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

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I found both halves of the book to be really good. The first half is the neighborhood/domestic suspense with the second half being the courtroom scene. Certain parts of the trial can be repetitive but also provide new insights from witnesses. But their new neighbours - these charming, affluent men and women in the Gardens - have secrets of their own.

I couldn't get into the plot ... it seemed to drone on and without much of a purpose, little excitement or thrills. I couldn't get into the characters .. I found them quite one-dimensional and boring and whilst I don't usually have a problem with suspending reality when reading thrillers, let's face it if you can't do that in a fiction book when can you, but this was just a tad OTT even for me and don't even get me started on the ending! Salma Khatun is extremely hopeful about Blenheim, the safe suburban development to which she, her husband and their son have just moved. Their family is in desperate need of a fresh start, and Blenheim feels like the place to make that happen. It moves along rapidly and I found it hard to put down, it can be dark and depressing and at times made me feel really claustrophobic but I had to keep going. There are plenty of twists and turns and just when I thought I knew what was happening it all changed and I doubted myself which must be very similar to what Lana was feeling Salma Khatun has moved to the suburban development of Blenheim, together with her husband Bil and teenage son Zain. This is meant to be a move for the better, a safe environment where her son will no longer be under the influence of boys who were in the process of leading him astray. He’d already been thrown out of college and this was to be a new start.Eventually, we end up in court and those are some of the scenes that Abdullah writes best, though we unfortunately do not spend as much time at trial, as in previous books. But except for that gripe, the rest of the book was amazing. The courtroom scenes were excellent, as you’d expect from this author.

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. The plot also heavily centres around a family of foxes who apparently scream but definitely aren’t mating. They also howl at odd moments and can be seen cavorting around in the empty swimming pool at all times of day and night. They are more like pets than wild animals to be honest. Oh, and the swimming pool - where Lana happily lounges, and even falls drowsily to sleep - in OCTOBER. Despite the budding friendship of their two sons, Zain and Jamie, the battle between the two neighboring families continues to escalate until tensions are PAST THE POINT OF NO RETURN!Those People Next Door highlights the different forms of racism and prejudices in this compulsively readable thriller.

There's just no words really to describe how much I LOVED this book. Tony Parson has moved his way up to be one of my favourite authors, and if you read this book he will be one

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However, they’ve not been there very long when their next door neighbour, Tom Hutton, takes an anti- racist banner out of Salma’s garden. Because they’re new here, she doesn’t want to make a fuss, so she puts the banner in her window and chooses not to say anything to Tom. Next morning she discovers that someone has painted her window white, but the banner and the paint are just the start of what is to become an absolute nightmare! Battle lines are drawn between the families that will lead to prejudice and anger of such volatility that it has devastating consequences for both families, and each will pay dearly for it. The ending was predictable and failed to produce the same gasp that emerged from my mouth after finishing "Next of Kin". As communication breaks down between all parties, the neighborhood rapidly turns into a suburban battleground. One of the things that ai like most about this authors writing is that she is not afraid to go there. She will push that boundary and talk about the things that others may not be brave enough to. This book is all about racism and class. It always feels authentic in the writing and the characters are believable. You really do have strong feel is one way or another on what is happening and to who it is happening. The hardest part of the story is that feelings are hurt and they never feel a sense of belonging. The book A Good Neighborhood by Theresa Anne Fowler came to mind while reading this one. "What does it mean to be a good neighbor? How do we live alongside each other when we don't see eye to eye?"