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The Devil upstairs Anthony O’Neill-Crime/supernatural

Cat has arrived in Edinburgh, starting a new job. She lived in Florida and was very successful

until her position meant that she was getting threats and it was time to move. She

investigates fraud in banking and has a nose for what goes on under the surface. She

buys a flat which appears a real steal, she then finds out why. The person in the flat

above is hellishly noisy and despite all her best efforts she is kept awake most nights

as he bangs and clatters his way around. She finds a friend at work in Alice who after

Cat being sleep deprived and having to take herself to a hotel a couple of nights a

week, comes up with a possible answer. What transpires is beyond Cat’s imagination

and just who is the dishy new owner of the upstairs flat who is so steely quiet?

Oooh!!! I loved this.

There was a magic about it- of the writing and the plot and characters that made

me smile and transfixed me between the pages. As they say ”The devil is in the

detail” and this does it so well. Details that don’t bog a reader down as some

books do but enough to stimulate the imagination- you can picture Cat and

Alice easily and how they tackle life. Cat is a gritty woman and very likeable

and you can’t help but root for her. As the saying goes ”be careful what you