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The Other Tenant

The Apartment Upstairs

The twisty and unputdownable thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Rumour

The Dare

From the bestselling author of The Rumour

Who Did You Tell?

The Rumour

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Lesley Kara keeps you guessing until the final page.

Paula Hawkins, No.1 bestselling author of THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN and INTO THE WATER

A slyly clever premise and a rollercoaster ride to the very last sentence.

Fiona Barton, bestselling author of THE WIDOW and THE CHILD

Startlingly original . . . It's hard to think of a recent novel than can match Kara's for an almost unbearable level of suspense.

A perfect blend of complex, human characters and unrelenting suspense. Lesley Kara is incomparable.

A twisted plot to get my teeth into, believable well written characters and loads of nail-biting suspense. Loved it!

Lesley Kara is still the queen of thrillers with this twisty and dark story!

Storm used to be just like her name. Wild and strong. A force to be reckoned with. But ever since her younger brother was killed in a violent mugging, she has led a very different life: quiet and cautious, seeing danger everywhere. Storm’s tendency to panic has resulted in several false alarms, so when she witnesses a murder with uncanny similarities to the way her brother was killed, and yet no body is found and no one is reported missing, the police don’t take her seriously. 
 
But Storm knows what she saw. And the murder is only the start – the killer will stop at nothing to keep Storm quiet. But how can she solve the murder and stay out of danger when no one believes her?

The gripping and claustrophobic new thriller from the bestselling author of THE RUMOUR 
 
Storm used to be just like her name. Wild and strong. A force to be reckoned with. But ever since her younger brother was killed in a violent mugging, she has led a very different life: quiet and cautious, seeing danger everywhere. Storm’s tendency to panic has resulted in several false alarms, so when she witnesses a murder with uncanny similarities to the way her brother was killed, and yet no body is found and no one is reported missing, the police don’t take her seriously. 
 
But Storm knows what she saw. And the murder is only the start – the killer will stop at nothing to keep Storm quiet. But how can she solve the murder and stay out of danger when no one believes her?Praise for Lesley Kara 
'Dark, atmospheric and so compulsive, I raced through this cleverly plotted thriller. The ending gave me chills. I loved it' 
Claire Douglas, bestselling author of THE GIRLS WHO DISAPPEARED 
 
‘A twisty tale full of menace, with a great setting where everyone is a suspect – The Other Tenant is guaranteed to keep you guessing to the last page’ 
T. M. Logan, bestselling author of THE DREAM HOME and THE HOLIDAY 
 
'Lesley Kara keeps you guessing until the final page' 
Paula Hawkins, bestselling author of THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN and THE BLUE HOUR 
 
** Have you read Lesley Kara's debut novel, THE RUMOUR? Soon to be a major TV series on Channel 5! **

Lesley Kara is the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Rumour, Who Did You Tell?, The Dare and The Apartment Upstairs. The Rumour was the highest selling crime fiction debut of 2019 in the UK, and a Kindle No.1 bestseller. Lesley is an alumna of the Faber Academy 'Writing a Novel' course. She lives in Kent. 
 
You can follow Lesley on Twitter @LesleyKara or visit her website at www.lesleykara.com

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Lesley Kara keeps you guessing until the final page.

A slyly clever premise and a rollercoaster ride to the very last sentence.

Startlingly original . . . It's hard to think of a recent novel than can match Kara's for an almost unbearable level of suspense.

A perfect blend of complex, human characters and unrelenting suspense. Lesley Kara is incomparable.

A twisted plot to get my teeth into, believable well written characters and loads of nail-biting suspense. Loved it!

Lesley Kara is still the queen of thrillers with this twisty and dark story!

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