Louise Candlish

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF OUR HOUSE, WINNER OF THE CRIME & THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD ‘The Other Passenger is just brilliant; gripping from the first page… Louise Candlish just gets better and better, I love her’ Lisa Jewell, author of The Family Upstairs It all happens so quickly. One day you're living the dream, commuting to work by riverbus with your charismatic neighbour Kit in the seat beside you. The next, Kit hasn't turned up for the boat and his wife Melia has reported him missing. When you get off at your stop, the police are waiting. Another passenger saw you and Kit arguing on the boat home the night before and the police say that you had a reason to want him dead. You protest. You and Kit are friends - ask Melia, she'll vouch for you. And who exactly is this other passenger pointing the finger? What do they know about your lives? No, whatever danger followed you home last night, you are innocent, totally innocent. Aren't you? Praise for The Other Passenger: ‘Filled with really excellent twists’ Stylist ‘The queen of the urban thrillerreturns’ Red 'One of the twistiest plots you'll ever read' Cosmopolitan ‘Stylish, suspensefuland absorbing’ Best ‘You won’t want to put downthis roller coaster read!’ Closer ‘Gripping from start to finish’ Bella ‘Not only is Candlish a terrific storyteller, she has the gift of making you care about unlikable characters’ Guardian ‘I’ll be amazed if we don’t see The Other Passenger on screen before long’ London Evening Standard ‘Thelayers of plot astound’ Sunday Times Crime Club ‘A chillingly addictiveand glamorous thriller' Sunday Post ‘Brilliantly plotted’ Mail on Sunday ‘This author is so good at twisty yet completely believabledomestic thrillers’ Good Housekeeping ‘Suspenseful and utterly absorbing’ Sunday Mirror ‘The suspense is maddening, and the conclusion refreshing’ Press Association ‘An ingenious thriller’ Irish Independent ‘I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough’ BA Paris ‘A must read!’ Lucy Foley 'Louise Candlish is the queen of the sucker-punch twist' Ruth Ware 'Dark and clever and terrific' Nicci French 'I couldn’t put it down!' Shari Lapena ‘A tightly constructed, corkscrewingplot' Sarah Vaughan 'Psychological suspense at its most elegant and sinister' AJ Finn 'Louise is the mistress of the‘Oh my God, this could be me’nightmare' Fiona Barton ‘A stunning masterwork of style and suspense’ Jeffery Deaver? 'Equal parts riveting, twisty, and unsettling' Stephanie Wrobel 'An instant classic' Mark Edwards 'Outstanding' Catherine Isaac

Brilliant, twisty, unsettling, suspenseful – an instant classic!

The Other Passenger

*** WINNER OF CRIME & THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS *** 'The last line will make you literally shout with shock' Good Housekeeping 'Terrifically twisty ... hooks from the first page' Sunday Times On a bright morning in the London suburbs, a family moves into the house they’ve just bought on Trinity Avenue. Nothing strange about that. Except it's your house. And you didn’t sell it. 'If 2018 brings a better book than Our House I will eat my hat. Addictive, twisty and oh so terrifyingly possible’ CLARE MACKINTOSH ‘I raced through it this weekend. Such a smart idea. Twisty, warped, credible. Brilliantly plotted and compelling. Deserves to be such a hit’ SARAH VAUGHAN ‘Louise Candlish is a great writer; she inhaled me into her nightmarish world where everything we think we know is ripped from under our feet’ FIONA BARTON FOR BETTER, FOR WORSE. When Fi Lawson arrives home to find strangers moving into her house, she is plunged into terror and confusion. She and her husband Bram have owned their home on Trinity Avenue for years and have no intention of selling. How can this other family possibly think the house is theirs? And why has Bram disappeared when she needs him most? FOR RICHER, FOR POORER. Bram has made a catastrophic mistake and now he is paying. Unable to see his wife, his children or his home, he has nothing left but to settle scores. As the nightmare takes grip, both Bram and Fi try to make sense of the events that led to a devastating crime. What has he hidden from her – and what has she hidden from him? And will either survive the chilling truth – that there are far worse things you can lose than your house? TILL DEATH US DO PART. ''A masterfully plotted, compulsive page-turner' Guardian 'Keeps you guessing to the end - and beyond'Stylist 'Whip-smart, knowing and brilliantly plotted' INDIA KNIGHT 'A corker' Evening Standard 'Terrific premise' New York Times 'Wonderfully plotted' JANE GARVEY, Woman's Hour 'A blood pressure-raising thriller' Red ‘Gripping and heartbreaking with an undercurrent of unease running through it’ LOUISE JENSEN ‘What a book! Fast, edge-of-your-seat stuff. Each time I set the book down I had to remind myself to breathe’ broadbeanbooks ‘Oh Louise Candlish, you are a genius! Our House is just brilliant. Scarily believable with the BEST ending I have read in a long time. I devoured it!’ CLAIRE FROST, Fabulous magazine

Winner of the Crime & Thriller Book of the Year 2019

Our House

From the author of the international bestseller Our House, a new novel of twisty domestic suspense asks, "Could you hate your neighbor enough to plot to kill him?" Lowland Way is the suburban dream. The houses are beautiful, the neighbors get along, and the kids play together on weekends. But when Darren and Jodie move into the house on the corner, they donʼt follow the rules. They blast music at all hours, begin an unsightly renovation, and run a used-car business from their yard. It doesn't take long for an all-out war to start brewing. Then, early one Saturday, a horrific death shocks the street. As police search for witnesses, accusations start flying--and everyone has something to hide.

Those People

The Heights

It's summer, and for teachers Ed and Natalie Steele this means six weeks off work with their young daughter Molly. Their lives are predictable and uncomplicated - or, at least, they were - until they met the Channings. Suddenly, glamorous Lara Channing, a former actress leading an eccentrically lavish lifestyle, is taking Natalie under her wing and the stability of summer takes an exciting turn. But are there hidden motives behind this new friendship? And when the end-of-summer party at the lido is cut short by a blackout, Natalie realizes that she's been kept in the dark all along...

The Swimming Pool

My name is Amber Fraser. I've just moved into number 40, Lime Park Road. You'll come to think of me as a loving wife, a thoughtful neighbor and a trusted friend. This is a lie. When Christy and Joe Davenport are handed the keys to Number 40 on picture-perfect Lime Park Road, Christy knows it should be a dream come true. Strange though that the house was on the market for such a low price. That the previous owners, renovated the entire property yet moved out within a year. That none of the neighbours will talk to Christy. As her curiosity begins to give way to obsession, Christy finds herself drawn deeper into the mystery of the house's former occupants - and the dark and shocking secret that tore the street apart . . .

The Sudden Departure of the Frasers

They can’t see her, but she can see them… Simone has a secret. She likes to stand at her bathroom window and spy on the couple downstairs through their kitchen skylight. She knows what they eat for breakfast and who they’ve got over for dinner. She knows what mood they’re in before they even step out the door. There’s nothing wrong with looking, is there? Until one day Simone sees something through the skylight she is not expecting. Something that upsets her so much she begins to plot a terrible crime… From the author of Our House, the British Book Awards Crime & Thriller of the Year

Quick Reads 2021

The Skylight

Our Holiday

"When a millennial and a Gen X couple fall into an obsessive friendship, things get dangerous in this addictive novel of suspense by the international bestselling and award-winning author of Our House. When Clare befriends a new young woman at work, neither she nor her partner, Jamie, are sure it'll go well. She and Jamie are approaching fifty and skeptical of most young things. But to their surprise, they have a great time with Melia and her husband, Kit. They share a sharp sense of humor and recklessness that creates an instant bond. But there are some uncomfortable differences, such as the fact that Melia and Kit are obsessed with their struggle to afford the life they feel they deserve. The very life Clare and Jamie seem to be living. Soon the couples are meeting often, and Kit and Jamie are even commuting to work together via riverboat every morning. Until the day Kit doesn't show up at the ferry. When a witness reports that Jamie argued with Kit on the ferry, he becomes the prime suspect. Soon both couples' dark secrets are spilling out, and the dangerous differences between them start coming to light"--

The Other Couple

From the internationally bestselling author of The Other Passenger and The Heights comes a new explosive thriller about obsession and deadly secrets. There’s the obvious story. And then there’s the truth. Alex lives a comfortable life with his wife, Beth, in the leafy suburb of Silver Vale. Fine, so he’s not the most extroverted guy on the street, he prefers to keep himself to himself, but he’s a good husband and an easy-going neighbour. That’s until Beth announces the creation of a nature trail on a local site that’s been disused for decades, and suddenly Alex is a changed man. Now he’s always watching. Questioning. Struggling to hide his dread... As the landscapers get to work, a secret threatens to surface from years ago, back in Alex’s twenties when he got entangled with a seductive young woman called Marina, who threw both their lives into turmoil. And who sparked a police hunt for a murder suspect that was never quite what it seemed. It still isn’t.

The Only Suspect

The author of the “masterfully plotted, compulsive page-turner” (The Guardian) Our House takes you on a haunting and nail-biting journey of tragedy and revenge. The Heights is a tall, slender apartment building among warehouses in London. Its roof terrace is so discreet, you wouldn’t know it existed if you weren’t standing at the window of the flat directly opposite. But you are. And that’s when you see a man up there—a man you’d recognize anywhere. He may be older now, but it’s definitely him. But that can’t be because he’s been dead for over two years. You know this for a fact. Because you’re the one who killed him. With Louise Candlish’s signature dark and twisty prose, The Heights shows “the ferocity of maternal love” (Hannah Beckerman, author of If Only I Could Tell You). It is an unputdownable thriller that will keep you guessing until the final page.

Skylight

Na progu zła

A stunning story of secrets and scandal, identity and infidelity When Tabby Dewhurst arrives heartbroken and penniless on a picturesque, windswept island off the coast of France, her luck appears to change when she overhears a villager repeating aloud the access code to her front door. Hardly believing her own actions, Tabby waits for the woman to leave and then lets herself into the house. And so she enters the strange, hidden world of Emily Marr—or so her new friend introduces herself. Soon, however, Tabby forms suspicions about her new friend, suspicions that lead her back to England, and to revelations that will have explosive consequences for both of them.

The Disappearance of Emily Marr

They were friends who shared everything - until tragedy singled one out. At the birth of their daughters best friends Rachel, Mariel and Jenny make a promise: to love and care for each other's girls exactly as they would their own. Six years later and a tragedy has torn them apart. Within weeks, Rachel has packed up and gone. Settling on the beautiful, windswept Greek island of Santorini, she knows she has come to the right place, but as she slowly rebuilds her world she can't forget the pledge she once made to her friends. She hires a private investigator, the enigmatic Johnny Palmer, and arranges for him to send regular updates on the girls she has left behind. Over the years, with Palmer's help, she is able to secretly soothe their growing pains - as well as those of their parents. But in Rachel's new island life far from home, who will be there to guide her?

Since I Don't Have You

A gripping, twisty story of adultery and scandal from the bestselling author of Our House. 'Candlish's writing draws you in immediately' Heat Everybody wants the truth . . . until they find it -------------------------------------------- Ginny and Adam Trustlove arrive on holiday in Italy torn apart by personal tragedy. Two weeks in a boathouse on the edge of peaceful Lake Orta is exactly what they need to restore their faith in life - and each other. Twenty-four hours later, the silence is broken. The Sale family have arrived at the main villa: wealthy, high-flying Marty, his beautiful wife Bea, and their privileged, confident offspring. It doesn't take long for Ginny and Adam to be drawn in, especially when the teenage Pippi introduces a new friend into the circle. For there is something about Zach that has everyone instantly beguiled, something that loosens old secrets - and creates shocking new ones. And, yet, not one of them suspects that his arrival in their lives might be anything other than accidental . . . ******************* Praise for Louise Candlish 'Twists the knife right up to the very final page' Ruth Ware 'Addictive, twisty and oh so terrifyingly possible' Clare Mackintosh 'Terrifically twisty . . . hooks from the first page' Sunday Times 'Louise Candlish is a great writer; she inhaled me into her nightmarish world where everything we think we know is ripped from under our feet' Fiona Barton 'Keeps you guessing to the end - and beyond' Stylist 'A master of her craft' Rosamund Lupton 'A well-crafted story of scandal, identity and infidelity' Sunday Mirror 'Not afraid to tackle darker issues . . . moving and thought-provoking' Daily Mail

Other People's Secrets

O Passageiro Misterioso

Other Passenger

Three short stories to heat up your summer by bestselling author Louise Candlish The Alibi When Kim oversteps the mark and 'borrows' a dress belonging to her employer, she has no idea she is also providing an alibi... The Assignation Agnes signs up for a course that teaches losers in love how to recover their mojo, but no one expects to find success overnight...do they? Doing the Wrong Thing A woman escapes her husband and children to fly to Marrakech for a weekend with 'the girls'. Why, then, is she checking in alone? Contains the opening chapters from Louise's brand-new novel, The Disappearance of Emily Marr

Summer Affairs

Hannah hugged her sister tightly. 'I know you don't trust life any more. But you've still got to live it - and so do I.' Hannah and Juliet Goodwin have been best friends since childhood, but when Juliet's boyfriend Luke is killed just as Hannah marries the affluent Michael, the divide between the two sisters is suddenly too painful to bear. While Hannah prepares for the birth of her first child, Juliet begins to neglect her job, her health, and all those who love her the most. Hannah is the last person she'd appeal to for help. But then she finds herself drawn into a secret betrayal that threatens to destroy Hannah's happiness before she even has a chance to enjoy it . . .

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