
A Stranger in the Family
A BRAND NEW pulse-pounding psychological thriller from the author of The Quiet Wife
Diane Saxon(Author)
Boldwood Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 27. February 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-1-80600-497-3 (ISBN)
Description
The BRAND NEW pulse-pounding thriller from Diane Saxon, BESTSELLING author of The Quiet Wife ???? Just what is in the attic? ??I've just made the biggest mistake of my life.
As the last of my children leave home, I've persuaded my husband we should move house.
Clearing out thirty-odd years of rubbish is overwhelming, but nothing prepares me for what I find in my attic.
It's a hint at a hidden horror. A box of secrets I only glimpsed, before I was disturbed.
And now it's gone.
Someone in my home has removed it. Which means someone I love thinks I know their secret. A secret so dark, I refuse to contemplate it. Until I am forced to.
I need to find that box and take a better look.
I need to protect myself because if I'm right...
My life is in peril.
Praise for Diane Saxon:
????? 'It's the epitome of that great saying, "Just one more chapter!" Then you discover you've read another five. Highly recommend as a great psychological thriller.' Joy Ellis
????? 'An unrelenting thriller that twisted my stomach in knots from cover to cover' Daniel G. Miller
????? 'An intensely dark thriller.' Ross Greenwood
????? 'Packed full of secrets and lies... with an unsettling atmosphere, Saxon succeeds in putting the 'creep' in creepy.' Valerie Keogh
????? 'A complex, dark and disturbing thriller, full of intrigue, toxic relationships and jaw dropping twists.' Alex Stone
????? 'I highly recommend this book, you won't want to put it down.' Reader Review
As the last of my children leave home, I've persuaded my husband we should move house.
Clearing out thirty-odd years of rubbish is overwhelming, but nothing prepares me for what I find in my attic.
It's a hint at a hidden horror. A box of secrets I only glimpsed, before I was disturbed.
And now it's gone.
Someone in my home has removed it. Which means someone I love thinks I know their secret. A secret so dark, I refuse to contemplate it. Until I am forced to.
I need to find that box and take a better look.
I need to protect myself because if I'm right...
My life is in peril.
Praise for Diane Saxon:
????? 'It's the epitome of that great saying, "Just one more chapter!" Then you discover you've read another five. Highly recommend as a great psychological thriller.' Joy Ellis
????? 'An unrelenting thriller that twisted my stomach in knots from cover to cover' Daniel G. Miller
????? 'An intensely dark thriller.' Ross Greenwood
????? 'Packed full of secrets and lies... with an unsettling atmosphere, Saxon succeeds in putting the 'creep' in creepy.' Valerie Keogh
????? 'A complex, dark and disturbing thriller, full of intrigue, toxic relationships and jaw dropping twists.' Alex Stone
????? 'I highly recommend this book, you won't want to put it down.' Reader Review
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Edition
Large type / large print edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Edition type
Large type / large print edition
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
506 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80600-497-3 (9781806004973)
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A Stranger in the Family
A BRAND NEW pulse-pounding psychological thriller from the author of The Quiet Wife
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Diane Saxon is the author of bestselling psychological thrillers including My Mother's Lies, and a bestselling crime series featuring recurring heroine DS Jenna Morgan. She is married to a retired policeman and lives in Shropshire.