‘Dark, claustrophobic, compelling, shocking and very funny indeed’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘A very dark black comedy, with a murder investigation coming ever closer’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Left me speechless with disbelief and giddy with delight’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘A very intriguing and rewarding thriller, and such brutal fun’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘The ending is not just ‘tidy’ – it is totally unexpected until the very last stunning sentence …and once you’ve read it, you will need to re-read the whole story to discover how it was done’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Devastating, deceptive and darkly funny. Classic Cannon’ Sarah Winman
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Linda lives on a nice, normal street.
She has a nice, normal husband and a nice, normal life.
But Linda isn’t entirely satisfied. And then the murders start…
From the bestselling author of THE TROUBLE WITH GOATS AND SHEEP and THREE THINGS ABOUT ELSIE, this is a compelling, sinister and perceptive novel about keeping yourself to yourself.
After all, the grass isn’t always greener. Especially if you’re six feet beneath it.
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‘Cannon’s shrewd characterisation, sparky observations and subtly menacing plot makes this a darkly funny and delightfully sinister read’ Mail on Sunday
‘Compellingly creepy, with precisely observed characterisation… combines pathos with lovely flashes of humour and a wholly unexpected ending’ Guardian
‘Joanna Cannon creates a world that is so real, so parochial and stifling… Then adds in a killer. Glorious’ Jane Fallon
‘A compellingly crafted, darkly funny and compulsive read, full of twists’ Rachel Joyce
‘A genuinely funny, and moving, novel about a serial killer… a curtain-twitching, darkly funny tale with a gloriously sinister twist’ Observer
‘A twist-laden mystery’ Clare Mackintosh
‘It had me holding my breath!’ Marian Keyes