The Crooked House by Christobel Kent (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Crooked House by Christobel Kent A stunning, dark and suspenseful psychological thriller that follows one womans search for the truth about her tragic family history; perfect for fans of The Girl on the Train and Apple Tree Yard. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description One fateful night. One unthinkable family tragedy. One survivor. This is Alisons story.Alison is as close to anonymous as she can get: with no ties and a backroom job, hers is a life lived under the radar. But once Alison was someone else: once she was Esme, a teenager whose bedroom sat at the top of a remote house on a bleak estuary. A girl whose family, if not happy, exactly, was no unhappier than anyone elses - or so she thought. Then one night violence was unleashed in the crooked house, in a nightmare that only Alison survived and from which shes been running ever since. Only when she falls for the charismatic Paul does Alison realise that to have any chance of happiness, she must return to her old life and face a closed community full of dark secrets.As she seeks to uncover the truth of what happened that terrible night, Alison begins to question everything she thought she knew. Is there anyone she can trust? Notes Now in paperback, this is a stand alone psychological thriller from the author of the Sandro Cellini series. Set in a remote coastal Essex village, as a woman goes back there to confront her tragic past. A tense, gripping thriller, and utterly compulsive. I loved it. S.J. Watson Author Biography Christobel Kent was born in London and educated at Cambridge. She has lived variously in Essex, London and Italy. Her childhood included several years spent on a Thames sailing barge in Maldon, Essex with her father, stepmother, three siblings and four step-siblings. She now lives in both Cambridge and Florence with her husband and five children. Review An utterly compulsive psychological thriller. I loved it. - SJ Watson author of Before I Go to Sleep on THE CROOKED HOUSEBrilliant...A spooky, gripping and affecting story. - Louise Doughty, author of APPLE TREE YARD in the GuardianDemands to be devoured in one sitting. - Good HousekeepingAtmospheric and eerily menacing, this cracking psychological thriller demands to be read with all the lights on. - Psychologies Magazine on The CROOKED HOUSECompulsive, unsettling and scary as hell. - Sunday MirrorEchoes of Christie and du Maurier in this fine thriller - Sunday Times Long Description One fateful night. One unthinkable family tragedy. One survivor. This is Alisons story.Alison is as close to anonymous as she can get: with no ties and a backroom job, hers is a life lived under the radar. But once Alison was someone else: once she was Esme, a teenager whose bedroom sat at the top of a remote house on a bleak estuary. A girl whose family, if not happy, exactly, was no unhappier than anyone elses - or so she thought. Then one night violence was unleashed in the crooked house, in a nightmare that only Alison survived and from which shes been running ever since. Only when she falls for the charismatic Paul does Alison realise that to have any chance of happiness, she must return to her old life and face a closed community full of dark secrets.As she seeks to uncover the truth of what happened that terrible night, Alison begins to question everything she thought she knew. Is there anyone she can trust? Review Quote An utterly compulsive psychological thriller. I loved it. - SJ Watson author of Before I Go to Sleep on THE CROOKED HOUSEBrilliant...A spooky, gripping and affecting story. - Louise Doughty, author of APPLE TREE YARD in the GuardianDemands to be devoured in one sitting. - Good HousekeepingAtmospheric and eerily menacing, this cracking psychological thriller demands to be read with all the lights on. - Psychologies Magazine on The CROOKED HOUSECompulsive, unsettling and scary as hell. - Sunday MirrorEchoes of Christie and du Maurier in this fine thriller - Sunday Times Promotional "Headline" A stunning, dark and suspenseful psychological thriller that follows one womans search for the truth about her tragic family history; perfect for fans of The Girl on the Train and Apple Tree Yard . Description for Sales People A stunning British psychological thriller. A SPHERE SUPERLEAD for 2015. Details ISBN0751556998 Author Christobel Kent Year 2015 ISBN-10 0751556998 ISBN-13 9780751556995 Media Book Pages 416 Publisher Little, Brown Book Group Imprint Sphere Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.92 Format Paperback Language English UK Release Date 2015-04-23 Publication Date 2015-04-23 Audience General NZ Release Date 2015-06-29 AU Release Date 2015-06-29 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:93814367;

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