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The Apartment Upstairs

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THE TWISTY NEW THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE RUMOUR

Scarlett's aunt lived - and was brutally murdered - in the apartment upstairs. But Scarlett is determined that life return to some kind of normal, even if that means living with just a ceiling between her and the scene of this devastating crime. After all, this is her home. She's safe here. Isn't she?

Dee is busy balancing her job as a funeral director with organising an event to mark the disappearance of her best friend, ten years ago. So she's got enough on her plate without worrying about the threatening messages that are appearing on her company's Facebook page.

When Scarlett approaches Dee about planning her aunt's funeral, there emerges an unexpected link between them. Together, the two women could uncover secrets that have long been buried. Even while someone wants to stop them digging . . .


'Lesley Kara keeps you guessing until the final page.' Paula Hawkins

'Kara uses the old box of tricks so effectively, misdirecting your attention with expert cunning and then biffing you on the back of the head with her twists.' Daily Mirror

© Lesley Kara 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Critics Review

Startlingly original . . . It's hard to think of a recent novel than can match Kara's for an almost unbearable level of suspense.
Sunday Times
A satisfying thriller that oozes with menace.
Woman's Own
A powerful, compelling tale about dark secrets that won't stay buried, with a palpable sense of dread that builds on every page
T. M. Logan, Sunday Times bestselling author of THE HOLIDAY, THE CATCH and TRUST ME

I loved this absorbing, twisty mystery - Lesley Kara has done it again!

Shari Lapena, Sunday Times bestselling author of THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR
Twisty and tense, another great read from Lesley Kara.
B.A. Paris, bestselling author of THE THERAPIST
Lesley returns with her best thriller yet - The Apartment Upstairs is the sort of read that will have you listening out for creaks in the floorboards from other rooms. A perfect blend of complex, human characters and unrelenting suspense. Lesley Kara is incomparable.
Jack Jordan, author of DO NO HARM
THE APARTMENT UPSTAIRS is taut, tense, dark and claustrophobic with a creeping sense of menace and a cast of compelling characters. I gulped it down in two sittings.
Gilly Macmillan, bestselling author of THE NANNY and THE LONG WEEKEND
A twisted plot to get my teeth into, believable well written characters and loads of nail-biting suspense. Loved it!
Emma Curtis, author of INVITE ME IN
Clever and twisty with some brilliant examination of loyalties between friends and within families.
Catherine Cooper, author of THE CHALET
Lesley Kara always delivers. The Apartment Upstairs is a brilliantly written, immersive thriller that draws readers into a twisty world of secrets and murder, and doesn't let go until the very last page. Highly recommended.
Adam Hamdy, bestselling author of PENDULUM
Author Lesley Kara
Narrator Clare Corbett
Duration 7 hours and 30 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781529190939
Format Audiobook
Publisher Transworld
Genre Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Crime and mystery: women sleuths, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Psychological thriller, Thriller / suspense fiction
Availability AU, GB, IE

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