The House - Softcover

Simon Lelic is the author of three previous novels: Rupture (winner of a Betty Trask Award and shortlisted for the John Creasy Debut Dagger), The Facility and The Child Who (longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger and CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger 2012). The House is his first psychological thriller, inspired by a love of Alfred Hitchcock and Stephen King.

DELICIOUSLY DARK AND CLEVER WITH A SATISFYING TWIST. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED -- Mark Edwards Clearly influenced by the great Alfred Hitchcock, this is not so much a ghost story as an homage to the master's expert touch with dread * Daily Mail * Stephen King-like...At once a whodunit, a dark love story and a saga of three dysfunctional families The House continually and compellingly wrong-foots the reader, from its faux-gothic opening to its deftly worked ending * Sunday Times * A masterpiece of duplicity, a psychological thriller of the highest order...fans of he said/she said suspense will love this tense and gripping story. Highly recommended! -- Karen Dionne, author THE MARSH KING'S DAUGHTER [A] gripping thriller . . . brilliant characters . . . and a clever, twisty plot * The People * Deeply creepy . . . This clever, twisting plot, told in convincing voices, will haunt you in the very best way * The Sunday Mirror * A bundle of creepy chills, perfectly timed for Halloween . . . Read it -- Thriller of the Month * The Observer * A creepy and unnerving read * Guardian * The heart-stopping thriller about a husband and wife who are hiding something from each other...and from you. This book won't let you go until you've found out the truth. Perfect for fans of Erin Kelly, Gillian Flynn and Fiona Barton. -- From the publisher Prepared to be scared. The House is a gripping psychological thriller. Simon Lelic knows how to turn the screw -- Mari Hannah 'HUGELY GRIPPING AND SPOOKY AS HELL' -- Mark Billlingham 'O.M.G . I just devoured this gem...Perfect execution of a psychological thriller right here' -- Reader review HUGELY GRIPPING AND SPOOKY AS HELL -- Mark Billlingham AN INTRICATE AND POWERFUL THRILLER -- Tana French TAUGHT, TENSE AND TERRIFYING. I LOVED IT. * Sharon Bolton * This terrifying thriller sent shivers through me -- Jane Corry, author of My Husband's Wife A brilliantly tense and shocking thriller. I literally couldn't put it down! -- Nuala Ellwood, author of My Sister's Bones Lelic can plot like a demon * Guardian * A writer to whom attention must be paid * Independent * [A] gripping thriller . . . brilliant characters . . . and a clever, twisty plot * The People * Deeply creepy . . . This clever, twisting plot, told in convincing voices, will haunt you in the very best way * The Sunday Mirror * A bundle of creepy chills, perfectly timed for Halloween . . . Read it -- Thriller of the Month * The Observer *