A Tidy Ending

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Devastating, deceptive and darkly funny SARAH WINMAN

It had me holding my breath! MARIAN KEYES

A stupendous novel complicated, dark, funny and very human FERN BRITTON

A compellingly crafted, darkly funny and compulsive read, full of twists RACHEL JOYCE
MEET LINDA.

Linda lives a nice, normal life, on a nice, normal street with Terry, her perfectly ordinary husband.

Lindas not like everyone else, she keeps herself to herself. But shes good at solving puzzles and there are times she sees things other people might have overlooked.

Because nothing on Cavendish Avenue is quite as it seems. People have started to go missing in the neighbourhood and Linda will soon discover that some secrets cant stay buried forever

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Genuinely haunting THE TIMES, Thrillers of the Year

A curtain-twitching, darkly funny tale with a gloriously sinister twist OBSERVER

Joanna Cannon creates a world that is so real, so parochial and stifling Then adds in a killer. Glorious JANE FALLON

Not just a twist-laden mystery, but a keenly observed slice of life. Her best yet CLARE MACKINTOSH

A darkly funny and delightfully sinister read MAIL ON SUNDAY

Compelling combines pathos with lovely flashes of humour and a wholly unexpected ending GUARDIAN

Jos writing is as delicate and precise as tapestry and Linda is a character youll never forget JILL MANSELL

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Compellingly creepy, with precisely observed characterisation combines pathos with lovely flashes of humour and a wholly unexpected ending Guardian

Devastating, deceptive and darkly funny. Classic Cannon Sarah Winman

Original, macabre intriguing, it had me holding my breath! Marian Keyes

Cannons shrewd characterisation, sparky observations and subtly menacing plot makes this a darkly funny and delightfully sinister read Mail On Sunday

Meticulously plotted and darkly comic a masterclass in misdirection [that] offers a deliciously satisfying denouement Observer

Genuinely haunting The Times

Written with warmth and wit not just a twist-laden mystery, but a keenly observed slice of life. Her best yet Clare Mackintosh

A stupendous novel complicated, dark, funny and very human Fern Britton

A dark, creepy domestic noir Sun

Entertaining and dark Stylist

A genuinely funny, and moving, novel about a serial killer Cannons version of suburbia is wonderfully creepy and claustrophobic Linda is still tugging at my heart strings a little, days after finishing Observer

I literally put the light on in the middle of the night in order to carry on reading it. Compelling, sinister, brilliantly written, it is a complete triumph Katie Fforde

Cleverly structured, building up to shocking and ingenious revelations Sunday Express

Joanna Cannon creates a world that is so real, so parochial & stifling you can feel it. Then adds in a killer. Glorious Jane Fallon

A compellingly crafted, darkly funny and compulsive read, full of twists a joy and a triumph Rachel Joyce

Jos writing is as delicate and precise as tapestry and Linda is a character youll never forget Jill Mansell

Dark and moreish i paper

Author Bio

Joanna Cannon graduated from Leicester Medical School and worked as a hospital doctor, before specialising in psychiatry. She lives in the Peak District with her family and her dog. The Trouble With Goats and Sheep is her first novel.