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The New Neighbours

Emma — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

You know your neighbours are plotting a crime but no one believes you . . .

DON’T MISS THE SPINE-TINGLING THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES NO.1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE WRONG SISTER

‘Claire Douglas is a class act – she never, ever disappoints’ LISA JEWELL

‘No one does tense suburbia like Claire Douglas. The New Neighbour is gripping and unsettling – I loved it!’ CLARE MACKINTOSH

‘An utterly compelling plot, a protagonist you’re rooting for, and smartly plotted twists and reveals that come thick and fast’ LUCY CLARKE

‘Douglas is a master storyteller’ JANICE HALLETT

‘Douglas is the queen of the unexpected twist’ GILLIAN MCALLISTER

‘Claire Douglas is the Queen of Gripping Pageturners’ CL TAYLOR

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Lena overhears a conversation she shouldn’t have.

She’s sure her new neighbours – the Morgans – are planning a crime.

Her family say she’s mistaken.
They are a lovely, friendly couple.
She should forget it.

Yet Lena can’t.

And the more she investigates,
the worse her suspicions.

But Lena hasn’t counted on one thing.

A secret from her own past. One the Morgans seem connected to.

And which puts Lena in terrible danger . . .

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Praise for Claire Douglas

‘Few people do psychological thrillers as claustrophobic and as creepy as Claire Douglas’ Tim Weaver, bestselling author of No One Home

‘Thrillingly tense and twisty’ B. A. Paris, bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors

‘Stunning . . . with a killer twist’ Closer

‘Perfect for fans of The Girl on the Train’ Marie Claire

‘Twisty, exciting yet so very real’ Gillian McAllister, bestselling author of Anything You Do Say

The Wrong Sister, Sunday Times bestseller, March 2024

The sisters

Emma — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

From the Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author of The Girls Who Disappeared

One lied. One died.

When one sister dies, the other must go to desperate lengths to survive

After a tragic accident, still haunted by her twin sister’s death, Abi is making a fresh start in Bath. But when she meets siblings Bea and Ben, she is quickly drawn into their privileged and unsettling circle.

When one sister lies, she must protect her secret at all costs

As Abi tries to keep up with the demands of her fickle friends, strange things start to happen – precious letters go missing and threatening messages are left in her room. Is this the work of the beautiful and capricious Bea? Or is Abi willing to go to any lengths to get attention?

When the truth outs, will either sister survive?

The Couple At No. 9

Emma — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0000

It was the house of their dreams. Until the bodies were found . . .

THE HEART-POUNDING NEW NOVEL FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, CLAIRE DOUGLAS

‘A well-plotted tale . . . Intriguing. Twisty. Surprising. Touching’ DOROTHY KOOMSON
‘Secrets, skeletons, mothers and daughters – and some absolutely corking twists! A cracking thriller, I loved it’ EVE CHASE
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BODIES FOUND UNDER PATIO

When pregnant Saffron Cutler moves into 9 Skelton Place with boyfriend Tom and sets about renovations, the last thing she expects is builders uncovering a body. Two bodies, in fact.

POLICE INVESTIGATE

Forensics indicate the bodies have been buried at least thirty years, which leads the police to question the cottage’s former owner – Saffy’s grandmother, Rose.

OWNER QUESTIONED

Rose’s Alzheimer’s means her memory is increasingly confused. She can’t help the police – but it is clear she remembers something.

A KILLER AT LARGE?

As Rose’s fragmented memories resurface, and the police dig ever deeper, Saffy fears she and the cottage are being watched . . .

What happened thirty years ago?
What part did her grandmother play?
And is Saffy now in danger? . . .
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‘This book has everything I love: murder, a taut and fiendishly clever plot and nail-biting tension’ EMMA CURTIS

‘Combines a tight, gripping, plot and truly shocking twist, with beautiful writing and emotion. A thriller with a heart’ NUALA ELLWOOD

‘A darkly absorbing mystery’ CRIME MONTHLY

‘Twisty, nail-biting, and utterly absorbing, you won’t be able to put The Couple at No. 9 down’ LOUISE O’NEILL