"The House in the Pines" by Ana Reyes is a psychological thriller about Maya, a young woman haunted by the mysterious death of her best friend, Aubrey, during their high school summer, and her subsequent journey to uncover the truth by revisiting her hometown and confronting a shadowy figure named Frank, who she believes was involved in the tragedy, despite having hazy memories and gaps in her timeline; the story also explores elements of her Guatemalan father's unfinished manuscript, providing further clues to the mystery