From the author of ITV’s Our House starring Martin Compston and Tuppence Middleton

The Swimming Pool

FROM THE AUTHOR OF ITV'S OUR HOUSE COMES ANOTHER GRIPPING, TWISTY PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO PUT DOWN 
 
'A novel that redefines the term "unputdownable"' HEAT 
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One summer can change everything . . . 
 
In the heady swelter of a suburban summer, the Elm Hill lido opens. 
 
For teacher Natalie Steele, the school holidays are always spent with her husband Ed and daughter Molly. But not this year. 
 
Despite Molly's extreme phobia of water, Natalie is drawn to the lido and its dazzling social scene, led by glamorous Lara Channing. Soon she's spending long days with Lara at the pool and intimate evenings at her home. 
 
Real life, and the person she used to be, begins to feel very far away. 
 
But is the new friendship everything it seems? 
 
Or has Natalie been swept dangerously out of her depth? 
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'Exquisitely written and addictively dark. Sheer perfection' Clare Mackintosh, author of Let Me Lie 
 
'A compulsive psychological thriller that will give you the shivers' Sunday Mirror 
 
'Clever, claustrophobic' Fabulous 
 
'Tautly plotted - a psychological drama with edge' Good Housekeeping

Exquisitely written and addictively dark, The Swimming Pool is sheer perfection

A compulsive psychological thriller that will give you the shivers

Unapologetically dark, deliciously descriptive and heavy with that irresistible sense of foreboding, this is a novel that redefines the term 'unputdownable'

Tautly plotted and claustrophobic - a psychological drama with edge

This story will keep you hooked with unexpected twists and turns until the end, when secrets and lies are exposed

Clever, atmospheric and ridiculously addictive

Gripping from start to finish, it wrapped itself around me and swept me along in its wake. I loved it and simply did not want it to end

As languidly seductive as summer itself, this is a tense, unsettling tale about the secrets and lies submerged beneath the smooth surface of a leafy London neighbourhood lido. Bravo, Louise Candlish!

The Swimming Pool is a slow-burning and thought-provoking read, and the last few gripping pages had me immediately reaching for the beginning

Readers will delight in the raw honesty with which Candlish writes about being a middle-aged woman in turmoil

A thriller novel meets soap opera with hints of Rear Window . . . addictive and fun . . . it will keep you guessing until the end

Louise Candlish's stories don't shy away from life's more painful and emotional moments

Tense, twisty and completely addictive, will keep you guessing right until the end

Louise Candlish excels in looking at the darker side of relationships, she discovers thoughts and feelings that are recognisable but at the same time feel dangerously untouched

Louise Candlish studied English at University College London and worked as an editor in art publishing and as a copywriter before becoming a writer. Though her stories are about people facing dramatic dilemmas, she tries to live an uncomplicated life in London with her husband and daughter.

In the heady swelter of a suburban summer, the Elm Hill lido opens. 
For teacher Natalie Steele, the school holidays are always spent with her husband Ed and daughter Molly. But not this year. 
Despite Molly's extreme phobia of water, Natalie is drawn to the lido and its dazzling social scene, led by glamorous Lara Channing. Soon she's spending long days with Lara at the pool and intimate evenings at her home. Real life begins to feel very far away. 
But is the new friendship everything it seems? Or, without realising, has Natalie been swept dangerously out of her depth?

Louise Candlish

A thriller novel meets soap opera with hints of Rear Window . . . addictive and fun . . . it will keep you guessing until the end

Louise Candlish's latest thriller is packed with twists and turns

A story of manipulation, obsession and love. I couldn't put it down!

Subtle, clever and sexy, this is irresistibly enjoyable

Anyone who likes totally gripping fiction MUST read The Sudden Departure of the Frasers. It's truly awesome

The Sudden Departure of the Frasers is terrific! Exciting and full of surprises right to the last page. Perfect for hols

If you loved Desperate Housewives, then this tense thriller will have you hooked from the start

Amazing! I flew through it. I really loved it

Veronica Henry, bestselling author of A Night on the Orient Express

I LOVED it! I couldn't put it down - and neither could my husband when he borrowed it afterwards

Lucy Diamond, bestselling author of The Year of Taking Chances

Loved The Sudden Departure of the Frasers. Enthralling, surprising, it had me totally hooked

Kate Furnivall, New York Times bestselling author of The Russian Concubine

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. How strange though that the house was on the market for such a low price. That the previous owners, the Frasers, 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 previous occupants - and the dark and shocking secret that tore the street apart...

The Sudden Departure of the Frasers

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A thriller novel meets soap opera with hints of Rear Window . . . addictive and fun . . . it will keep you guessing until the end

Brilliantly obsessive

Tense and intriguing

A thriller novel meets soap opera with hints of Rear Window . . . addictive and fun . . . it will keep you guessing until the end

Brilliantly obsessive

Tense and intriguing

A thriller novel meets soap opera with hints of Rear Window . . . addictive and fun . . . it will keep you guessing until the end

Brilliantly obsessive

Tense and intriguing

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