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‘Have you ever had a secret that you couldn’t tell a soul, even the people you love? I have.’

Lucy has a kind and adoring husband, a job she loves as a teacher, and a house on Mulberry Avenue with floaty curtains and the softest bed linen. After her troubled childhood, she knows life will never be perfect, but it’s pretty close.

She’s also got Amber, right next door. They never run out of things to talk about. Even if Amber’s life – with her high-profile job and handsome, wealthy boyfriend – is more glamorous than Lucy’s.

But then Amber starts to hint that her life isn’t all it seems, and when she comes to Lucy, terrified, saying that she’s getting threatening messages, Lucy promises to protect her.

The closer Lucy gets to anyone, the harder it is to keep her past to herself. But Amber’s boyfriend has left her just when she needs him most, and she doesn’t have anyone else.

Lucy knows all too well that people aren’t always what they seem. Sometimes they have secrets. And they’d do anything to keep them. Lucy’s still sure: she can trust her friend... can’t she?

Gripping and unputdownable, The Woman Next Door tells a story about the dark side of friendship, and has a final twist that will shock every reader. Perfect for fans of The Girl on the Train, Friend Request, and Clare Mackintosh.

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‘A dark and twisty book … The twist was great. Perfect for those who love The Girl on the Train.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

‘Can I give this 10 stars? That's what it deserves! Sue Watson is an amazing storyteller… she perfectly wove together a web of lies, paranoia, deceit, and friendship that created one big twisty and twisted story… I could not put this book down… This is why I read! For books like this!... LOVED LOVED LOVED this one!’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

‘Sue Watson never disappoints, this is a gripping psychological thriller with a shocking ending that I never saw coming… A truly gripping and unforgettable twisty journey.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

‘The ending was totally shocking, I thought I figured it out. But nope no idea!! Every time I put it down, I wanted to pick it right back up.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

‘Wow what a great book… Twists and turns and suspense. Can't wait for more from this amazing author.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

‘A psychological thriller that simmers with palpable tension… I appreciated the jaw-dropping twist.’ Goodreads reviewer

‘Wow!! I could not put this book down!! From the very beginning I was hooked… Tons of twists and thrills. I was completely blown away.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

‘A fantastic psychological thriller… a thrilling tale of friendship and betrayal. I highly recommend!’ Monn’s Book Reviews, 5 stars

‘Fantastic… I thought I knew how it was going but boy, was I wrong… Highly recommend.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

‘Definitely an author to watch!… I loved this book, I couldn't put it down!’ All the Good Books, 5 stars

‘OMG! My head is still spinning with the amazing non stop intense action packed thrills!... Suspenseful, mind blowing, beyond words… A must read for 2019!’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

‘Well what a darkly woven story this turned out to be!... The author has got messing with the reader’s head down to a fine art and I was blown away by the end. Definitely got the adrenaline going and one I will be urging everyone to read so I can talk about it. Loved it!’ By the Letter Book Reviews, 5 stars

‘This book has it all... I was SO hooked from page one.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bookouture (20 May 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 302 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1786818949
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1786818942
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.85 x 1.93 x 19.84 cm

Best Sellers Rank: 102,184 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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- 3,111 in Psychological Fiction (Books)
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Sue Watson was a TV Producer at the BBC until she wrote her first book and was hooked.

Now a USA Today bestselling author, Sue has sold over a million books and explores the darker side of life, writing psychological thrillers with big twists. Originally from Manchester, she now lives with her family in leafy Worcestershire where much of her day is spent writing – and procrastinating. Her hobby is eating cake while watching diet and exercise programmes from the sofa, a skill she’s perfected after many years of practice.

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patricia pickering

Long winded

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Good book but quite long winded ending was good but I did quess the end

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Great read

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Mmmm, I was kind of on the fence about this book for a fair while maybe until the halfway mark when it picked up. The main problem for me is that Lucy one of the main characters is just so annoying! Lucy is an ‘every day Joe’ and has a normal life with her husband and a job as a teacher. When Amber moves into their street everything changes as Lucy becomes good friends with the semi-famous weather girl Amber. It becomes apparent quite early on that Lucy is the one doing all the running in the friendship, and when Amber starts to receive threatening messages the tables turn a bit and Amber starts to lean heavily on Lucy for support.

There is an air of sinister goings on from very early on and that sense of trepidation certainly builds giving the book that air of ‘danger around the next corner’. However at the same time as the book unfolds it becomes one of those, which person do I believe here. There are multiple possibilities and as the book progressed I really didn’t know which way it would go. The last part of the book was absolutely brilliant and I ended up thoroughly enjoying it. Fundamentally there is zero wrong with this book because I think the readers are meant to dislike the characters but for me I always struggle if I dislike characters as I find I am just not that invested in finding out what happens to them. Thankfully the story pulled me in enough and and it was certainly worth it. Not my favourite of the two in this genre Sue has written but I will still be looking forward to the next release!

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Katheen Banks

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Really enjoyed this book

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This is a super book which is very difficult to put down. Really really good

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Genuinely don't get the hype over this book...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 27 June 2019

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I wanted to like this book, as the concept was a good one, despite there being a plethora of domestic noir type books out there.

I'll start with the things I liked; it was an easy read. I suppose the plot twist was good, although I saw it coming from the moment the husband was mentioned as being "apathetic" towards the antagonist. Some of the prose was good, and the descriptions were in line with what you'd expect a suburban street to be like.

There are, however, far more I disliked about this book. I'm probably the same demographic as the lead characters - albeit with children, and slightly younger. However, the way the author wrote of Laura, the main character, was so terribly cliché and tired of it's genre. Why do so many authors have to write their main, mid life characters as if they were charactertures of the less fortunate members of that demographic? I'm so bored of hearing about the frizzy haired, pale, frumpy 40 something year olds down on their luck. And on the flipside, I'm so tired of reading how the character they are sparring with are glamorous amazonian players who set the whole world on fire. It's so tiresome and really reflects badly in a society that seeks to empower women.

The other major issue I had was just how unconvincing the author wrote Laura to be. I suppose the author had to really hammer home the idea that Laura was somehow obsessed with Amber to set up the idea that Laura was her stalker, but it was so poorly written and entirely embellished that I genuinely nearly gave up on the book after the first 20%. Why would Laura go to such efforts to try and please the unsufferable Amber was beyond me; she spent hours convincing Amber they were friends only to gossip behind her back, not to mention the lines and lines of passage that explored Laura's feelings about Amber and how her once reliable, faithful friend in Kirsty was relegated to the sidelines whilst she gazed pathetically toward the shallow, promisicous Amber. I'm a woman in the same age category as both Laura and Amber, and I'd be horrified if I ever behaved like a teenage girl fawning over a popstar. Both Laura and Amber's characters were just woefully written with the sterotypical "friends as enemies" narrative running alongside. I just couldn't suspend belief long enought to believe a woman would invite a unreliable, rude woman into her house full time and care for her child whilst navel gazing about how she was being rejected.

The author seemed to have problems with timing too, one minute the baby was a newborn, and the next minute Laura was weaning (albeit at 3 months, which is far, far too early) and finally the baby was a newborn again. One minute Laura and Amber were protected from contacting each other, and the next they were sitting around joking.

The plot twist that revealed the stalker was about as obvious as a freight train - again, the author went far too hard with trying to portray the character as nonplussed about their feelings toward Amber, and when it was revealed (all too quickly in my opinion, it went from 0-60 in 5 seconds) it fell flat for me. The ending was poor, and felt unsatisfying.

All in all, a disappointed book for me, and I just wanted to finish it to move onto something else.

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Tess

Couldn't put this one down

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 21 December 2022

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I like this author's book's they really hold you on the edge of your seat.

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Sarah Fennell

Absolutely mind blowing

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I absolutely loved this book, so much so that I now want to see what other titles this author has, this book has really got me into psychological thrillers and I could not put it down! There were so many twists, many of which I did not expect as a reader, which kept me intrigued and wanting to read more! This makes any book an amazing book in my eyes, if you can keep me interested and wanting to know what happens next, then it’s definitely a winner for me! Would recommend this book 100% and the ending was fab!

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Sally Jackson

page turner

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 30 December 2020

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Have just finished five Sue Watson thrillers in a row and they are all:

+ page turners
+ very well plotted
+ interesting timelines
- no likeable characters at all
- have at least one glaring research error

Error for this book is the abilities of a baby at each stage, e.g. established as weaned by 3 months.

But the enjoyment of the taut writing and great plotting outweigh the negatives for me.

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