- Published: 18 June 2018
- ISBN: 9780241296547
- Imprint: Penguin General UK
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 352
- RRP: $22.99
The House
The BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick
- Published: 18 June 2018
- ISBN: 9780241296547
- Imprint: Penguin General UK
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 352
- RRP: $22.99
A writer to whom attention must be paid
Independent
An intricate and powerful thriller
Tana French
Really creepy and clever. I loved it.
Julia Crouch
An intriguing and suspenseful read
Cath Staincliffe
Creepy and totally gripping. A real page-turner. I loved it
Claire McGowan
Brilliantly dark and gripping...Plays on the fundamental fear that the building blocks of our existence - home, relationships, family - may not be as secure as we like to think
Thomas Mogford
Taught, tense and terrifying, I loved it
Sharon Bolton
Lelic can plot like a demon
Guardian
This terrifying thriller sent shivers through me
Jane Corry, author of My Husband's Wife
A brilliantly tense and shocking thriller. I literally couldn't put it down!
Nuala Ellwood, author of My Sister's Bones
HUGELY GRIPPING AND SPOOKY AS HELL
Mark Billlingham
Prepared to be scared. The House is a gripping psychological thriller. Simon Lelic knows how to turn the screw
Mari Hannah
A masterpiece of duplicity, a psychological thriller of the highest order...fans of he said/she said suspense will love this tense and gripping story. Highly recommended!
Karen Dionne, author THE MARSH KING'S DAUGHTER
[A] gripping thriller . . . brilliant characters . . . and a clever, twisty plot
The People
Deeply creepy . . . This clever, twisting plot, told in convincing voices, will haunt you in the very best way
The Sunday Mirror
A bundle of creepy chills, perfectly timed for Halloween . . . Read it
Thriller of the Month, The Observer
Clearly influenced by the great Alfred Hitchcock, this is not so much a ghost story as an homage to the master's expert touch with dread
Daily Mail
Stephen King-like...At once a whodunit, a dark love story and a saga of three dysfunctional families The House continually and compellingly wrong-foots the reader, from its faux-gothic opening to its deftly worked ending
Sunday Times
DELICIOUSLY DARK AND CLEVER WITH A SATISFYING TWIST. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Mark Edwards
A creepy and unnerving read
Guardian
The heart-stopping thriller about a husband and wife who are hiding something from each other...and from you. This book won't let you go until you've found out the truth. Perfect for fans of Erin Kelly, Gillian Flynn and Fiona Barton.
From the publisher
HUGELY GRIPPING AND SPOOKY AS HELL
Mark Billlingham
'O.M.G . I just devoured this gem...Perfect execution of a psychological thriller right here'
Reader review
[A] gripping thriller . . . brilliant characters . . . and a clever, twisty plot
The People
Deeply creepy . . . This clever, twisting plot, told in convincing voices, will haunt you in the very best way
The Sunday Mirror
A bundle of creepy chills, perfectly timed for Halloween . . . Read it
Thriller of the Month, The Observer