The Killer Next Door
An electrifying, addictive thriller you won't be able to put down
-
-
4.4 • 77 Ratings
-
-
- £2.99
Publisher Description
The electrifying, addictive thriller from the author of the Edgar-Award winning sensation The Wicked Girls
'Scary as hell' STEPHEN KING
Pre-order Alex Marwood's sensational new thriller, The Island of Lost Girls, now!
__________
No. 23 has a secret. In this bedsit-riddled south London wreck, lorded over by a lecherous landlord, something waits to be discovered. Yet all six residents have something to hide.
Collette and Cher are on the run; Thomas is a reluctant loner; while a gorgeous Iranian asylum seeker and a 'quiet man' nobody sees try to stay hidden. And watching over them all is Vesta - or so she thinks.
In the dead of night, a terrible accident pushes the neighbours into an uneasy alliance. But one of them is a killer, expertly hiding their pastime, all the while closing in on their next victim...
As a cloying heatwave suffocates the city, events build to an electrifying climax in this dark, original and irresistibly compelling thriller, perfect for fans of The Suspect by Fiona Barton and The Rumour by Lesley Kara
__________
Praise for Alex Marwood
'So good I wish I'd written it myself' VAL MCDERMID
'Scary as hell' STEPHEN KING
'Marwood blends story-telling prowess with characters so real that we inhabit their predicaments quite viscerally' SOPHIE HANNAH
'Without a doubt, she is one of crime fiction's brightest stars' MEGAN ABBOTT
'I'm in awe' MARK EDWARDS
'I cancel all engagements and turn off my phone for a new Alex Marwood book' ERIN KELLY
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
At the start of this engrossing standalone from Edgar-winner Marwood (The Wicked Girls), Det. Insp. Merri Cheyne from Scotland Yard questions a young woman, Cheryl Farrell, about the grisly find of human fingers in a freezer inside a rundown boarding house located in a London suburb. As Cheryl confirms, the prints from those fingers belong to a fellow lodger, Lisa Dunne, who witnessed a murder and whom the FBI was seeking to interview. Dunne is not the only victim. Body parts from multiple corpses have surfaced in and around the boarding house, which turns out to be a destination for people with dark and embarrassing pasts that they wish to conceal. Meanwhile, the tenants must contend with break-ins, strange smells, loud music, hidden video-recording equipment in the bathrooms, and pipes clogged with a mysterious substance. Events converge to unite the lodgers in a mutual conspiracy, building up to a well-plotted ending filled with unexpected surprises. Six-city author tour.
Customer Reviews
Brilliant
Great book from start to finish! I was hooked from the get go and I wasn’t disappointed, great story line really enjoyed it!
Class leading
Wonderful writing, so rich in detail... Had my skin crawling and on the verge of tears in various places. Simply outstanding!!!
The killer next door
One of the best book l have ever read. Excellent.