The Stranger In My Home: The stunning domestic noir from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of BOTH OF YOU

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Adele Parks does it again. She's already proved she can write a sparkling rom com, a moving love story and a lovingly researched historical novel, now she's taken on the domestic thriller genre and nailed it. Tightly plotted, brilliantly conceived and totally gripping Adele Parks having set off the bomb in her happy and blessed couple Alison and Jeff then reveals how they react to the news. Is Jeff, a writer, able to observe the destruction right at the heart of his family in his normal observant if removed style? What about the naturally more anxious Alison? What about her new daughter, Olivia who has just lost her mother? And yes the questions just keep rolling in and the author make us wait for the answers by weaving a storyline so tight around those affected. I must admit I had my strong suspicions about a key aspect of this plot fairly early on, but there was enough misdirection dripping off the proverbial pen, that I wasn’t entirely sure, which only served to increase my satisfaction to be proved right. They meet Ângela Campos, a Portuguese historian and forensic genealogist, who accompanies them on their search for any signs of Carlos and the answers Luke is looking for. ALL CRITICS TOP CRITICS VERIFIED AUDIENCE ALL AUDIENCE Where to watch A Stranger in My Home: Season 1 Buy But going through Elizabeth’s belongings unearths memories Caro would rather stay buried. In particular, the story her stepmother would tell her, about two little girls and the terrible thing they do.

Upon arrival strange occurrences start to happen within the home and when she does venture out all the villagers in town seem to turn their nose up in disgust at her very being.Recent immigrants to the U.S. work hard to live the American dream; tempers flare and one ends up struggling for her life. View Details This book had some genius marketing behind it. There was no title, no author attached to it and no description of what the book was about. Only asking you if you can keep a secret. That peeked my interest. Once I received the book I was asked not to tell anyone about it until closer to publication date. So many people were talking about this marketing ploy that I had to see for myself if this book would be worth the hype.

The story opens at the funeral for Caro and Stephanie's stepmother. After the funeral, the estate needs to be settled and Caro needs a place to live so she goes to the house to sort through things. It becomes obvious almost immediately that the people in the small town her stepmother lived in do not think much of Caro. The only person that shows any kindness to Caro is the man living in the cottage on the land her stepmother's home is on, Craig. Amongst the many clear signs of potential, my dismay was that there was too many aspects factoring into the story that have been used to greater effect in other works of psychological suspense (the isolated house, unwelcoming locals, power failures and inclement weather). Some aspects of the storyline are blatantly obvious too, from the coincidental commission recalling the pear drum to Steph’s evasive two minutes duration internet calls! The motif of the pear drum and its obvious importance is likewise severely overplayed and the reader remains uninformed of its sinister significance for over seventy-five percent of the novel. Weekend Box Office Results: Five Nights at Freddy’s Scores Monster Opening Link to Weekend Box Office Results: Five Nights at Freddy’s Scores Monster Opening

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I had no idea of where this book would take me but having read Adele Parks previously I knew it would certainly be well written. Synopsis: It's every mother's worst nightmare to find that the precious child she's raised for fifteen years isn't her own.

The plot twists and turns...and the reader is left frantic to know how it's going to work out * Woman * There is an audience for this type of psychological suspense and is currently being enjoyed by many a reader, it just wasn't for me.

I did think for a bit that Caro's mental unraveling seemed a little bit odd and out of place, as up to that point she had appeared to be fine. The drinking was also strange as at the start of the book, there's a couple of references from Caro that she wasn't a big drinker yet several times during the novel she drinks a bottle of whisky (the results of which do serve to bring the plot forward but I still thought it all an odd character choice). There was decent writing here. Caro was a good enough character too. I really liked the line "Pandora's box was open, the one in my head". However some aspects did seem rather contrived to me. Returning to clear the old house would be an example of that. An intense and haunting tale of family secrets and deception! Every time I thought I knew where this dark and creepy story was headed...BOOM...another twist blew me away! Then there are my niggles, I found the protagonist slightly naive and needy. Certain parts felt they were stretching the truth a wee bit.