
Come a Little Closer
The must-read gripping psychological thriller
Karen Perry(Author)
Penguin Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 28. November 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-1-4059-3667-5 (ISBN)
Description
THE MUST-READ PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF GIRL UNKNOWN & YOUR CLOSEST FRIEND
'An intense drama. A clever novel in which everyone is hiding something, and keeps the reader guessing' Sunday Times
FRIEND. NEIGHBOUR. KILLER?
Leah's new to Wyndham Park. Lonely and suffering from insomnia, she befriends her upstairs neighbour Anton.
Anton has only recently returned to the street and is lonely too.
He's been gone for nineteen years - but he hasn't told Leah the reason why.
That nineteen years ago he was imprisoned for killing his wife. A wife who looked a bit like Leah . . .
Was he wrongly convicted?
Or is Leah befriending a killer intent on luring her closer and closer?
'This slippery thriller conjures an intense sense of claustrophobia, delivering some deftly crafted surprises' Sunday Mirror
'THRILLING' My Weekly
Praise for Karen Perry
'Like Gone Girl . . . it's the most gripping thing I've read for ages' Evening Standard
'A brilliant binge-read thriller with a real roller coaster of an ending' Heat
'If you're a fan of menacing psychological thrillers that chill to the bone, this book is for you' Sunday Independent
'Genuinely surprising' Guardian
'An intense drama. A clever novel in which everyone is hiding something, and keeps the reader guessing' Sunday Times
FRIEND. NEIGHBOUR. KILLER?
Leah's new to Wyndham Park. Lonely and suffering from insomnia, she befriends her upstairs neighbour Anton.
Anton has only recently returned to the street and is lonely too.
He's been gone for nineteen years - but he hasn't told Leah the reason why.
That nineteen years ago he was imprisoned for killing his wife. A wife who looked a bit like Leah . . .
Was he wrongly convicted?
Or is Leah befriending a killer intent on luring her closer and closer?
'This slippery thriller conjures an intense sense of claustrophobia, delivering some deftly crafted surprises' Sunday Mirror
'THRILLING' My Weekly
Praise for Karen Perry
'Like Gone Girl . . . it's the most gripping thing I've read for ages' Evening Standard
'A brilliant binge-read thriller with a real roller coaster of an ending' Heat
'If you're a fan of menacing psychological thrillers that chill to the bone, this book is for you' Sunday Independent
'Genuinely surprising' Guardian
Reviews / Votes
An intense drama. Perry has come up with a clever novel in which everyone is hiding something, and keeps the reader guessing * Sunday Times * This slippery thriller conjures an intense sense of claustrophobia, delivering some deftly crafted surprises * Sunday Mirror * Reminiscent of Du Maurier's Rebecca . . . Intriguing, compelling and shocking, Perry pulls you into a web of deceit that will enthralled and entertain you. I loved it. -- Liz Nugent Slick, engrossing, twisted and addictive. Domestic crime drama at its best. Highly recommended -- Jo Spain Nicely paced and twisty, this welcome addition to the new trend of 'noxious neighbours' fiction will have you questioning what really goes on behind closed doors * Crime Monthly * Delightfully slippery thriller. It expertly conjures up an intense sense of claustrophobia as well as delivering some deftly crafted surprises * The People * Praise for Karen Perry * - * Like Gone Girl . . . it's the most gripping thing I've read for ages * Evening Standard * A brilliant binge-read thriller with a real roller coaster of an ending * Heat * Original and impressively contemporary with an excellent final twist * Daily Mail *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 37 mm
Weight
282 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4059-3667-5 (9781405936675)
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06/2019
1st Edition
Penguin Books Ltd
€8.99
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Karen Perry is the Sunday Times bestselling author of Your Closest Friend, Can You Keep a Secret?, Girl Unknown, Only We Know, Come A Little Closer, and The Boy That Never Was, which was selected for the Simon Mayo Radio 2 Book Club. She lives in Dublin with her family.