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The Couple at No 9
- Author
- Claire Douglas
- Narrator
- Nathalie Buscombe, Kenton Thomas
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date
- 30 September 2021
- Run Time
- 12 hours 44 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Psychological thriller, Crime and / or mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: women sleuths / detectives, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
- Rating
- 4.2 (5 reviews)
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Brought to you by Penguin.
THE NEW HEART-POUNDING NOVEL FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, CLAIRE DOUGLAS
It was the house of their dreams. Until the bodies were found . . .
BODIES FOUND UNDER PATIO
When pregnant Saffron Cutler moves into 9 Skelton Place with boyfriend Tom and sets about renovations the last thing she expects is builders uncovering a body - two bodies, in fact.
POLICE INVESTIGATE
Forensics indicate the bodies have been buried at least thirty years. Nothing Saffy need worry herself over. Until the police launch a murder investigation and ask to speak to the cottage's former owner - her grandmother, Rose.
OWNER QUESTIONED
Rose is in a care home and Alzheimer's means her memory is increasingly confused. She can't help the police but it is clear she remembers something.
A KILLER AT LARGE?
As Rose's fragmented memories resurface, and the police dig ever deeper, Saffy fears she and the cottage are being watched.
What happened thirty years ago?
Why did no one miss the victims?
What part did her grandmother play?
And is Saffy now in danger?
Praise for Claire Douglas
'Few people do psychological thrillers as claustrophobic and as creepy as Claire Douglas' Tim Weaver, bestselling author of No One Home
'Thrillingly tense and twisty' B. A. Paris, bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors
'Stunning . . . with a killer twist' Closer
'Perfect for fans of The Girl on the Train' Marie Claire
'Twisty, exciting yet so very real' Gillian McAllister, bestselling author of Anything You Do Say
© Claire Douglas 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
Critics Review
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Spine-chilling . . . Douglas writes sensitively about dementia in this heartbreaking novel about how far a desperate woman will go to survive
Sunday Times
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This book has everything I love: murder, a taut and fiendishly clever plot and nail-biting tension
Emma Curtis
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A darkly absorbing mystery
Crime Monthly
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Combines a tight, gripping plot and truly shocking twist, with beautiful writing and emotion. A thriller with a heart. One of the best I have read in a long time
Nuala Ellwood
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Secrets, skeletons, mothers and daughters - and some absolutely corking twists! A cracking thriller, I loved it
Eve Chase, author of The Glass House
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A well-plotted tale. All the characters are hiding things and you're often waiting for the next secret to blow up. Intriguing. Twisty. Surprising. Touching. Enjoyed it
Dorothy Koomson
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Devotees of domestic noir will love the multiple perspectives and shifts in time that Claire Douglas uses to complicate her nervy narrative
The Times Crime Club Newsletter
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Tense, twisty, fraught with emotion and packed with secrets, The Couple at No. 9 is Claire's best thriller yet
Gilly Macmillan
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This well-paced thriller never lets up the pace, and delivers a twist that it's unlikely you will have seen coming
Choice Magazine
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Dense and deeply creepy, this is a top-class chiller
Real People
User Reviews
Book 4.2
Narration 4.6
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4.0 4.0
A very enjoyable thriller. Also, high quality narration. It's set in two time frames. Keeps you wondering how the historical timeline relates to the modern day mystery.
markd 2026-09-23 -
3.0 5.0
The plot was a little predictable. Easy listen
kama 2023-03-17 -
5.0 4.0
Great storyline, gripping all the way !!
djj
Details
- Author
- Claire Douglas
- Narrator
- Nathalie Buscombe, Kenton Thomas
- Duration
- 12 hours 44 minutes
- Release Date
- 30 September 2021
- ISBN
- 9780241544679
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Genre
- Psychological thriller, Crime and / or mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: women sleuths / detectives, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
- Rating
- 4.2(5 reviews)
- Narration
- 4.6(5 reviews)
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin. THE NEW HEART-POUNDING NOVEL FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, CLAIRE DOUGLASIt was the house of their dreams. Until the bodies were found . . .BODIES FOUND UNDER PATIOWhen pregnant Saffron Cutler moves into 9 Skelton Place with boyfriend Tom and sets about renovations the last thing she expects is builders uncovering a body - two bodies, in fact.POLICE INVESTIGATEForensics indicate the bodies have been buried at least thirty years. Nothing Saffy need worry herself over. Until the police launch a murder investigation and ask to speak to the cottage's former owner - her grandmother, Rose.OWNER QUESTIONEDRose is in a care home and Alzheimer's means her memory is increasingly confused. She can't help the police but it is clear she remembers something.A KILLER AT LARGE?As Rose's fragmented memories resurface, and the police dig ever deeper, Saffy fears she and the cottage are being watched.What happened thirty years ago?Why did no one miss the victims?What part did her grandmother play?And is Saffy now in danger?Praise for Claire Douglas'Few people do psychological thrillers as claustrophobic and as creepy as Claire Douglas' Tim Weaver, bestselling author of No One Home'Thrillingly tense and twisty' B. A. Paris, bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors'Stunning . . . with a killer twist' Closer'Perfect for fans of The Girl on the Train' Marie Claire'Twisty, exciting yet so very real' Gillian McAllister, bestselling author of Anything You Do Say© Claire Douglas 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
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