The Killer Next Door: 'The Killer Next Door: An electrifying, addictive thriller you won’t be able to put down' (Nathaniel Drinkwater) - Softcover

Alex Marwood

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0751550698 ISBN 13: 9780751550696

Publisher: Sphere, 2014

Synopsis

No. 23 has a secret. In this gloomy, bedsit-riddled South London wreck, lorded over by a lecherous landlord, a horrifying collection quietly waits to be discovered. Yet all six residents have something to hide. Collette is on the run from her ex-boss; Cher is an underage childrens home escapee; lonely Thomas tries to make friends with his neighbors while a gorgeous Iranian asylum seeker and a quiet man nobody sees try to keep themselves hidden.  And there for them all is Vesta, a woman who knows everything that goes on in the house - or thought she did. Then in the dead of night, a terrible accident pushes the six 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 brilliantly constructed, tightly paced thriller. Brilliantly dark and packed with suspense, this psychological thriller will have you gripped. This paperback book has 387 pages and measures: 19 x 13 x 2.2cm.

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Product Description:

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.

Review:

If you read Alex Marwood's The Wicked Girls, her new one - The Killer Next Door - is even better. Scary as hell. Great characters (Stephen King)

Taut, assured and reminiscent of Ruth Rendell's psychological novels, Marwood's second book more than lives up to the promise shown in her splendid debut, The Wicked Girls (Guardian)

Even better than her debut The Wicked Girls. It's a compulsive, unsettling read that will leave you wondering how well you really know your neighbours (Bella)

Utterly gripping; Marwood's ability to show the sinister side of everyday life is unparalleled (Jenny Colgan)

Both brilliantly dark and dazzlingly funny, this is crime writing at its best (Lisa Jewell)

Nasty, compelling and original, the author has done it again with her second novel (The Sun)

A haunting and thrilling read that will have you gripped throughout, The Killer Next Door is a thought-provoking book, that will play on your mind and stay with you for days and will have you looking at your neighbours in a different light! (Handwrittengirl.com)

Echoes of Ruth Rendell (or, indeed, Barbara Vine), although Marwood's writing is grittier (Killing Crime Time Blog)

Every bit as gripping as her much-praised debut The Wicked Girls (Crime Fiction Lover Blog)

Engrossing, chilling, and packed with suspense (Crime Thriller Girl Blog)

About this edition

• Publisher: Sphere
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0751550698
• ISBN 13: 9780751550696
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400