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The House

The BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick

$11.04

Length 8 hours 29 minutes
Language English
Narrators Gemma Whelan & Adam Newington

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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The House by Simon Lelic, read by Adam Newington and Gemma Whelan.

THE PERFECT COUPLE. THE PERFECT HOUSE. THE PERFECT CRIME.


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. That was a mistake.

Because someone has just been murdered. Right outside their back door.

And now the police are watching them...

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.

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Reviews

HUGELY GRIPPING AND SPOOKY AS HELL An intricate and powerful thriller Taught, tense and terrifying, I loved it This terrifying thriller sent shivers through me Lelic can plot like a demon A brilliantly tense and shocking thriller. I literally couldn't put it down! DELICIOUSLY DARK AND CLEVER WITH A SATISFYING TWIST. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Really creepy and clever. I loved it. Prepared to be scared. The House is a gripping psychological thriller. Simon Lelic knows how to turn the screw 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 An intriguing and suspenseful read 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 Brilliantly dark and gripping...Plays on the fundamental fear that the building blocks of our existence - home, relationships, family - may not be as secure as we like to think Creepy and totally gripping. A real page-turner. I loved it A writer to whom attention must be paid 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! [A] gripping thriller . . . brilliant characters . . . and a clever, twisty plot Deeply creepy . . . This clever, twisting plot, told in convincing voices, will haunt you in the very best way A bundle of creepy chills, perfectly timed for Halloween . . . Read it A creepy and unnerving read Expand reviews
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