The Girls Next Door by Anita Waller- psychological thriller
Four daughters were born in the same street within six months of each other. Now they are grown women, each with their own lives but very close to the “sisters” they grew up with. One has found out by accident that her husband, who had been sleeping in the spare room, was having an affair. When the girls get together they decide it's best not to confront him just yet but to put some plans in place. When there is a death and an end of life scenario, the girls' lives change in ways they never thought possible and their friendship supports each of them.
Wow! A book I raced through, it was such a compelling read. I liked the four women and their special friendship and that they supported each other, come what may. It's almost a family drama type read but with the clever hook early on the reader knows that there could just be that something else under the surface, very skilfully done. Anita is a master of plots and there's such an easy feel to this, albeit with the slow burn tension and that wanting to peek around the corner to see what's coming feeling which keeps the reader so effortlessly between the pages. I can't say how much I loved this (although I’ve tried!). It's brilliant, it's clever. It's another captivating, spellbinding read from the phenomenal talent that is Anita Waller.
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They keep each other’s secrets. They hide each other’s lies.
They were destined to be best friends. The four girls – all born that same hot summer. There was even a newspaper article after they were born. They said there must be something in the water on Larkspur Close. They predicted a safe and happy life for them all…
More than thirty years later, it’s more than an unbreakable friendship – it’s more like a sisterhood. It’s the girls who Jess reaches out to because she’s worried about her grandparents who’ve raised her since her mother disappeared, who Erin tells about her new business idea, who Melissa calls to say she’s desperate to escape her toxic job.
But then Chantelle messages saying she’s discovered her husband is having an affair. And everything changes.
Because then her husband is found dead… And only a few people knew about his secret.
Is it just a terrible accident? Or will someone stop at nothing to keep the girls of Larkspur Close safe and happy?
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Author Bio –
Anita Waller is the author of many bestselling psychological thrillers and the Kat and Mouse crime series. She lives in Sheffield, which continues to be the setting of many of her thrillers, and was first published by Bloodhound at the age of sixty-nine. Her first book for Boldwood was published in August 2022.
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