The Housemate
Published on 25. February 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
480 pages
978-1-915523-64-8 (ISBN)
Description
The new standalone thriller from the award-winning writer of the bestselling Gemma Woodstock trilogy.
Dubbed the Housemate Homicide, it's a mystery that has baffled Australians for almost a decade.
Melbourne-based journalist Olive Groves worked on the story as a junior reporter and became obsessed by the case. Now, nine years later, the missing housemate turns up dead on a remote property. Olive is once again assigned to the story, this time reluctantly paired with precocious millennial podcaster Cooper Ng.
As Oli and Cooper unearth new facts about the three housemates, a dark web of secrets is uncovered. The revelations catapult Oli back to the death of the first housemate, forcing her to confront past traumas and insecurities that have risen to the surface again.
What really happened between the three housemates that night?
Will Oli's relentless search for the murderer put her new family in danger?
And could her suspicion that the truth lies closer to home threaten her happiness and even her sanity?
Dubbed the Housemate Homicide, it's a mystery that has baffled Australians for almost a decade.
Melbourne-based journalist Olive Groves worked on the story as a junior reporter and became obsessed by the case. Now, nine years later, the missing housemate turns up dead on a remote property. Olive is once again assigned to the story, this time reluctantly paired with precocious millennial podcaster Cooper Ng.
As Oli and Cooper unearth new facts about the three housemates, a dark web of secrets is uncovered. The revelations catapult Oli back to the death of the first housemate, forcing her to confront past traumas and insecurities that have risen to the surface again.
What really happened between the three housemates that night?
Will Oli's relentless search for the murderer put her new family in danger?
And could her suspicion that the truth lies closer to home threaten her happiness and even her sanity?
Reviews / Votes
"Outstanding...Logical yet surprising plot twists never overwhelm the sophisticated characterizations that make suspending disbelief almost effortless. The judicious use of flashbacks build tension, and the denouement doesn't disappoint. Jane Harper readers will be riveted."- Publishers Weekly
"Australian crime at its best."
- J.P. POMARE, author of Call Me Evie
"Each new twist in the story skilfully balances bombshell revelations and believability, in a crime that feels achingly familiar, yet shocking at the same time. Much like Oli, I couldn't stop until I knew the truth, too."
- Jacqueline Bublitz, author of Before You Knew My Name
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Watkins Media Limited
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 194 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
416 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-915523-64-8 (9781915523648)
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Sarah bailey was born in Melbourne, Australia, and lives there to this day. Sarah's debut novel, The Dark Lake, was published by Allen & Unwin in 2017, and is a best seller in Australia, the USA and Canada. It won both the 2018 Davitt Award for Best Crime Debut and the 2018 Ned Kelly award for Best First Crime. Sarah has three sons and enjoys juggling her family life, her full-time advertising career and her writing.