I’m excited to be one of today’s stops on the blog tour for ‘The Girls Next Door.’
They keep each other’s secrets. They hide each other’s lies.
They were destined to be best friends. The four girls – all born that same hot summer. There was even a newspaper article after they were born. They said there must be something in the water on Larkspur Close. They predicted a safe and happy life for them all…
More than thirty years later, it’s more than an unbreakable friendship – it’s more like a sisterhood. It’s the girls who Jess reaches out to because she’s worried about her grandparents who’ve raised her since her mother disappeared, who Erin tells about her new business idea, who Melissa calls to say she’s desperate to escape her toxic job.
But then Chantelle messages saying she’s discovered her husband is having an affair. And everything changes.
Because then her husband is found dead… And only a few people knew about his secret.
Is it just a terrible accident? Or will someone stop at nothing to keep the girls of Larkspur Close safe and happy?
Purchase Link – https://mybook.to/girlsnextdoorsocial
Author Bio –
Anita Waller is the author of many bestselling psychological thrillers and the Kat and Mouse crime series. She lives in Sheffield, which continues to be the setting of many of her thrillers, and was first published by Bloodhound at the age of sixty-nine. Her first book for Boldwood was published in August 2022.
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Review-
This is the third book of Anita Waller’s that I’ve read, having previously reviewed and enjoyed ‘The Family at No. 12’ and ‘The Couple Across the Street’.
The Girls Next Door has a slightly different feel to it, as although there are definite elements of thriller due to the murders which take place, overall, for me, this is more about the friendships, relationships and secrets between the central characters.
Each of ‘the girls next door’ have their own unique story to tell and all are well drawn characters.
The book lover in me was drawn to Erin’s story and I was immediately immersed in the descriptions of the book shop and the specialised treatment given to the antiquarian books, which I found fascinating.
I loved how supportive everyone was of each other and how they rallied around and liked the way the author occasionally threw in a long hidden secret to add more intrigue to the plot.
The murders almost became secondary to the storyline in places but this doesn’t impact on enjoyment of the story. I found myself eager to keep reading and discover any twists.
With thanks to the author, Rachel at Random Resources and Boldwood Books for the opportunity to participate in the tour.
Further stops can be found here:
Pickled Thoughts and Pinot 