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‘Compelling, heartbreaking and beautifully written. This superb thriller will stay in my mind for a very long time’ B P Walter, Sunday Times-bestselling author of The Dinner Guest

How well do you know your neighbour?

Would you trust them with your life?

I heard Emily before I saw her. The harsh smack of heels against cheap wooden floorboards. The loud phone calls. The incessant music.

I knew Emily before I met her. Discarded receipts in our communal hallway. Sticky leftovers in the shared food waste bin. Wine shop vouchers in the letterbox.

Now she’s gone missing, and I’m the only one who can find her. The only one who can save her.

Because I know her best, and I heard everything.

The Girl Upstairs is a spine-tingling psychological thriller of grief and obsession that explores how lonely London can be and how sometimes it’s our neighbours who see us most, who know us best…

A must-listen for fans of Lisa Jewell and Sarah Pinborough.

©2021 Georgina Lees (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Crime Fiction Domestic Thrillers Family Life Genre Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Thriller
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This is a slow burn of a book, for sure, but it's a pace I enjoy when a story is well written. I did not manage to guess what was going on, there are a lot of twists and I probably suspected every possible scenario except the actual one. There's a lot of grief involved throughout the book, but I was satisfied with the outcome and liked the hopeful ending to the story. Meg Travers did an excellent job with the narration.

Solid debut

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Whilst I enjoyed the narration I didn't feel there was enough of a plot to stretch to a whole book. the middle of the book felt desperately stretched and nothing happened except for too many descriptions of London. I finished it but only because I'd persevered for so long.

Not enough story for a whole book

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Fantastic book for those who love a crime mystery, very gripping and easy to follow!

Fabulous read

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I mostly enjoyed it but sometimes it gets wrapped up in the detail unnecessarily.

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This one was one I couldn’t put down! Not only is it gripping it tells the story of survival, determination & love.

I always look for the twist in any thriller type book i read and this one didn’t disappoint although I did guess about half way through who & what would of happened

Not the ending you would think of either which was a little disappointing

Brilliant!

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