Today I am pleased to be taking part in Bookouture's Books on Tour to celebrate the publication of Sue Watson's latest release, The Woman Next Door.
‘Have you ever had a secret that you couldn’t tell a soul, even the people you love? I have.’
Lucy has a kind and adoring husband, a job she loves as a teacher, and a house on Mulberry Avenue with floaty curtains and the softest bed linen. After her troubled childhood, she knows life will never be perfect, but it’s pretty close.
She’s also got Amber, right next door. They never run out of things to talk about. Even if Amber’s life – with her high-profile job and handsome, wealthy boyfriend – is more glamorous than Lucy’s.
But then Amber starts to hint that her life isn’t all it seems, and when she comes to Lucy, terrified, saying that she’s getting threatening messages, Lucy promises to protect her.
Lucy has a kind and adoring husband, a job she loves as a teacher, and a house on Mulberry Avenue with floaty curtains and the softest bed linen. After her troubled childhood, she knows life will never be perfect, but it’s pretty close.
She’s also got Amber, right next door. They never run out of things to talk about. Even if Amber’s life – with her high-profile job and handsome, wealthy boyfriend – is more glamorous than Lucy’s.
But then Amber starts to hint that her life isn’t all it seems, and when she comes to Lucy, terrified, saying that she’s getting threatening messages, Lucy promises to protect her.
The closer Lucy gets to anyone, the harder it is to keep her past to herself. But Amber’s boyfriend has left her just when she needs him most, and she doesn’t have anyone else.
Lucy knows all too well that people aren’t always what they seem. Sometimes they have secrets. And they’d do anything to keep them. Lucy’s still sure: she can trust her friend... can’t she?
Gripping and unputdownable, The Woman Next Door tells a story about the dark side of friendship, and has a final twist that will shock every reader. Perfect for fans of The Girl on the Train, Friend Request, and Clare Mackintosh.
Sue Watson has done it again! The Woman Next Door is a gripping psychological thriller that explores the friendship between two women and the darkside that underlies beneath the happy appearance that outsiders see.
Sue has created some fantastic characters in Lucy, the woman who has it all, the perfect life with a husband and a great reliable job, and Amber, a celebrity who has it all and the gorgeous boyfriend. But of course not all is as it seems and as a mysterious narrator interrupts the story with their narrative the reader is left wondering what the truth is and eagerly reads just that little bit more to find out the truth - but Sue keeps the big reveal to the very end with a twist that I never saw coming.
A fantastic psychological thriller read that I recommend to all this summer.
Thank you to Kim Nash at Bookouture for inviting me to take part in this Books on Tour and a copy of the book in return for an honest review.
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