Other People's Houses
The gripping, twisty new thriller
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The stunning new thriller from the author who brought you the jaw-dropping twist of I Let You Go, the gasp-out-loud ending of Let Me Lie, and the loveable, unpredictable Ffion Morgan in The Last Party and A Game of Lies
'A gripping thriller loaded with humour and cleverness' ***** READER REVIEW
'A dazzling fusion of mystery, humour, and complex character dynamics' ***** READER REVIEW
'The plot is gripping and the twists are jaw-dropping' ***** READER REVIEW
Even on the most desirable street, there's a dark side . . .
The Hill is the kind of place everyone wants to live: luxurious, exclusive and safe. But now someone is breaking and entering these Cheshire homes one by one, and DS Leo Brady suspects the burglar is looking for something, or someone, in particular.
Over the border in Wales, DC Ffion Morgan recovers the body of an estate agent from the lake. There's no love lost between Ffion and estate agents, but who hated this one enough to want her dead - and why?
As their cases collide, Ffion and Leo discover people will pay a high price to keep their secrets behind closed doors . . .
*** One of TIMES Magazine's 100 Must-Read Books of 2025 ***
'Witty and ingeniously plotted with twist after brilliant twist. I loved it!' CLAIRE DOUGLAS
'Gripping, intense and thought-provoking' KARIN SLAUGHTER
'Skilfully plotted, sharply paced and wickedly funny, this is a must-read crime series' LUCY CLARKE
'Clever . . . [with] a stunning denouement' THE TIMES
'Funny, entertaining and unguessable with a fabulous cast of deeply authentic characters' RUTH MANCINI
'Satisfyingly twisty' MAIL ON SUNDAY
'Has you on the edge of your seat' I PAPER
'Cracking' HEAT
'Another complete page-turner' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A spate of robberies collides with murders past and present in Mackintosh's solid third outing for Welsh Det. Constable Ffion Morgan (after A Game of Lies). When a woman is found dead in a kayak on the bank of the Awen River, near the border between Wales and England, Ffion's superiors assign her the case. At the same time, Ffion's boyfriend, Det. Sgt. Leo Brady, is looking into a series of burglaries just across the water in an exclusive Tottenham neighborhood called the Hill, where his social climbing ex-wife lives alongside influential bankers, professional soccer players, and bored housewives. While the lovers work on their respective cases, Ffion ravenously consumes the latest season of the popular true crime podcast Without Conviction, which covers a gruesome decade-old double homicide that went cold—and might hold key information about Ffion's current investigation. Mackintosh smoothly braids her three main plot threads, infusing the action with humor and surprising sweetness. Though it's not quite as ambitious as previous installments, mystery readers of all stripes will find something to like.
