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The Couple at No. 9

From the author of No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller, The New Neighbours

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The Couple at No. 9

By: Claire Douglas
Narrated by: Nathalie Buscombe, Kenton Thomas
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THE NEW HEART-POUNDING NOVEL FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, CLAIRE DOUGLAS

It was the house of their dreams. Until the bodies were found . . .

BODIES FOUND UNDER PATIO

When pregnant Saffron Cutler moves into 9 Skelton Place with boyfriend Tom and sets about renovations the last thing she expects is builders uncovering a body - two bodies, in fact.

POLICE INVESTIGATE

Forensics indicate the bodies have been buried at least thirty years. Nothing Saffy need worry herself over. Until the police launch a murder investigation and ask to speak to the cottage's former owner - her grandmother, Rose.

OWNER QUESTIONED

Rose is in a care home and Alzheimer's means her memory is increasingly confused. She can't help the police but it is clear she remembers something.

A KILLER AT LARGE?

As Rose's fragmented memories resurface, and the police dig ever deeper, Saffy fears she and the cottage are being watched.

What happened thirty years ago?

Why did no one miss the victims?

What part did her grandmother play?

And is Saffy now in danger?

Praise for Claire Douglas

'Few people do psychological thrillers as claustrophobic and as creepy as Claire Douglas'
Tim Weaver, bestselling author of No One Home

'Thrillingly tense and twisty' B. A. Paris, bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors

'Stunning . . . with a killer twist'
Closer

'Perfect for fans of The Girl on the Train'
Marie Claire

'Twisty, exciting yet so very real' Gillian McAllister, bestselling author of Anything You Do Say

© Claire Douglas 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

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Critic reviews

Spine-chilling . . . Douglas writes sensitively about dementia in this heartbreaking novel about how far a desperate woman will go to survive

This book has everything I love: murder, a taut and fiendishly clever plot and nail-biting tension (Emma Curtis)
A darkly absorbing mystery
Combines a tight, gripping plot and truly shocking twist, with beautiful writing and emotion. A thriller with a heart. One of the best I have read in a long time (Nuala Ellwood)
Secrets, skeletons, mothers and daughters - and some absolutely corking twists! A cracking thriller, I loved it (Eve Chase, author of The Glass House)
A well-plotted tale. All the characters are hiding things and you're often waiting for the next secret to blow up. Intriguing. Twisty. Surprising. Touching. Enjoyed it (Dorothy Koomson)
Devotees of domestic noir will love the multiple perspectives and shifts in time that Claire Douglas uses to complicate her nervy narrative
Tense, twisty, fraught with emotion and packed with secrets, The Couple at No. 9 is Claire's best thriller yet (Gilly Macmillan)
This well-paced thriller never lets up the pace, and delivers a twist that it's unlikely you will have seen coming
Dense and deeply creepy, this is a top-class chiller
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An excellent story with many unforeseen twists. Very well narrated too. Had me engrossed to the end.

Family Secrets

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The characters are realistic: flawed and human, not two-dimensional creations. I feel as though I have spent time at the cottage and in their company.

It is definitely a book that I will re-read. Loved it.

Gripping!

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I enjoyed this book it had many twists and turns. Kept you guessing until the end.

Good read

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I liked the story a lot. The narration was generally great, but the word “little” was used a lot, but Nathalie Buscombe always seemed to be saying “lickle” like she was talking to a small child

Nice long listen

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Bloody marvellous! Couldn’t put it down… you won’t be disappointed. Great finish to a great book.

Marvellous!

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