The House Across the Street

Perfect families have the most to hide…

I feel so lucky to live in a gorgeous house with my precious daughter on Riverside Road, surrounded by green hills and well-tended gardens. I’m just across from the Taylors, who were a second family to me when I was growing up. But late at night, I spot someone in the house across the street. Someone who shouldn’t be there…

Lily Taylor and I are best friends and closer than sisters, but life in our idyllic neighbourhood comes to a shuddering halt when I find Lily’s father murdered in his own bed. As I break the news to Lily, I swear to her that I’ll do everything I can to help her family. Who could possibly have done this?

I tell the police, but while they’re trying to find the killer, I start getting threatening notes that leave me shaking with fear. Then someone throws a brick through my eleven-year-old daughter Cassie’s bedroom window, covering her in shards of broken glass. As I stand in her wrecked bedroom, I make a choice. I am desperate to help Lily get justice, but my daughter’s safety has to come first.

Even when I stop helping with the investigation, the messages keep coming. Someone knows what I saw, and I’m terrified they’ll come for my little girl next. But they’ve underestimated me.

No matter how far I have to go, I’ll always protect the people I love…

An astonishingly gripping psychological thriller with a truly shocking twist from USA Today bestseller Jill Childs! If you love Sally Hepworth, The Woman in the Window or Liane Moriarty, you’ll adore this up-all-night, addictive thriller.

What readers are saying about The House Across the Street:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I was obsessed from the beginning to the end! … I just had to know what happened next… mind blowing… incredible read… kept me on my toes the whole time… That twist had my jaw on the floor! I will definitely be reading more by this author!… People NEED to read this!’ Goodreads reviewer

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Just wow! Gripping, intensive and kept me at the edge of my seat… I was racing past the pages to see what happened next. Gosh I was mind blown… What a shocker! The twists and turns! Boy that ending… I loved it.’ @readerbydawn

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Don’t read this book unless you can devote at least a whole day to it! It grabs you from the start and I couldn’t tear myself away… twisty… with suspense in all the right places. I really loved it.’ NetGalley reviewer

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Wow, a plot twist I did not expect at all, my jaw kept dropping over and over during the last few chapters.’ NetGalley reviewer

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Once I started I could not put down… full of secrets and so many twists and turns when you think you know how it’s going to end, boom another twist… wow…. fantastic ending.’ NetGalley reviewer

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘OH WOW what a great read… DID NOT expect the twists and turns… marvellous writing. Read it in a day, edge of the seat all the way. Highly recommended.’ Goodreads reviewer

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A mind-blowing, gripping psychological thriller with endless twists and turns. The grand finale… will blow you away… It is by far the best book I have read in a while.’ Goodreads reviewer