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Do Not Disturb

  • Imprint: Penguin

  • ISBN: 9780718187903

  • Length: 400  Pages

  • Dimensions: 198mm x 24mm x 129mm

  • Weight: 277g

  • RRP: £8.99

Do Not Disturb

  • The chilling Sunday Times bestseller from the author of The Couple at No 9

THE CHILLING SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE COUPLE AT NO 9

'A chilling reminder that sometimes home is where the hurt is' CARA HUNTER
'This kept me up last night. Scary. Twisty. All too believable' JANE CORRY
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Could your dream home be your worst nightmare?

After what happened in London, Kirsty needs a fresh start with her family. And running a guesthouse in the Welsh mountains sounds idyllic.

But then their first guest arrives.

Selena is the last person Kirsty wants to see. It's 17 years since she tore everything apart.

Why has she chosen now to walk back into Kirsty's life?
Is Selena running from something too?
Or is there an even darker reason for her visit?

Because Kirsty knows that once you invite trouble into your home, getting rid of it can be murder . . .
________

'Absorbing and chilling' Karen Perry, author of Your Closest Friend

'I raced through it' Gillian McAllister, author of No Further Questions

'Kept me guessing up to the thrilling finale' Emma Curtis, author of One Little Mistake

  • Imprint: Penguin

  • ISBN: 9780718187903

  • Length: 400  Pages

  • Dimensions: 198mm x 24mm x 129mm

  • Weight: 277g

  • RRP: £8.99

Reviews

  • This kept me up last night. Scary. Twisty. All too believable. Exactly what you need for a bestselling chiller-thriller

    Jane Corry, bestselling author of My Husband's Wife

  • Tense, claustrophobic and gripping . . . This tale of 'living the dream' gone wrong will have you tearing through the pages

    Paula Daly, bestselling author of The Mistake I Made

  • A page-turning slow burn that builds into a chilling reminder that sometimes home is where the hurt is

    Cara Hunter, bestselling author of Close to Home

  • Truly touching . . . and well-observed

    Daily Mail

  • Secrets lurk behind every corner in this dark, gothic thriller. Absorbing and chilling

    Karen Perry, bestselling author of Girl Unknown

  • I raced through Do Not Disturb. Douglas is one of few thriller writers who combines shocking twists effortlessly, and beautifully, with sensitive explorations of family dynamics. I loved it and can't wait to see what she does next

    Gillian McAllister, bestselling author of Anything You Do Say

  • A tense and intriguing domestic noir where no one in the family is beyond suspicion. Kept me guessing right up to the thrilling finale

    Emma Curtis, bestselling author of One Little Mistake

  • This enjoyable tale is very contemporary

    Literary Review

  • Kirsty is all set to open a guesthouse in the Brecon Beacons - then her first guest turns up. She hasn't seen Selena for 17 years . . . what does her cousin want?

    My Weekly

  • Kirsty is looking for a fresh start with her family and running a guesthouse in the Welsh mountains sounds ideal. Until their first guest arrives. It's been 17 years since Selena tore everything apart and she is the last person Kirsty wants to see. But why has she walked back into Kirsty's life?

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About the Author

Claire Douglas

Claire Douglas has worked as a journalist for fifteen years, writing features for women's magazines and national newspapers, but she's dreamed of being a novelist since the age of seven. She finally got her wish after winning the Marie Claire Debut Novel Award, with her first novel, The Sisters, which was followed by Local Girl Missing, Last Seen Alive, Do Not Disturb, Then She Vanishes and Just Like the Other Girls. Her latest novel, The Couple at No 9, was a Sunday Times top 3 bestseller and a Kindle number 1. She lives in Bath with her husband and two children.

Claire Douglas

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Local Girl Missing by Claire Douglas

'It’s a dreary afternoon, just after lunch, when I finally find out that you’re dead...' Read on for an excerpt from Claire Douglas' tense thriller, Local Girl Missing

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