The Couple at No 9

The Couple at No 9
Claire Douglas
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Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 416pg
19 Aug 2021 UK
International import eta 7-19 days
9781405943406
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It was the house of her dreams. Until the first body was found. A new emotionally dark and unsettling thriller from the Sunday Times bestsellerAn inherited cottage. A body buried in the garden. And a secret spanning three generations. When Saffy' s beloved grandmother, Rose, goes into a care home, Saffy learns that she has inherited her Cotswolds cottage. But as work begins on much-needed renovations, the body of a young woman is uncovered in the garden. Who is she? During Rose' s more lucid moments, she reveals snippets of information that Saffy pieces together. And then another body is discovered. As she delves into Rose' s past, Saffy uncovers dark secrets, calling into question everything she thought she knew about her family.
This book has everything I love: murder, a taut and fiendishly clever plot and nail-biting tension -- Emma Curtis Combines a tight, gripping plot and truly shocking twist, with beautiful writing and emotion. A thriller with a heart. One of the best I have read in a long time -- Nuala Ellwood Secrets, skeletons, mothers and daughters - and some absolutely corking twists! A cracking thriller, I loved it -- Eve Chase, author of The Glass House A well-plotted tale. All the characters are hiding things and you' re often waiting for the next secret to blow up. Intriguing. Twisty. Surprising. Touching. Enjoyed it -- Dorothy Koomson Tense, twisty, fraught with emotion and packed with secrets, The Couple at No. 9 is Claire' s best thriller yet -- Gilly Macmillan Expansive, emotional, with one of the very best end twists I' ve ever read. Douglas at her heart-stopping best -- Gillian McAllister Gripping, twisty and hold-your-breath tense, this is Claire Douglas' s best book yet -- Tim Weaver Twisty, nail-biting, and utterly absorbing, you won' t be able to put The Couple at No. 9 down -- Louise O' Neill Claire is a mistress at weaving the reader into a web of domestic deceit -- Jane Corry The perfect gripping holiday read -- Lesley Pearse Praise for Claire Douglas * - * Thrillingly tense and twisty * bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors * Stunning . . . with a killer twist * Closer * Perfect for fans of The Girl on the Train * Marie Claire * Twisty, exciting yet so very real Few people do psychological thrillers as claustrophobic and as creepy as Claire Douglas * Tim Weaver *
Claire Douglas has worked as a journalist for fifteen years writing features for women' s magazines and national newspapers, but she' s dreamed of being a novelist since the age of seven. She finally got her wish after winning the Marie Claire Debut Novel Award, with her first novel, The Sisters, which was followed by Local Girl Missing, Last Seen Alive and Do Not Disturb, all Sunday Times bestsellers. She lives in Bath with her husband and two children.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781405943406
Published: 19 Aug 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Books
Publisher: Penguin Books
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 416

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