The Child Next Door: An unputdownable psychological thriller with a brilliant twist

· Bookouture
4.2
82 reviews
Ebook
350
Pages

About this ebook

Oh my. A captivating unputdownable evocative emotional twisted thriller. Oh that ending... OMG that ending did NOT expect that. It blew me away…’ Read Along With Sue, 5 stars


‘Don’t take my baby.’


Kirstie Rawlings is jolted awake by a child crying. Racing upstairs to check on her new-born, she is plunged into every parents’ worst nightmare. She hears an unknown voice in the baby monitor, saying: ‘Let’s take the child – and go.’


Is someone trying to steal her little girl?


In the bedroom, her daughter is safe asleep in her cot. Is the voice coming from a nearby house? But there aren’t any other children living on her quiet country road…


The police don't believe her. And neither does her husband.


Kirstie knows something isn’t right. She thought she could trust her neighbours, now she isn’t sure. As she unravels the secrets of the people living on her street, Kirstie’s perfect life begins to fall apart.


Because someone is hiding a terrible lie. And they will do anything to stop Kirstie uncovering the truth. But is the danger closer to home than she thinks?


From the top ten bestselling author of The Secret Mother, this completely gripping psychological thriller will make you wonder what really goes on behind closed doors. And will keep you guessing from the first page until the final shocking twist.


Why readers are gripped by The Child Next Door:


Hooked from the very first page... I finished The Child Next Door in less than a day!… I was left staring open-mouthed at the last page because I just couldn't believe what I just read… left me both speechless and wanting for more.' It's All About Books, 5 stars


OMG. What a phenomenal book! I read this book in 24 hours because I could not put it down.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars


WOW... captivating... I could not put it down… worth more than 5 stars and has to be one of the best psychological thrillers I have read so far.' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars


5 Brilliant Stars. Wow what an ending! This book pulled me in from the very first paragraph... I just finished this and I am still shock... fabulous from first paragraph to last!Audio Killed the Bookmark, 5 stars


OMG!!! The story grabbed me from the first chapter, and instantly set my teeth on edge! Don’t forget to read to the very last word though because that ending… WOW, completely unexpected!!’ Stardust Book Reviews, 5 stars


Gripping, exciting… it had me hooked immediately and didn’t let up until the epilogue, which I guarantee will make you gasp and shiver. LOVED this book. 5 stars.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars


Wow! The ending blew me away… shocking, mind blowing, creepy and intense… the sort of book that you can't put down… I loved this book… it definitely deserves 5 stars. It's a cracking read!’ Bonnie’s Book Talk, 5 stars


BOOM, my whole evening just disappeared! There is literally so many twists and turns towards the end. It was brilliant! I loved every minute of it…The Child Next Door is without a doubt a page turner of a read that will have you gripped.’ By the Letter Book Reviews, 5 stars


A gripping psychological thriller that leaves you never knowing who to trust from one minute to the next… You won't rest until you get to the end!’ Thoughts From Irene, 5 stars


What a book! I predict this will be one of the top reads for 2018… a page-turner with a surprise ending I did not see coming.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars


Thrilling, intense. Readers of The Girl on the Train and Gone Girl will love Shalini Boland.’ Red Adept

Ratings and reviews

4.2
82 reviews
Linda Strong
April 6, 2018
Kirstie Rawlings wakes up to hear her infant daughter crying through the baby monitor. Waiting to see if she'd go back to sleep, she then hears something that absolutely terrifies her. She hears an unknown voice .. a man ... saying "Let's take the child and go." Once she can breathe again, she rushes upstairs .. but there is no one in her child's room. Her infant is sleeping peacefully .. then she hears the crying again through the monitor. No one else on her street has a baby ...so where is the crying coming from? Is someone trying to steal another baby? The police don't believe her. Her husband doesn't believe her. Her closest friends don't believe her. Kirstie knows something in not quite right in her neighborhood. A friend, who is always asking to borrow money. The young girl who is a sometime babysitter for Kirstie. The man next door, a widow, with a picture of his wife holding a doll. The new neighbors that seem secretive. She's even wondering about her own husband. Someone is lying... or worse. And they do not want their secrets exposed to the light of day. They will do anything to keep their secrets ... and if Kirstie has to be silenced forever, then so be it. Ms. Boland has written another psychological thriller that will captivate and intrigue even her most critical readers. The suspense starts on the first page and increases throughout until the last surprising end. Twists and turns abound at the most unexpected times. The author is definitely one that I will keep following. Many thanks to the author / Bookouture / Netgalley for the digital copy of this Psychological nail-biter. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.
13 people found this review helpful
Elise Elio
September 10, 2018
A woman hears something on her baby monitor... And everything starts to fall apart. This is an amazing story of one woman appearing to be gaslighted. But it's a serious of events that add to the horror and chills...
5 people found this review helpful
Sarah Callum
April 27, 2019
I really enjoyed the twists and turns throughout this book however It wasn't my favourite book by this author. I enjoyed the ending until the last page, and this left readers with many unanswered questions!
7 people found this review helpful

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