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The Hiding Place

You won’t believe the twist in this compulsive new Top Ten ebook bestseller from the ‘Stephen King-like’ Simon Lelic

The Search Party

The addictive new psychological thriller from the bestselling author of THE HOUSE

The Liar's Room

The House

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HUGELY GRIPPING AND SPOOKY AS HELL

DELICIOUSLY DARK AND CLEVER WITH A SATISFYING TWIST. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Clearly influenced by the great Alfred Hitchcock, this is not so much a ghost story as an homage to the master's expert touch with dread

Stephen King-like...At once a whodunit, a dark love story and a saga of three dysfunctional families The House continually and compellingly wrong-foots the reader, from its faux-gothic opening to its deftly worked ending

[A] gripping thriller . . . brilliant characters . . . and a clever, twisty plot

Deeply creepy . . . This clever, twisting plot, told in convincing voices, will haunt you in the very best way

A bundle of creepy chills, perfectly timed for Halloween . . . Read it

An intricate and powerful thriller

Taught, tense and terrifying, I loved it

A masterpiece of duplicity, a psychological thriller of the highest order...fans of he said/she said suspense will love this tense and gripping story. Highly recommended!

Karen Dionne, author THE MARSH KING'S DAUGHTER

This terrifying thriller sent shivers through me

A brilliantly tense and shocking thriller. I literally couldn't put it down!

'Really creepy and clever. I loved it.'

An intriguing and suspenseful read

The BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick

Londoners Jack and Syd moved into the house a year ago. It seemed like their dream home: tons of space, the perfect location, and a friendly owner who wanted a young couple to have it. 
 
So when they made a grisly discovery in the attic, Jack and Syd chose to ignore it. But that was a mistake. 
 
Because someone has just been murdered. Right outside their back door. 
 
And now the police are watching them...

*THE OBSERVER THRILLER BOOK OF THE MONTH* 
 
*A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK* 
 
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The perfect couple. The perfect house. 
. . . The perfect crime. 
 
Londoners Jack and Syd moved into the house a year ago. It seemed like their dream home: tons of space, the perfect location, and a friendly owner who wanted a young couple to have it. 
 
So when they made a grisly discovery in the attic, Jack and Syd chose to ignore it. That was a mistake. 
 
Because someone has just been murdered outside their back door. 
 
AND NOW THE POLICE ARE WATCHING THEM. 
 
This thriller will hook you and not let you go. Perfect for fans of He Said / She Said, and The Couple Next Door 
 
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What authors and readers are saying: 
 
'DELICIOUSLY DARK AND CLEVER WITH A SATISFYING TWIST. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED' Mark Edwards 
 
'AN INTRICATE AND POWERFUL THRILLER' Tana French 
 
'HUGELY GRIPPING AND SPOOKY AS HELL' Mark Billingham 
 
'TAUGHT, TENSE AND TERRIFYING, I LOVED IT' Sharon Bolton 
 
'O.M.G . I just devoured this gem...Perfect execution of a psychological thriller right here.' Reader review 
 
'A brilliantly tense and shocking thriller. I literally couldn't put it down!' Nuala Ellwood, author of My Sister's Bones 
 
'This terrifying thriller sent shivers through me' Jane Corry, author of My Husband's Wife 
 
'A bundle of creepy chills, perfectly timed for Halloween . . . Read it' Thriller of the Month, The Observer 
 
'Deeply creepy . . . This clever, twisting plot, told in convincing voices, will haunt you in the very best way' The Sunday Mirror' 
 
An intriguing and suspenseful read' Cath Staincliffe 
 
'Brilliantly dark and gripping...Plays on the fundamental fear that the building blocks of our existence - home, relationships, family - may not be as secure as we like to think' Thomas Mogford 
 
'Clearly influenced by the great Alfred Hitchcock, this is not so much a ghost story as an homage to the master's expert touch with dread' Daily Mail 
 
'Creepy and totally gripping. A real page-turner. I loved it' Claire McGowan

Simon Lelic is the author of seven highly acclaimed thrillers: Rupture (winner of a Betty Trask Award and shortlisted for the John Creasey Debut Dagger), The Facility, The Child Who (longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger and the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger), The House, The Liar's Room, The Search Party and The Hiding Place. He has also written The Haven series for younger readers, twice shortlisted for the CrimeFest awards.

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HUGELY GRIPPING AND SPOOKY AS HELL

DELICIOUSLY DARK AND CLEVER WITH A SATISFYING TWIST. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Clearly influenced by the great Alfred Hitchcock, this is not so much a ghost story as an homage to the master's expert touch with dread

Stephen King-like...At once a whodunit, a dark love story and a saga of three dysfunctional families The House continually and compellingly wrong-foots the reader, from its faux-gothic opening to its deftly worked ending

[A] gripping thriller . . . brilliant characters . . . and a clever, twisty plot

Deeply creepy . . . This clever, twisting plot, told in convincing voices, will haunt you in the very best way

A bundle of creepy chills, perfectly timed for Halloween . . . Read it

A creepy and unnerving read

An intricate and powerful thriller

Taught, tense and terrifying, I loved it

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