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The Family Across the Street

A Totally Unputdownable Psychological Thriller with a Shocking Twist

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The Family Across the Street

By: Nicole Trope
Narrated by: Taryn Ryan
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Summary

Sometimes, the most perfect families are hiding the most terrible secrets. How well do you know the people next door…?

Everybody wants to live on Hogarth Street, the pretty, tree-lined avenue with its white houses. The new family, the Wests, are a perfect fit. Katherineand John seem so in love and their gorgeous five-year-old twins race screeching around their beautiful emerald-green lawn.

But soon people start to notice: why don’t they join backyard barbecues? Why do they brush away offers to babysit? Why, when you knock at the door, do they shut you out, rather than inviting you in?

Every family has secrets, and on the hottest day of the year, the truth is about to come out. As a tragedy unfolds behind closed doors, the dawn chorus is split by the wail of sirens. And one by one the families who tried so hard to welcome the Wests begin to realise: Hogarth Street will never be the same again.

A completely gripping, twist-packed psychological thriller, perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty, Sally Hepworth and Lisa Jewell.

©2021 Nicole Trope (P)2021 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd. Fiction Genre Fiction Psychological Romantic Comedy Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women's Fiction Thriller
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"Incredible.... It's going on my list of favourite reads of the year. I had tears streaming down my cheeks.... I was blown away.... I really can’t say enough great things about this book. It is a must-read." (Jaynie’s Book Reviews)

"OMG!!!!! An absolute meteor-shower of stars for this one! Fantabulous! Jaw-dropping. Twisty.... So, so wonderful.... If I could rate a book 100 stars, I would.... An outstanding read." (Sandy’s Book a Day Blog)

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I didn’t hate this and it was an enjoyable listen but it was fairly predictable

Good but predictable

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Well I never saw the twist until I went HUH! I identified with all the well rounded characters so brilliantly narrated! I wanted to hurry to the end, but also didn’t want to come to the end of the book,
Best thriller I’ve heard in 2021. Utterly absorbing and gripping. A truly brilliantly written book.
EVERY ONE MUST READ THIS BOOK

THIS BOOK MUST BE TURNED INTO A FILM

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Really enjoyed this story, great characters, plot twists and the narrator is fab (but I love an Aussie accent) will be reading/listening to more of this authors work!

Cluck

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Not as exciting as I had hoped. Def not a Tom Clancy.

The last 1/4 was great

Not really a thriller for the most part

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Really good at building the suspense to a crescendo and has an interesting twist in the tail.

Couldn’t put it down

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