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The Girl Next Door: a gripping and twisty psychological thriller you don’t want to miss!
Phoebe Morgan
‘Skilfully plotted and with a twist I never saw coming…a terrific read!’Cass Green, bestselling author of In a Cottage in a WoodOne little lie just became deadly…Perfect mother. Perfect wife. Jane Goodwin has spent years building her picture-perfect life in the quiet town of Ashdon.So when the girl next door, sixteen-year-old Clare Edwards, is found murdered, Jane knows she must first protect her family.Every marriage has a few white lies and hers is no exception. Jane’s worked hard to cover up her dark secret from all those years ago – and she’ll do anything to keep it hidden…The gripping new psychological thriller from the author of The Doll House, the number one digital bestseller.
PHOEBE MORGAN is an author and editor. She studied English at Leeds University after growing up in the Suffolk countryside. She has previously worked as a journalist and now edits crime and women’s fiction for a publishing house during the day, and writes her own books in the evenings. She lives in London and you can follow her on Twitter @Phoebe_A_Morgan (https://twitter.com/Phoebe_A_Morgan), or visit her website at www.phoebemorganauthor.com (http://www.phoebemorganauthor.com) for tips on writing and publishing. Her debut novel, The Doll House, was a #1 ebook bestseller. The Girl Next Door is her second psychological thriller.
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First published in Great Britain by HQ in 2019
Copyright © Phoebe Morgan 2019
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Ebook Edition © February 2019 ISBN: 9780008314859
Version: 2019-02-22
Praise for Phoebe Morgan (#ulink_d4baa8e2-d72b-5bcf-b958-71500f63d32c)
‘A real page-turner, I loved this story.’
B A Paris, bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors
‘Tense, suspenseful and unsettling!’
Lisa Hall, bestselling author of Between You and Me
‘Unsettling, insightful, evocative and poignant, Morgan’s writing is both delicate and devastating.’
Helen Fields, author of Perfect Remains
‘A brilliantly creepy and insightfully written debut. I tore through it.’
Gillian McAllister, Sunday Times bestselling author of Everything But the Truth
‘Totally engrossing from start to finish. A clever, clever book.’
Amanda Robson, author of Obsession
‘Morgan’s intense prose grips and thrills from the first page… a terrific debut.’
S. R. Masters, author of The Killer You Know
‘Atmospheric, dark and haunting, I could not put this book down.’
Caroline Mitchell, USA Today bestselling author
‘Deliciously creepy, genuinely unnerving and incredibly confident, The Doll House is the stellar first outing of a major new voice.’
Catherine Ryan Howard, author of Distress Signals
‘Unnerving and spine-chilling.’
Mel Sherratt, million-copy bestselling author
For my family, and for Alex.
Contents
Cover (#u408527b1-49fd-533c-8702-cd346fca1c86)
About the Author (#u98d5c170-3bb4-5c70-8354-3609e41733df)
Title Page (#u34b2fb5c-b852-5a9e-babb-a0765ef2f1e0)
Copyright (#ulink_0f834e46-6d96-5b13-b2b3-4f9e007f27aa)
Praise (#ulink_bdcacffd-2f75-5cdf-8e53-d84ca7d7d206)
Dedication (#u626512f3-6168-57ce-95ad-4b19d55bfecb)
Prologue (#ulink_968df0b1-5a7a-5b34-9f13-244b8713301b)
Chapter One (#ulink_5f1fd3d0-245d-5336-b096-d3e4dd4f4671)
Chapter Two (#ulink_60374e08-d7d6-54d4-b7c2-80ecfc554786)
Chapter Three (#ulink_a580224c-939a-578d-816b-8121e18da138)
Chapter Four (#ulink_9a160cd5-301e-52c4-ba0e-ca5828ef0800)
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Chapter Eight (#ulink_5298a166-39ef-5489-a38a-d8fa8adbca2c)
Chapter Nine (#ulink_5bc99f20-4388-5dcf-a482-c6505e1982b8)
Chapter Ten (#ulink_93cce914-43db-5e98-ac5b-64b2654dabed)
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Chapter Forty-Nine (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fifty (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fifty-One (#litres_trial_promo)
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Chapter Fifty-Four (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fifty-Five (#litres_trial_promo)
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