An addicting and twisty debut about an apartment building devastated
by the disappearance of a teenage girl--and by the secrets that won't be
kept behind each closed door--that will thrill fans of Lisa Jewell and
Shari Lapena.
One House. Three Families. Countless Secrets.
From her downstairs apartment in suburban London, Emma has often
overheard the everyday life of the seemingly perfect family
upstairs--Steph, Paul and teenage daughter Freya--but has never got to
know them. Until one day, she hears something that seizes her attention:
Freya has vanished and the police are questioning Steph and Paul about
their life. Do either of you have any enemies? Anyone who might want to
harm or threaten you?
The effects of Freya's disappearance ripple outward, affecting not just
her parents, but everyone who lives in the building, including Emma and
local driving instructor Chris, who was the last person to see the
teenager before she went missing. Each character's life is thrown into
sharp focus as devastating mistakes and long-held secrets are picked
apart and other crimes come to light--including a child gone missing
twenty-five years earlier, and a shocking murder--that make clear that
the past never stays where we leave it, and that homes can be built on
foundations of lies.
