The People Before by Charlotte Northedge

An eerie new psychological thriller from the author of The House Guest `I adored it! I found it moody, propulsive, gripping and so terrifying you'll need the lights on. GILLIAN McALLISTER `Charlotte Northedge turns the psychological thumbscrews with relish' THE TIMES `I read through the night to finish this thriller. Spooky, tense, richly atmospheric and profoundly moving' ERIN KELLY --------- What if your dream house became your worst nightmare? Jess and her husband need a new start. So when the chance to buy a rambling old house in the Suffolk countryside comes up, they leap at it. But not everyone in Suffolk is welcoming. The locals know a secret about the Maple House, and soon, Jess realises they've made a huge mistake. Something bad happened in that house. Something nobody wants to talk about. Something to do with the people before. ------- `This is every bit as accomplished as Northedge's debut The House Guest, with the same precise and finely tuned use of language, by no means always a given in the genre.' FINANCIAL TIMES `Charlotte Northedge creates a riveting psychological study of self-deception and creeping dread.' THE SUNDAY TIMES `Creepy, atmospheric and cleverly plotted, an excellent winter read.' CATHERINE COOPER `Twisty, claustrophobic and deliciously dark, this is the perfect winter chiller' ELLERY LLOYD 'A tense, paranoid atmosphere and a satisfying and unsettling conclusion.' DAILY MAIL `Tense and threatening, this is a great follow-up to Northedge's debut, The House Guest.' OBSERVER 'This taut new psychological mystery feels particularly timely.' MARIE CLAIRE `The author does a great job of creating a creepy atmosphere.' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
Binding: Paperback / softback