Penguin Random House, Belletristik, 10 Skelton Place (Englisch, Douglas Claire, 2021)

It was the house of their dreams. Now it's their worst nightmare . . .br>br>THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTHbr>br>'Spine-chilling' SUNDAY TIMESbr>'A well-plotted tale . . . Intriguing. Twisty. Surprising. Touching' DOROTHY KOOMSONbr>'Secrets, skeletons, mothers and daughters - and some absolutely corking twists! A cracking thriller, I loved it' EVE CHASEbr>_________br>br>BODIES FOUND UNDER PATIObr>br>When pregnant Saffron Cutler moves into 9 Skelton Place with boyfriend Tom and sets about renovations, the last thing she expects is builders uncovering a body. Two bodies, in fact.br>br>POLICE INVESTIGATEbr>br>Forensics indicate the bodies have been buried at least thirty years, which leads the police to question the cottage's former owner - Saffy's grandmother, Rose.br>br>OWNER QUESTIONEDbr>br>Rose's Alzheimer's means her memory is increasingly confused. She can't help the police - but it is clear she remembers something.br>br>A KILLER AT LARGE?br>br>As Rose's fragmented memories resurface, and the police dig ever deeper, Saffy fears she and the cottage are being watched . . .br>br>What happened thirty years ago?br>What part did her grandmother play?br>And is Saffy now in danger? . . .br>_________br>br>'This book has everything I love: murder, a taut and fiendishly clever plot and nail-biting tension' EMMA CURTISbr>br>'Combines a tight, gripping, plot and truly shocking twist, with beautiful writing and emotion. A thriller with a heart' NUALA ELLWOODbr>br>'A darkly absorbing mystery' CRIME MONTHLYbr>br>'Twisty, nail-biting, and utterly absorbing, you won't be able to put The Couple at No. 9 down' LOUISE O'NEILLbr>br>'Expansive, emotional, with one of the very best end twists I've ever read. Douglas at her heart-stopping best' GILLIAN MCALLISTERbr>br>'The perfect gripping holiday read' LESLEY PEARSEbr>br>Praise for Claire Douglasbr>br>'Few people do psychological thrillers as claustrophobic and as creepy as Claire Douglas' Tim Weaver, bestselling author of No One Homebr>br>'Thrillingly tense and twisty' B. A. Paris, bestselling author of Behind Closed Doorsbr>br>'Stunning . . . with a killer twist' Closerbr>br>'Perfect for fans of The Girl on the Train' Marie Clairebr>br> 'Twisty, exciting yet so very real' Gillian McAllister, bestselling author of Anything You Do Say>.