It was the house of their dreams. Now its their worst nightmare . . .Spinechilling SUNDAY TIMESA wellplotted tale . . . Intriguing. Twisty. Surprising. Touching DOROTHY KOOMSONSecrets skeletons mothers and daughters and some absolutely corking twists A cracking thriller I loved it EVE CHASEBODIES 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 which leads the police to question the cottages former owner Saffys grandmother Rose.OWNER QUESTIONEDRoses Alzheimers means her memory is increasingly confused. She cant help the police but it is clear she remembers something.A KILLER AT LARGEAs Roses fragmented memories resurface and the police dig ever deeper Saffy fears she and the cottage are being watched . . .What happened thirty years agoWhat part did her grandmother playAnd is Saffy now in danger . . .DONT MISS THE BRAND NEW THRILLER FROM CLAIRE DOUGLAS THE WOMAN WHO LIED AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER NOWThis book has everything I love murder a taut and fiendishly clever plot and nailbiting tension EMMA CURTISCombines a tight gripping plot and truly shocking twist with beautiful writing and emotion. A thriller with a heart NUALA ELLWOODA darkly absorbing mystery CRIME MONTHLYTwisty nailbiting and utterly absorbing you wont be able to put The Couple at No. 9 down LOUISE ONEILLExpansive emotional with one of the very best end twists Ive ever read. Douglas at her heartstopping best GILLIAN MCALLISTERDevotees 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 NEWSLETTERThe perfect gripping holiday read LESLEY PEARSEPraise for Claire DouglasFew people do psychological thrillers as claustrophobic and as creepy as Claire Douglas Tim Weaver bestselli