The New Neighbour

by

Miranda Rijks

About the book:-

A small community. A deadly secret.

Until recently, Isobel has always loved The Close. A quiet road of large houses tucked away in the beautiful English countryside, it seemed like the perfect place to live.

Then, six months ago, a young man was killed in a mysterious hit-and-run incident. The police investigated but no one was charged.

It’s left a bad feeling in this little community, a feeling that someone knows more than they are saying.

So when new neighbour Linette arrives, Isobel thinks it’s the perfect chance to make a fresh start, to repair relationships and rebuild her community.

But someone else has a very different plan, and bad things start to happen.

When there’s another death, Isobel realises her home, her marriage, and her family are all in terrible danger. She is certain that what’s happening is connected to the hit-and-run. But how? What really happened on the night of the fatal accident? And above all, who is Linette and what does she really want?

The New Neighbour, the stunning psychological thriller from the bestselling author of The Visitors, The Only Child, The Arrangement.

My Review:-

This is a “whodunit” with a difference.  It gripped me from start to finish literally, as the book opens with the murder of a young man.  Who, in this affluent, if unfriendly neighbourhood, would do that and why?  There is no shortage of leads especially when the new neighbour, Linette, joins the group.  She had my spidey senses going right from the start and I was right to be wary but not in the way I imagined. 

The story is told from Isobel’s point of view.  I liked Isobel and felt sorry for her.  There is a lot going on in her life.  She is trying to run her own business, look after her two children, one of whom is on the autism spectrum and her husband is no support at all.  Add to that several sinister events.   Someone appears to really have it in for her.  But why and who? 

When another murder takes place among this small group of people you know that there must be a connection but I did not work out what the connection could be and who the murderer was until the reveal and I defy anyone to say they saw the end coming.  The climax was a real cliff hanger and a surprise and I loved it.

The first thing I did when I finished reading this book was download another Miranda Rijks book.  Can’t wait to get started on that one.

About the author:

Miranda Rijks is a writer of psychological thrillers and suspense novels. She has an eclectic background ranging from law to running a garden centre. She’s been writing all of her life and has a Masters in writing. A couple of years ago she decided to ditch the business plans and press releases and now she’s living the dream, writing suspense novels full time. She lives in Sussex, England with her Dutch husband, musician daughter and black Labrador.

Miranda is the author of psychological thrillers. This will be her fourteenth novel published with Inkubator Books.

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Buy Links:-

Amazon UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Neighbour-gripping-psychological-thriller-ebook/dp/B09MLZ7B9K

Amazon US https://www.amazon.com/New-Neighbour-gripping-psychological-thriller-ebook/dp/B09MLZ7B9K/