The Stranger Next Door, Adam Southward
The Stranger Next Door, Adam Southward
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The Stranger Next Door
The completely unputdownable thriller with a jaw-dropping twist

Author: Adam Southward

Narrator: Natalie Pela

Unabridged: 12 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/27/2021

Synopsis

'A fascinating and unputdownable thriller with a devious twist' JOHN MARRS, bestselling author of What Lies Between Us

'The Stranger Next Door has all the very best ingredients for a perfect thriller! I thoroughly recommend it' SAMANTHA HAYES, author of The Happy Couple, Date Night and Single Mother

'Twisty, compelling and incredibly pacy, The Stranger Next Door will keep you on the edge of your seat from the first page to the last' PHOEBE MORGAN, author of The Doll House and The Girl Next Door

When Matt and Imogen move out of the city, they're hoping for a much-needed fresh start. Matt throws himself into his new job, but Imogen struggles to adjust to life in quiet Surrey. She's grateful for the kind welcome from new neighbour Nancy, and they soon become close friends.

So when Nancy makes a shocking accusation, Imogen doesn't know who to trust. This isn't the first time Matt has found himself on the wrong end of a false accusation. . . but is Nancy hiding secrets of her own?

As simmering tensions threaten to boil over, Imogen is in more danger than she realises. Can she uncover the truth before she loses everything?

An utterly gripping thriller with a jaw-dropping twist, perfect for anyone who loved The Family Upstairs, Here to Stay or An Unwanted Guest.

Praise for THE STRANGER NEXT DOOR

'I read it over two nights. . . it had a good twist at the end that I wasn't expecting' PATRICIA GIBNEY, author of the Detective Lottie Parker series

'I tore through this perfectly plotted tale of secrets and lies' VICTORIA SELMAN, author of Blood for Blood and Snakes and Ladders

'Loved it . . . [a] superb domestic drama that smolders the whole way through, stoked by a set of central characters who are so well imagined they really could be living next door' JAMES DELARGY, author of 55 and Vanished

(P)2021 Headline Publishing Group Limited

About Adam Southward

Adam Southward is a philosophy graduate with a professional background in technology, working in both publishing and the public sector. He lives on the south coast of England with his young family.Adam's debut novel, Trance, was an Amazon bestseller in 2019, hitting #1 in the UK Kindle charts and #2 in the US. He also contributes to the hugely popular Afraid of the Light anthology series - short crime stories with all profits going to charity. His short story 'Especially at Christmas' was longlisted for the CWA Short Story Dagger in 2021.Find him on Twitter @adamsouthward or on his website adamsouthward.com

Reviews

Goodreads review by 8stitches 9lives on May 26, 2021

The Stranger Next Door is a compulsive domestic thriller and asks the age-old question: how well do you know those you call neighbours (and friends)? Married couple Matt and Imogen Roberts and their four-year-old daughter, Ashley, recently upped sticks from their chaotic lives in London and moved to......more

Goodreads review by Mellisa on February 14, 2022

Matt and Imogen move out of the city, away from the gossip they need to leave behind. The new neighbours are welcoming, and finds herself bonding with Nancy and her teenage daughter Ruby. But then Nancy makes a shocking accusation, tearing Imogen's world apart, leaving her unsure who she can trust.......more

Goodreads review by Stephen on July 17, 2021

Matthew, his wife Imogen and their daughter Ashley move from London to a house along New Church Road in Albury, a village near Guildford in Surrey. How will they adapt to village life compared to busy but anonymous life in London? How will they get along with their new neighbours? Follow this family......more

Goodreads review by Lorraine on July 02, 2021

A quick but predictable read.......more

Goodreads review by Mary on February 06, 2025

Lies, deceit, mistrust, love and a mysterious illness. A new neighbour befriended by the woman next door, who becomes possessive and overbearing which causes great turmoil in the young family new to the neighborhood. A marriage in trouble, the young wife vulnerable, and inappropriate behaviour leadin......more

Quotes

A fascinating and unputdownable thriller with a devious twist

I read it over two nights. . . it had a good twist at the end that I wasn't expecting

So sinister and so much simmering tension - and that final twist! I'm usually good at foreseeing a twist but not this time...

A brilliant, twisty, read, that kept me reading late into the night. The writing had me on the edge of my seat pulling me in, wondering what horrific accusations Nancy was going to make next, and what secrets were going to be spilled, and not just from next door!

A complex, cleverly told thriller with so many twists and turns. I never saw the ending coming.

I tore through this perfectly plotted tale of secrets and lies

After the intriguing opening, the vividly-drawn characters and the situation they found themselves in had me turning the pages at speed. Several times I was shouting at my Kindle, trying to warn Imogen. With every chapter, the suspense grew until I could hardly breathe and the explosive ending had me gripped. And just when I thought I could relax and it was all over, Adam Southward blew me away with the masterful twist at the end. The Stranger Next Door has all the very best ingredients for a perfect thriller! I thoroughly recommend it Samantha Hayes

Twisty, compelling and incredibly pacy, The Stranger Next Door will keep you on the edge of your seat from the first page to the last

It was completely addictive! I was hooked from the unsettling prologue, and the relentless tension afterwards meant that I hardly put it down until I'd finished. It was deliciously frustrating to never quite know what was really happening or who to trust, and the twist at the end was genuinely (and I don't get to say this all that often) unexpected

Loved it . . . [a] superb domestic drama that smolders the whole way through, stoked by a set of central characters who are so well imagined they really could be living next door

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