The Girl Next Door
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4.0 • 110 Ratings
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- £2.99
Publisher Description
One little lie just became deadly…
'Utterly absorbing, I couldn't put this thrilling whodunnit down' C.L. Taylor
‘A compelling page-turner’ Fiona Cummins
*****
Perfect mother. Perfect wife. Jane Goodwin has spent years building her picture-perfect life in the quiet town of Ashdon.
So when the girl next door, sixteen-year-old Clare Edwards, is found murdered, Jane knows she must first protect her family.
Every marriage has a few white lies and hers is no exception. Jane’s worked hard to cover up her dark secret from all those years ago – and she’ll do anything to keep it hidden…
The Girl Next Door is a chilling and unputdownable thriller from the author of The Wild Girls.
Praise for The Girl Next Door:
‘A compelling page-turner about the nature of suspicion, hidden secrets, and claustrophobic local communities’ Fiona Cummins
'Utterly absorbing, I couldn't put this thrilling whodunnit down.' C. L. Taylor
‘A compelling plot which keeps the reader captivated until the final twist’ Jane Corry
‘Gripping, manipulative and thrilling. I couldn’t put it down’ Claire Allan
‘Skilfully plotted and with a twist I never saw coming…a terrific read!’ Cass Green
‘Absolutely loved it. So claustrophobic and unsettling!’ Lisa Hall
‘Domestic noir and police procedural served up in one delicious helping’ Rachel Sargeant
‘Unsettling…I read this with a growing sense of dread’ Louise Jensen
‘A beautifully written and pacy tale which crackles with twists and turns’ Amanda Jennings
‘An enthralling, sharply observed thriller…impossible to put down!’ Isabel Ashdown
‘Kept me guessing until its chilling conclusion’ Lucy Clarke
About the author
PHOEBE MORGAN is an author and editor. She studied English at Leeds University after growing up in the Suffolk countryside. She has previously worked as a journalist and now edits crime and women’s fiction for a publishing house during the day, and writes her own books in the evenings. She lives in London and you can follow her on Twitter @Phoebe_A_Morgan.
Customer Reviews
Nearly excellent
There are several things that stopped this book from being a 4* or even 5* for me.
Most of the book was very slow moving and at times rather boring. It could have been shorter. The ending was better, although perhaps too rushed in comparison!, but several anomalies, which had been bugging me, were satisfactorily explained.
Disappointingly I did guess what was happening before it was revealed to us.
The author is undoubtedly an above average writer but there were a number of grammatical mistakes which jarred.
Why, oh why, was it written in the present tense? That added nothing to the telling but was irritating. Even the victim’s narration, up to their final moments, was in the present tense.
The ‘voice’ of the girl next door was ridiculous. It wasn’t in the slightest way convincing or like anything any teenager I’ve ever come across might say.
The story was basically a very good idea. With a few tweaks I’d have been heaping praise on the book. If you can ignore the things that annoyed me, you will be in for a treat.
I will look out for more books by this author but if they are in the present tense I won’t be buying any of them.
Gripping
Brilliant twists and turns and never any hint of the ending. Deep diving into the mind of an unhinged character who will do anything to preserve their innocence.
Loved it
Great read