After the End: A Novel
By (Author) Barbara Abel
Translated by Natasha Lehrer
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
HarperVia
9th December 2025
United States
General
Fiction
Thriller / suspense fiction
Psychological thriller
Family life fiction / Stories about family
Paperback
320
Width 135mm, Height 203mm, Spine 18mm
454g
In this riveting domestic thriller, a standalone sequel to Mothers Instinct, a recent divorce and her two children befriend their new neighbors, only to realize there's something dangerously unsettling about the couple next door.
After separating from her work-obsessed husband, Nora Depardieu is ready for a fresh start. With her vivacious teenage daughter and eight-year-old son in tow, she moves into half of a cozy two-family house in a tranquil suburb and goes to work as a teachers aide.
Being a working single mother is a challenge, and Nora is grateful when her new next-door neighbor, Tiphaine Geniot, offers to watch the kids. The arrangement thrills Noras daughter, who has begun a mutual flirtation with Tiphaines fifteen-year-old son, Milo.
But Nora doesnt know that the Geniots are a disturbed couple whose lives were destroyed by a devastating loss. She also doesnt know a tragic secret about Milo that is also connected to her new house.
As the truth of the past come to light, what Nora doesnt know could kill her. . . .
Translated from the French by Natasha Lehrer
Barbara Abel is the author of fourteen thrillers, including Mothers' Instinct and After the End. She lives in Belgium.