The Vanishing Neighbour

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The Vanishing Neighbour by Ava Roberts  Psychological thriller


Wow! A book I started and really didn’t want to put down- and couldn’t!

Grace and her family have not long moved into a new neighbourhood, having bought a house that requires some renovation. Grace soon meets several of the neighbours, some nice, some not so much. Prue comes across as lovely and not condescending as some of the others appear to be especially Sadie who is rather critical of everything. At a gathering one evening at Grace’s house, Sadie goes missing. Very soon afterwards one of Sadie’s inner circle tells Grace that Jacob, Grace’s husband, was having an affair with Sadie and hence that they are both under the spotlight. To add to the stress it appears that someone is trying to lure some of the children by telling them they have lost pets or cute puppies. Who is this? Is it connected to the disappearance of Sadie and why ?

I was very quickly drawn in by the premise. This is a very well written book and only the second by this author (I'm about to read the first one ) and is written as if by a seasoned author. I couldn’t help but like Grace and Prue who came across very well, opposing the scathing of some of the other characters. To me this is the skill of a talented author- to get across characters that you love and hate and a tension between the pages that kept me turning and turning. Oh Boy! Sit down and hang on to your seat! There are twists and turns galore, this is one belter of a read. A huge 5*. I can't wait to read the next one. 

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