The House: The BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick

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STEP INSIDE... IF YOU DARE Londoners Jack and Syd moved into the house a year ago. It seemed like their dream home- tons of space, the perfect location, and a friendly owner who wanted a young couple to have it. So when they made a grisly discovery in the attic, Jack and Syd chose to ignore it. But that was a mistake. Because a body has been discovered. Right outside their back door. And now the police are watching them...

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DELICIOUSLY DARK AND CLEVER WITH A SATISFYING TWIST. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED -- Mark Edwards
Clearly influenced by the great Alfred Hitchcock, this is not so much a ghost story as an homage to the master's expert touch with dread * Daily Mail *
Stephen King-like...At once a whodunit, a dark love story and a saga of three dysfunctional families The House continually and compellingly wrong-foots the reader, from its faux-gothic opening to its deftly worked ending * Sunday Times *
A masterpiece of duplicity, a psychological thriller of the highest order...fans of he said/she said suspense will love this tense and gripping story. Highly recommended! -- Karen Dionne, author THE MARSH KING'S DAUGHTER
[A] gripping thriller . . . brilliant characters . . . and a clever, twisty plot * The People *
Deeply creepy . . . This clever, twisting plot, told in convincing voices, will haunt you in the very best way * The Sunday Mirror *
A bundle of creepy chills, perfectly timed for Halloween . . . Read it -- Thriller of the Month * The Observer *
A creepy and unnerving read * Guardian *
The heart-stopping thriller about a husband and wife who are hiding something from each other...and from you. This book won't let you go until you've found out the truth. Perfect for fans of Erin Kelly, Gillian Flynn and Fiona Barton. -- From the publisher
Prepared to be scared. The House is a gripping psychological thriller. Simon Lelic knows how to turn the screw -- Mari Hannah
'HUGELY GRIPPING AND SPOOKY AS HELL' -- Mark Billlingham
'O.M.G . I just devoured this gem...Perfect execution of a psychological thriller right here' -- Reader review
HUGELY GRIPPING AND SPOOKY AS HELL -- Mark Billlingham
AN INTRICATE AND POWERFUL THRILLER -- Tana French
TAUGHT, TENSE AND TERRIFYING. I LOVED IT. * Sharon Bolton *
This terrifying thriller sent shivers through me -- Jane Corry, author of My Husband's Wife
A brilliantly tense and shocking thriller. I literally couldn't put it down! -- Nuala Ellwood, author of My Sister's Bones
Lelic can plot like a demon * Guardian *
A writer to whom attention must be paid * Independent *
[A] gripping thriller . . . brilliant characters . . . and a clever, twisty plot * The People *
Deeply creepy . . . This clever, twisting plot, told in convincing voices, will haunt you in the very best way * The Sunday Mirror *
A bundle of creepy chills, perfectly timed for Halloween . . . Read it -- Thriller of the Month * The Observer *

Author Bio

Simon Lelic is the author of seven highly acclaimed thrillers- Rupture (winner of a Betty Trask Award and shortlisted for the John Creasey Debut Dagger), The Facility, The Child Who (longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger and the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger), The House, The Liar's Room, The Search Party and The Hiding Place. He has also written The Haven series for younger readers, twice shortlisted for the CrimeFest awards.