Someone in the Attic
A Novel
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4.2 • 12 Ratings
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
From a #1 internationally bestselling author comes an atmospheric, chilling novel about a family who thinks there's someone hiding in their attic
“Andrea Mara is a star.” —Lee Child
You thought you were home alone.
Anya is enjoying a relaxing bath when she hears a noise coming from the ceiling. Through the open bathroom door, she sees the attic hatch swing down, and a masked figure drops to the floor. Thirty seconds later, Anya is dead.
You're not afraid of being alone in the dark. You're afraid you're not alone.
Across town, Anya's old school friend, Julia, sees an online video of a masked figure climbing out of an attic. She suddenly realizes why the footage is eerily familiar: it was filmed inside her own house in a luxury gated community, designed to keep intruders out.
And now your worst fears are coming true.
Why would a stranger target Julia? Unless of course, it's not a stranger at all.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Mara's spine-tingling latest (after No One Saw a Thing), a woman finds evidence of a stalker inside her Dublin house. After selling her San Diego consultancy, Julia Birch has returned to Ireland with her ex-husband, Gabe, and their two children. The family's luxurious new home in a gated community seems ideal until Julia's 13-year-old daughter, Isla, stumbles on a TikTok video of a black-clad man climbing down from the attic of a house that looks remarkably like their own. Julia passes it off as a coincidence until her nine-year-old son, Luca, reports hearing strange noises and seeing a pair of eyes peering at him through the air vent. When Julia's childhood friend, Anya, is found dead in her bathtub nearby, the police declare it a suicide, but Julia can't shake the feeling that the case is connected to her unwelcome visitor. Terrified, she turns to her neighbors for support, but soon worries she can't trust anyone—and worst of all, that her tormentor might not be a stranger. Mara skillfully weaves multiple mysteries into her bustling plot, with story lines about Gabe's strange behavior and Julia's and Anya's shady pasts ratcheting up the suspense. When it all comes to a head, readers will be equal parts shocked and satisfied.
Customer Reviews
Fantastic!
I can’t begin to say how much I love this book!! So so good! More books by this amazing author, please!! I thought I had this all figured out, and I was so so wrong but in all the best possible ways! Amazing plot. Great characters. Loved this story.