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The Woman Next Door: An unputdownable psychological thriller with a stunning twist Kindle Edition

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‘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 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘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.

Readers can’t put down The Woman Next Door:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘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

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Left me speechless!! I loved every page and after waking up early on a Saturday to finish it I can truly say the ending was unbelievable. (Worth my sacrificed weekend lie in)… Mind blowing.’ Goodreads Reviewer

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘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

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A dark and twisty book… Perfect for those who love The Girl on the Train.’ Goodreads reviewer

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘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

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘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

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘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… Loved it!’ By the Letter Book Reviews

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I had the breath taken out of my body. No way did I ever see this coming. You must read this book. I am still trying to pick my chin up off the floor.’ Goodreads reviewer

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Captivating, intriguing, riveting… Many thrills, chills, and twists and turns! A must read… Grips you and sends chills down your spine!’ Goodreads reviewer

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Will leave you breathless… It is completely engrossing, intriguing and compelling… I was drawn in and could not escape until the very last page!’ Confessions of a Bookaholic

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Sue Watson has done it again! 5 shiny stars for this fantastic, twisty thriller… It is sooooo good!... ONE HELL OF AN ENDING!!!!’ It’s All About the Thrill

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07PKVJSFT
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bookouture (May 23, 2019)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 23, 2019
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1528 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 304 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #87,813 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #326 in Women's Psychological Fiction
- #908 in Psychological Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #1,248 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 almost 2 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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Kay

Another great book

Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2023

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Sue Watson creates the most amazing characters. By the time I reach the middle of the book I feel as if I know them and I genuinely care what’s going on with them. Such a wonderful author.

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Lara Gonzalez

A quick read. Characters sucked. Otherwise, meh.

Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2020

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I gave this four stars because I admire any author who can tell a story from start to finish. As an aspiring author myself, I always get stuck at a certain point of writing a story and end up abandoning it altogether. I think Sue has a decent ability to craft a solid story and make it compelling enough to where the reader is anxious to get to the conclusion. I managed to read this in, give or take, 4 hours.

That being said, I found the story started becoming extremely predictable at some point, even with the so-called “twists.” I won’t give anything away, but I knew almost instantly which character was writing the diary-like excerpts in between chapters. Perhaps a more casual reader might not be as anal-retentive as I am about jumping ahead of the storytelling and forming my own endings to see how they compare with the author’s.

It annoyed me how much each character seemed to lose their individuality and become more and more cliche as the story alternately got more and more complex. Matt went from endearing, chummy and supportive to a total locker-room d-bag. Lucy became insufferably more naive as the story wore on, then at the end she finally appeared to “grow a pair,” I guess after hitting her proverbial rock bottom? The only traits that persevered were Amber’s skankiness, selfishness, and indifference to everyone’s feelings. But, even SHE began to soften and crack a bit toward the end. Still, not once did she convey any human traits. She had a robotic, hypersexual demeanor that doesn’t exist in reality. Even the most evil sociopaths (real and fiction) usually possess a “human” trait resembling empathy, softness, or sensitivity. For me as a reader, it made the main characters highly unlikeable.

However, I’d recommend this to all readers. I have to point out how much I enjoyed the British slang, and learning how it differs from the way Americans speak and what we call things. The story is like a patchwork quilt of different movies and books pieced together but it’s still worth a quick read in my opinion.

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DDixon

A Very Compelling Book!!

Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2023

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So many dark family secrets brought to life that changed so many lives. Deep friendships broken because of deceit and fear. So many twists and turns and just when you think you have them figured out then Bam it would go in another direction. The ending was explosive and unpredictable. Lives were turned upside down but for some dreams do come true.

Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2019

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I’m a big fan of Sue Watson, so was very excited to read this. I bought it yesterday — this is not a “Many thanks to Netgalley, here’s my unbiased review of the book I was given for free in exchange for an unbiased review of a free book!” — and am not very happy that I paid $3.99, as it’s now 99 cents today. Oh, well. (This didn’t factor in my review.)

I have mixed feelings about this book. Other than the baby, I strongly disliked every single character ... even before I knew more. But that’s not necessarily a deal-breaker, there are plenty of books I love with casts of vile characters. But this book, oof. Around the 35% mark, I nearly gave up on reading further. I didn’t think I could stomach yet another page of the hero worship of Amber (by Lucy). It just went on and on, round and round, same thoughts and actions .... Ms Watson beating us over the head with “Ok, so the backstory is that Lucy is obsessed with Amber and wants to protect her, see? See here? See some more?” Yes. After nearly half the book, I got it. And it was very annoyingly over the top. Lucy was ready and eager to sacrifice other friendships, her marriage, her job ... for some woman who had just moved into the neighborhood, acted weird, and was often rude. Ok, mmhmm, sure. I guess it had to do with Lucy’s childhood? I don’t know. We get a few flashbacks, but they really didn’t feel well-connected to the bizarre frothing over Amber, in my opinion.

I guessed many of the twists early on, but am not taking away because of it. It was still fun to see if I was right, and how it’d all play out. Ms Watson is very talented at tying up loose ends in most cases. Some were laughably cliched and very played out, though.

Many of the actions were so completely over-the-top, far-fetched, as to just make me roll my eyes. I know, this genre of books can and does play loose with reality, but sometimes it’s just too much silliness. I need to feel some sort of connection to the characters, to feel more immersed in the story, to be able to suspend my disbelief enough. I didn’t with this book. I just didn’t care about any of them in any way, so didn’t care what happened. I get very annoyed when we “meet” characters, who seem a certain way, but then inexplicably start behaving as if aliens took over their bodies. (That doesn’t apply to Amber. Her character was clear from the start.)

Three stars because it did keep me engrossed and wanting to finish, although I didn’t like the scorched earth ending. I wish I could expound on that, but it would give away major spoilers.

Overall, I feel that the story was disjointed with gratuitous and non-organic twists that seemed out of place in many of the circumstances, and a few backstories and red herrings that didn’t seem natural. But most of all, that the very extreme situations come on immediately, before we even get a chance to “know” the characters enough to care about them. We get pushed into the deep, roaring rapids of the thriller river, ready or not.

It’s certainly not the worst book, so sure, I can recommend it. At least it’s not another missing kid book with a pair of toddler shoes as cover art. But I thought I’d add a truly unbiased review, i e, from someone who actually purchased it and isn’t a member of The Cult of Netgalley, et al.

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Janice Zajac

MY NEW FAVOURITE AUTHOR!

Reviewed in Canada on December 19, 2023

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Thoroughly enjoy reading books by this fantastic author--I've liked every single one of them and always look forward to her new releases!

Sarah Fennell

Absolutely mind blowing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 13, 2021

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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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gasake

Unputdownable stimmt👍

Reviewed in Germany on November 10, 2019

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Spannender Thriller in gut lesbarem verständlichen Englisch. Wer das Genre mag, wird seine Freude haben

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Kindle Bec

Good read

Reviewed in Australia on April 18, 2023

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Read this in two sittings, just wanted to know what was going to happen! Will read more by this author

Maryjen

Good book in need of a better editor.

Reviewed in Canada on January 2, 2023

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First of all, I thought the story was good. Yes, it lagged a bit in places but mostly, I felt it moved along fine. But I agree with other reviewers who have noted the errors that I found really distracting! At one point, in discussing who could have left the booties, it was stated that no one except Lucy even knew that Amber had had a girl. Except… umm… Lucy had hosted a “pink baby shower” with pink balloons and pink cupcakes the month before and all the women from the book club were there! At another point, Lucy is telling a story about Matt and her having a conversation after the baby is tucked in upstairs. And somewhere in the conversation, they look down to gaze on the beautiful bundle sleeping in Lucy’s arms…. Timelines shift around so that they prove inconsistent. And also, you give something a “wide berth”, not a “wide birth”!? Good grief!! This editor was asleep at the switch!!
Having said that, I did find this a good read even if the errors were annoying and distracting.

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