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Other People's Houses

By: Kelli Hawkins
Narrated by: Petra Yared
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"A dark, twisting tale of guilt and obsession which will leave you gasping." (Petronella McGovern, author of Six Minutes)

The stunningly tense, pause-resisting top 10 best seller for all fans of The Woman in the Window and The Girl on the Train.

The perfect house. The perfect family. Too good to be true.

Kate Webb still grieves over the loss of her young son. Ten years on, she spends her weekends hungover, attending open houses on Sydney's wealthy north shore and imagining the lives of the people who live there.

Then Kate visits the Harding house - the perfect house with, it seems, the perfect family. A photograph captures a kind-looking man, a beautiful woman she knew at university, and a boy - a boy that for one heartbreaking moment she believes is her own son.

When her curiosity turns to obsession, she uncovers the cracks that lie beneath a glossy facade of perfection, sordid truths she could never have imagined.

But is it her imagination? As events start to spiral dangerously out of control, could the real threat come from Kate herself?

"At times sad and moving [and] the twists come fast. This promising debut novel would be a good recommendation for fans of thrillers and is a confirmed quick and entertaining holiday read." (Books + Publishing)

"A clever premise and a troubled narrator set this page-turner up beautifully. I really enjoyed the ride." (Sara Foster)

"Taut, smart and immensely satisfying. I was addicted from the first page to the last." (Nicola Moriarty)

©2021 Kelli Hawkins (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers
Crime Thrillers Domestic Thrillers Family Life Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller Women's Fiction Exciting

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Surprising find

Great book. I really enjoyed that it didn’t have a generic plot or ending. A great find and glad I picked it up. I finished the audio in record time. Only cons would be that like so many other novels the ending felt rushed. I wouldn’t have enjoyed if it bleed out a little more around the antagonist.

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Great Story!

This kept me curious all the way through and was a wonderful first time novel for this author. I enjoyed the narration as well.

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Suspenseful and real characters

I found this book to be well written with a suspenseful build up. Well paced and credible characters. I look forward to more stories from this author Kelli Hawkins.

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Good read.

Thought provoking, and I didn't see the clever twist at the end. Well narrated.
Definitely worth a read.

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I really love this book

I just wanted to keep listening to this book. I knew there was going to be a twist, but it was unexpected.
I do you get quite emotional And may have said a few tears.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes a great story

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Original and Engrossing!

What a great story, just had to keep listening. Brill narration - Petra can do different sexes, ages and accents with total believability. Kelli your books are compelling, imaginative and freshly Aussie! Love yr style. Highly recommend all your stories!

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Brilliant

What an amazing story, nothing like i expected there were twists all along!
The behaviour and feelings of characters were at times all too familiar....addiction can get anyone.
So well written i loved every word!!!

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Incredible

I listened to this whole book over three days. I couldn’t stop listening. This book covers such a profoundly important subject and is a gut wrenching portrayal of grief. I bawled my eyes out many times over but loved it.

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Big let down

What a disappointment this was, with such a dislike-able main character. I liked where I thought it was going & then the grieving mother just made stupid decision after stupid decision & it was almost unbelievable that someone would act in such a way. I thought the narration was absolutely terrible. She sounded bored & as though she were reading from a script at times, even when the characters were supposed to be speaking. Truly awful & painful to listen to. Wish I hadn’t used a credit on this.

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Not good

Stayed until the very end. Did not enjoy. Predictable and boring. Not much of a story line

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