
The House
The BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick
Simon Lelic(Author)
Penguin Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 2. November 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-241-29654-7 (ISBN)
Description
*THE OBSERVER THRILLER BOOK OF THE MONTH*
*A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK*
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The perfect couple. The perfect house.
. . . The perfect crime.
Londoners Jack and Syd moved into the house a year ago. It seemed like their dream home: tons of space, the perfect location, and a friendly owner who wanted a young couple to have it.
So when they made a grisly discovery in the attic, Jack and Syd chose to ignore it. That was a mistake.
Because someone has just been murdered outside their back door.
AND NOW THE POLICE ARE WATCHING THEM.
This thriller will hook you and not let you go. Perfect for fans of He Said / She Said, and The Couple Next Door
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What authors and readers are saying:
'DELICIOUSLY DARK AND CLEVER WITH A SATISFYING TWIST. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED' Mark Edwards
'AN INTRICATE AND POWERFUL THRILLER' Tana French
'HUGELY GRIPPING AND SPOOKY AS HELL' Mark Billingham
'TAUGHT, TENSE AND TERRIFYING, I LOVED IT' Sharon Bolton
'O.M.G . I just devoured this gem...Perfect execution of a psychological thriller right here.' Reader review
'A brilliantly tense and shocking thriller. I literally couldn't put it down!' Nuala Ellwood, author of My Sister's Bones
'This terrifying thriller sent shivers through me' Jane Corry, author of My Husband's Wife
'A bundle of creepy chills, perfectly timed for Halloween . . . Read it' Thriller of the Month, The Observer
'Deeply creepy . . . This clever, twisting plot, told in convincing voices, will haunt you in the very best way' The Sunday Mirror'
An intriguing and suspenseful read' Cath Staincliffe
'Brilliantly dark and gripping...Plays on the fundamental fear that the building blocks of our existence - home, relationships, family - may not be as secure as we like to think' Thomas Mogford
'Clearly influenced by the great Alfred Hitchcock, this is not so much a ghost story as an homage to the master's expert touch with dread' Daily Mail
'Creepy and totally gripping. A real page-turner. I loved it' Claire McGowan
*A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK*
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The perfect couple. The perfect house.
. . . The perfect crime.
Londoners Jack and Syd moved into the house a year ago. It seemed like their dream home: tons of space, the perfect location, and a friendly owner who wanted a young couple to have it.
So when they made a grisly discovery in the attic, Jack and Syd chose to ignore it. That was a mistake.
Because someone has just been murdered outside their back door.
AND NOW THE POLICE ARE WATCHING THEM.
This thriller will hook you and not let you go. Perfect for fans of He Said / She Said, and The Couple Next Door
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What authors and readers are saying:
'DELICIOUSLY DARK AND CLEVER WITH A SATISFYING TWIST. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED' Mark Edwards
'AN INTRICATE AND POWERFUL THRILLER' Tana French
'HUGELY GRIPPING AND SPOOKY AS HELL' Mark Billingham
'TAUGHT, TENSE AND TERRIFYING, I LOVED IT' Sharon Bolton
'O.M.G . I just devoured this gem...Perfect execution of a psychological thriller right here.' Reader review
'A brilliantly tense and shocking thriller. I literally couldn't put it down!' Nuala Ellwood, author of My Sister's Bones
'This terrifying thriller sent shivers through me' Jane Corry, author of My Husband's Wife
'A bundle of creepy chills, perfectly timed for Halloween . . . Read it' Thriller of the Month, The Observer
'Deeply creepy . . . This clever, twisting plot, told in convincing voices, will haunt you in the very best way' The Sunday Mirror'
An intriguing and suspenseful read' Cath Staincliffe
'Brilliantly dark and gripping...Plays on the fundamental fear that the building blocks of our existence - home, relationships, family - may not be as secure as we like to think' Thomas Mogford
'Clearly influenced by the great Alfred Hitchcock, this is not so much a ghost story as an homage to the master's expert touch with dread' Daily Mail
'Creepy and totally gripping. A real page-turner. I loved it' Claire McGowan
Reviews / Votes
DELICIOUSLY DARK AND CLEVER WITH A SATISFYING TWIST. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED -- Mark Edwards Clearly influenced by the great Alfred Hitchcock, this is not so much a ghost story as an homage to the master's expert touch with dread * Daily Mail * Stephen King-like...At once a whodunit, a dark love story and a saga of three dysfunctional families The House continually and compellingly wrong-foots the reader, from its faux-gothic opening to its deftly worked ending * Sunday Times * A masterpiece of duplicity, a psychological thriller of the highest order...fans of he said/she said suspense will love this tense and gripping story. Highly recommended! -- Karen Dionne, author THE MARSH KING'S DAUGHTER [A] gripping thriller . . . brilliant characters . . . and a clever, twisty plot * The People * Deeply creepy . . . This clever, twisting plot, told in convincing voices, will haunt you in the very best way * The Sunday Mirror * A bundle of creepy chills, perfectly timed for Halloween . . . Read it -- Thriller of the Month * The Observer * A creepy and unnerving read * Guardian * The heart-stopping thriller about a husband and wife who are hiding something from each other...and from you. This book won't let you go until you've found out the truth. Perfect for fans of Erin Kelly, Gillian Flynn and Fiona Barton. -- From the publisher Prepared to be scared. The House is a gripping psychological thriller. Simon Lelic knows how to turn the screw -- Mari HannahMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
245 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-29654-7 (9780241296547)
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E-Book
08/2017
1st Edition
Penguin Books Ltd
€8.99
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Person
Simon Lelic is the author of seven highly acclaimed thrillers: Rupture (winner of a Betty Trask Award and shortlisted for the John Creasey Debut Dagger), The Facility, The Child Who (longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger and the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger), The House, The Liar's Room, The Search Party and The Hiding Place. He has also written The Haven series for younger readers, twice shortlisted for the CrimeFest awards.