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The Housewarming

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The Housewarming

By: S. E. Lynes
Narrated by: Tamsin Kennard
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Everyone is going to the housewarming party. Attending will be all the same people who lived on the street the day Abi vanished.... Will her mother finally learn the truth?

Ava only left her daughter in the pushchair for five minutes. The buckle was fastened, and she was sure it was safe. But when she came downstairs, the door was open and Abi was gone - she walked down the road, past the Lovegoods' house, and was never seen again.

A year later, the Lovegoods throw a housewarming party, showing off the results of their renovation. Ava doesn’t want to go. She can’t bear to look down that end of the road, to see the place where Abi vanished, and she doesn’t want to spend time with people who don’t share her grief. Her husband, Matt, persuades her: He’s worried about her. A night out might do her good.

But as her friends and neighbors chat, and the drink and gossip flows, Ava learns something new about the day she has relived a thousand times. A throwaway comment that could change everything.

Ava thought she knew every last detail of that day.

She’s about to find out she was wrong....

Brilliantly dark and moving suspense fiction for fans of Gillian Flynn, Claire McGowan, and Lisa Jewell, The Housewarming will have your pulse racing and your heart in your mouth from start to finish.

©2020 S. E. Lynes (P)2020 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.
Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Exciting Heartfelt Scary

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Excellent story and narration, which can make or break a book in my opinion. An unexpected ending, which is always a bonus.

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For what should have been a suspenseful thriller and a great story, it was bland! Really slow throughout and the ending disappointed and annoyed me! Wasn’t terrible. Narrator was good, helped it along a little.

It was ok..

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A good read but very repetitive in places. I enjoyed the ending, usually I can guess how a book will conclude but definitely didn't with this one!

A good read

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I totally recommend this. A gripping read with the ability to make you think about what's important!

Wow! What a lot of twists and turns!

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Took a few chapters for it to get going, but so glad I persisted, loved the story line!

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