About the Book
From the author of the international bestseller Our House, a new novel of twisty domestic suspense asks, “Could you hate your neighbor enough to plot to kill him?”
Lowland Way is the suburban dream. The houses are beautiful, the neighbors get along, and the kids play together on weekends.
But when Darren and Jodie move into the house on the corner, they donʼt follow the rules. They blast music at all hours, begin an unsightly renovation, and run a used-car business from their yard. It doesn’t take long for an all-out war to start brewing.
Then, early one Saturday, a horrific death shocks the street. As police search for witnesses, accusations start flying—and everyone has something to hide.
My Review
I have also read Our House from Louise Candlish and did enjoy that thriller, so I was looking forward to Those People, especially because the synopsis sounded really good. Very quickly into the story, I started to wonder if I would like it. We follow a lot of different characters – not a lot of them very likeable – but each one seemed to have a murderous tendency, which immediately struck me as odd. As the story unfolded I was curious to try to figure out who was behind the crimes, but the ending wasn’t very satisfactory for how long and drawn out the main plot was. The storyline had a lot of promise and the suspense was high from time to time, but overall not a favorite of mine.
3.5 stars
