THE PEOPLE NEXT DOOR: A gripping psychological thriller from the no. 1 bestselling author

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Tony Parsons is a decent writer and this story had a lot of potential but unfortunately there were too many unsolved loose ends and an inconclusive ending which unfortunately brought down the rating of this book. It then jumps into the paranoid "everyone is out to get me" with the wife spotting areas of concerns,

Lana and Roman Wade have fled the city for a little corner of paradise, exchanging their flat with its unhappy memories for a small honey-coloured house among the rolling green hills of Oxfordshire. Their new home, set in a residential Close known as The Gardens, is their dream and their new neighbours are charming.

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Lana and Roman move in to their new fancy house in the country following a secret incident in their old city house and things dont seem right. A relentless plot, evocative prose and compelling characters conspire to make this a must read' Jeffery Deaver As Lana struggles to adjust to her new life in Paradise, she becomes convinced that her new neighbours are hiding something from her, something connected with the deaths of the family who lived in her house before she did, something that could put her own life in danger.... I thought I was going to enjoy my first foray with Tony Parsons as it began as an intriguing slow burning psychological thriller. I thought secrets would be uncovered, mysteries would be solved...but instead everything ends up a convoluted mess and stretching credibility and believability beyond belief. I know as readers we must often suspend belief...but seriously?

I couldn't leave the book for a minute until I'd discovered how it would all end ... A brilliant book.' Read more Look Inside Details It then jumps into the paranoid "everyone is out to get me" with the wife spotting areas of concerns, finding bones in the garden, putting two and two together that sinister things are afoot. Rosemary's Baby to the character names (a Roman). Toxix herbs are potentially used as murder weapons. The story wears its influences transparently. There were a lot of loose ends that were never solved. For example what was the relevance of the writing on the wall or the autopsy theory claiming that Bill Cutter didn't kill his family . There were also a lot of unanswered questions and unexplored depth that really could have added to the story Roman's involvement with the cult and motivation wasn't clear? Did he think that the cult would keep him and Lana safe after the traumatic burglary in London? The mystery of the Cutter family also wasn't solved. Did Bill Cutter really kill his family? Also the dynamics of the cult weren't really explored and there wasn't much psychological depth which would have really added to the story . Lana and Roman Wade move from London to rural Oxfordshire and their pretty thatched cottages for a fresh start after a horrific experience that changed their lives. The new home in the residential close known as The Gardens is idyllic and charming. But is it too good to be true?This book really twists and turns in a way that I love. I really enjoyed this book and would not hesitate to recommend it!' Then Lana discovers what happened to the previous residents of their house… And she becomes concerned about the whereabouts of a woman who left her husband and teenage son and hasn’t been in touch with them. Is there actually something dark going on in the perfect little road? The more Lana voices her concerns, the more her husband and the neighbours accuse her of being ‘mad’.

And Roman increasingly thinks that his beloved wife is going out of her mind, still traumatised by what happened to them in their old life. Lana and Roman Wade have fled the city for a little corner of paradise, exchanging their flat with its unhappy memories for a small honey-coloured house among the rolling green hills of Oxfordshire. Their new home, set in a residential Close known as The Gardens, is their dream and their new neighbours are charming.
So why is Lana feeling so uneasy?
Lana and Roman may seem like an attractive, popular couple. But they are also a couple with a secret; a secret buried in the life they have left behind, a secret they have shared with no-one.
But their new neighbours - these charming, affluent men and women in the Gardens - have secrets of their own.
Terrible secrets; unimaginable secrets that include the apparently happy family who lived - and tragically died - in Lana and Roman's new home.
As Lana struggles to adjust to her new life in Paradise, she becomes convinced that her new neighbours are hiding something from her, something connected with the deaths of the family who lived in her house before she did, something that could put her own life in danger... Tony Parsons (born 6 November 1953) is a British journalist broadcaster and author. He began his career as a music journalist on the NME, writing about punk music. Later, he wrote for The Daily Telegraph, before going on to write his current column for the Daily Mirror. Parsons was for a time a regular guest on the BBC Two arts review programme The Late Show, and still appears infrequently on the successor Newsnight Review; he also briefly hosted a series on Channel 4 called Big Mouth. The true story of an unhappy wife who ran away. The true-crime of a happy family who lived – and so tragically died – in Lana and Roman’s new home. A creepy tale of a couple whose move to the country, to what they'd hoped was their little corner of paradise, turns into a nightmare' Choice

Tony Parsons is a bestselling novelist and an award-winning journalist. His books have been published in over forty languages and his multi-million selling novel Man and Boy won The Book of The Year prize in 2000. Most recently, he created the Max Wolfe crime series. Tony lives in London with his family. The Wades are an attractive, popular couple. But they are also a couple with a secret, a secret buried in the life they have left behind, a secret they have shared with no one. But their new neighbours – these friendly, affluent, educated men and women in the Gardens – have secrets of their own. The mysterious stranger seems perfect. But nobody knows who she is and what she has been compelled to do to survive. The twists in this book are unexpected and absolutely jaw dropping. Tony has you questioning your every assumption, taking a breather because so much is happening and I just needed to read it, I didn't want to stop! My favourite character was Sandy, Lana’s photography mentor, whose loyalties and support were solid and unwavering. The house they moved to, in The Gardens, felt full of mystery and long-held secrets & mysteries. The ending left me thinking long after I finished.