry-birdsey-turner-williams-jr-tutoriel-ralt144mi/
https://www.grrrndzero.org/index.php/2619-dim-17-11-turner-williams-jr-henry-birdsey-tutoriel-remi-georges

#drone #musique #concert #lyon #bagpipes #bluegrass #electronic #vaulxenvelin #grrrndzero #remigeorges #spyro #videogames #vibraphone #informatique #musicale #pelican #vermont #rhone #europe #america #experimental #mentalhealth #fun #SundayVibes #art #sound #party #hangar #lapsteel #rock #pop #meditation #tcl #villeurbanne