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    The Open House
    The Open House
    The Open House
    Audiobook11 hours

    The Open House

    Written by Sam Carrington

    Narrated by Kristin Atherton and Annette Holland

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    ‘Oh my goodness… There were so many twists and turns… I wish I could award it more than five stars.’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    Everyone’s welcome. But not everyone leaves…

    Nick and Amber Miller are splitting up and selling their Devon home. But despite the desirable location, the house isn’t moving. Not a single viewing so far.

    When their estate agent suggests an open house event, Amber agrees, even as she worries about their gossiping neighbours attending and snooping around their home.
     
    But Amber has more to worry about than nosy neighbours. Because thirteen people enter her house that afternoon, and only twelve leave.
     
    Someone doesn't want the house to sell, and is willing to do anything to stop it…

    From bestselling author Sam Carrington, who also writes as Alice Hunter, comes a gripping, twisty page-turner about secrets, lies and relationships. Perfect for fans of Date Night, Gone Girl and The Woman in the Window.

    What readers are saying about The Open House…

    ‘Holy smokes, this was a fantastic book! Never would have guessed the ending!’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    ‘Wow… I devoured this book in one sitting. So much going on it's just crazy wonderful. Great to the very end.’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    ‘Holy s***, this book is crazy good… I made the mistake of starting to read it at bedtime… An impressive mystery, with twists and turns you will never see coming up until the last page.’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    ‘Wow, Sam Carrington you really went to the park with this one… the suspense was killing me… had me on the edge of my seat guessing who it was, who done it, what was going to happen. An excellent thriller!’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    ‘OMG, I'm blown away…! Absolutely brilliant, gripping, chilling, creepy & left you thinking right til the very end.’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    ‘Well I certainly will not be planning any open houses in my future… A truly gripping, spine-chilling, compelling read that was a definite page-turner with it's shocking twists and turns. HIGHLY recommend this one!’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
    Release dateDec 10, 2020
    ISBN9780008431839
    Author

    Sam Carrington

    Sam Carrington lives in Devon with her husband and three children. She worked for the NHS for 15 years, during which time she qualified as a nurse. Following the completion of a Psychology degree she went to work for the prison service as an Offending Behaviour Facilitator. Her experiences within this field inspired her writing. She left the service to spend time with her family and to follow her dream of being a novelist.

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    • 4/5
      Was not expecting that ending. This was an enjoyable read.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Definitely good book but something stayed unanswered... Don't think I got all the answers...
    • 4/5
      This book wasn't bad and the ending was good, but my gosh did it take forever to tell this story!! I have never skipped chapters, but this time I did and still knew exactly what was going on. Very drawn out, but nevertheless not a bad ending.
    • 5/5
      Well plotted with interesting characters, and a few good twists.
    • 3/5
      Possibly the slowest burn I've ever encountered. I kept waiting for some action which didn't arrive until basically the end. The book wasn't terrible, but Im not sure I'd recommend it, unless you have a ton of patience.
    • 3/5
      Nick and Amber Miller are splitting up and selling their Devon family home. But despite the desirable location, the house isn’t moving. Not a single viewing so far.

      So, when their estate agent suggests an open house event, despite her initial hesitation Amber agrees. But after the event Amber has more to worry about.

      Because thirteen people enter her house that afternoon, and only twelve leave.

      The premise was so intriguing and I was excited to read it.

      Initially the book started out really good, there was everything that one could want in a psychological thriller. The pace of narration of the plot was good, there were suspicious characters, an interesting open house event as well as some unexpected twists at regular intervals.

      But then suddenly towards the end it felt that everything was all over the place. Some of the characters just went missing from the plot without any explanation and the twists introduced to create a spectacular end were kind of too unreal and lacking substance.

      Overall an interesting plot which missed the mark for me because of flat ending.

      Thank You to NetGalley and Avon Books UK for this ARC!
    • 1/5
      I did not enjoy this book, I found it to be far too slow and ponderous. As I could not engage with the book I gave up at page 60, not a thriller of any style in my book