The Housemate
Published on 25. February 2025
480 pages
978-1-915523-65-5 (ISBN)
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Three housemates - one dead, one missing and one accused of murder.
Journalist Olive Groves worked on the "Housemate Homicide" story as a junior reporter and became obsessed with the case. Now, nine years later, the missing housemate turns up dead on a remote property sparking controversy and begging the question - what really happened between the three housemates that night? Olive is once again assigned to the story, this time reluctantly paired with precocious and overly eager millennial podcaster Cooper Ng.
As Olive and Cooper unearth new facts about the story, a dark web of secrets is uncovered, forcing Olive to confront her own past traumas and insecurities that have risen to the surface. As she delves deeper than ever before, will Olive's suspicions threaten her future happiness and even her sanity? And will her relentless search for the murderer put her new family in danger?
Journalist Olive Groves worked on the "Housemate Homicide" story as a junior reporter and became obsessed with the case. Now, nine years later, the missing housemate turns up dead on a remote property sparking controversy and begging the question - what really happened between the three housemates that night? Olive is once again assigned to the story, this time reluctantly paired with precocious and overly eager millennial podcaster Cooper Ng.
As Olive and Cooper unearth new facts about the story, a dark web of secrets is uncovered, forcing Olive to confront her own past traumas and insecurities that have risen to the surface. As she delves deeper than ever before, will Olive's suspicions threaten her future happiness and even her sanity? And will her relentless search for the murderer put her new family in danger?
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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.
