
A Neighbour's Guide to Murder - Louise Candlish
Louise Candlish
- Pages · 384 pages
- Publication Date · 15/01/2026
- Genre · Crime & mystery
A Neighbour's Guide to Murder is fiendishly sharp, clever and gripping. Nobody captures the mores of neighbourhoods and communities, and multi-generational complexities, like Louise Candlish. She's in a league of her own' Lisa Jewell `Tense, clever and bitingly observed. Superb' Claire Douglas Her secrets will be the death of you. When Pixie moves into Columbia Mansions, divorced Gwen is quick to take the younger woman under her wing. But as Pixie becomes entangled with her charismatic landlord Alec, the lines of friendship begin to blur. With rumours of illicit goings-on swirling, Gwen soon realises Pixie isn't the only one with something to hide. How well does she really know the neighbours she considers her friends? As scandal erupts, old grudges resurface, leading to a crime that will destroy the peace of Columbia Mansions forever. Sunday Times bestseller Louise Candlish returns with this gripping, twisted story of neighbours, secrets and murder. *A Book of the Year in the Daily Telegraph, the Daily Mail, i-Paper and the Express* ***** Praise for A Neighbour's Guide to Murder: 'A taut, deliciously twisted tale with sting after sting. Just brilliant' John Marrs `Only Murders In The Building meets Miss Marple in the most juicy and twisty way' Steph McGovern `Sensationally entertaining, I could not put it down' Adele Parks
'Smart about social trends and slyly funny. naughtily subverting the Richard Osman formula' The Times `Our most intelligent exponent of "domestic noir" wrongfoots us again . astute characterisation and up to the minute satire' Daily Telegraph `You won't know who to trust in this tense, twisty delight of a thriller' T. M. Logan `So twisty and so clever!' The Sun `A wicked twist in the tale. Flawless!' Lucy Clarke `A terrific story, witty, engaging and a total page-turner' Liz Nugent 'A whip-smart, razor-sharp domestic thriller. a fiendishly twisty plot. Gwen is my new obsession!' Isabelle Broom `A brilliant mess-with-your-mind slow burn thriller. Louise is a master manipulator and this is not to be missed' Nikki Smith `A masterclass of wit and thrills. We devoured it!' Heat ***** Readers give A Neighbour's Guide to Murder five stars! 'Another head spinning , twisting turning domestic thriller from the Queen of the genre' 'A razor sharp, cleverly written, riveting thriller. I devoured this in a day' 'I couldn't stop reading! I was on the edge of my seat with all the twists and turns. My favourite Louise Candlish so far' 'A fantastic book with a hilariously witty narrator .highly recommend' 'This book will demand all your attention, It is gripping, fast paced and brilliant' 'It's tense, suspenseful and one enormous puzzle which is very well told'
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