Coming 4th April 2019.
On a hot July day, Garrick and Olivia Lockwood and their two children move into 25 The Avenue looking for a fresh start. They arrive in the midst of a media frenzy: they’d heard about the local murders in the press, but Garrick was certain the killer would be caught and it would all be over in no time. Besides, they’d got the house at a steal and he was convinced he could flip it for a fortune.
The neighbours seemed to be the very picture of community spirit. But everyone has secrets, and the residents in The Avenue are no exception.
After six months on the case with no real leads, the most recent murder has turned DC Wildeve Stanton’s life upside down, and now she has her own motive for hunting down the killer – quickly.
Wow. Well you know I’d been looking forward to this one, turns out for good reason, because when I read crime THIS is exactly what I’m looking for.
From the haunting opening to the emotional hit of an ending, The Neighbour is a brilliantly creepy, so so beautifully written and totally absorbing crime drama, that will have you looking at your own neighbours with side glancing suspicion.
On The Avenue, secrets and lies are everywhere, a serial killer hides in plain sight and as readers we are given snapshot glances behind closed doors – a voyeuristic journey with an edgy, ever growing sense of menace.
Everyone hides something, silently within, from the innocuous to the horrific. Fiona Cummins takes this reality and runs with it – The Neighbour takes us on a twisty, often very disturbing, always fascinating path through the Avenue and the community within.
There are surprises along the way, each new revelation leading us ever closer to the finale and exploring many levels of human nature as we go.
Creepy dolls too. I mean I’m just saying…
The Neighbour is everything crime writing should be in my opinion. Fantastic and genuinely talented writing with depth and beauty. Thought provoking, darkly entertaining, character driven – and with a healthy dose of realism about life, love, loss, dark hearts and the hidden side of all of us.
Loved it.
Highly Recommended.
You can purchase The Neighbour (Macmillan) Here.
Happy Reading!
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