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A Neighbour’s Guide to Murder

By: Louise Candlish
Narrated by: Greta Scacchi, Kristin Atherton, Louise Candlish
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'Smart about social trends and slyly funny… naughtily subverting the Richard Osman formula' The Times

‘Tense, clever and bitingly observed. Superb’ Claire Douglas

‘You won’t know who to trust in this tense, twisty delight of a thriller – with a wonderfully compelling narrator who discovers that trying to do the right thing can sometimes go very, very wrong' TM Logan, author of The Daughter and The Holiday

‘Brilliantly crafted with characters that will move into your mind, and stay with you in all the very best ways. Sensationally entertaining, I could not put it down’ Adele Parks

*****

Her secrets will be the death of you.

It’s rare for a room in beautiful, iconic Columbia Mansions to be up for grabs and Gwen is thrilled when its new occupant Pixie turns out to be the most delightful neighbour she could have wished for. Before long the two women have formed an unlikely age-gap friendship and Gwen is making herself useful to Pixie in all kinds of ways.

But when a crime comes to light Gwen’s protective instincts go into overdrive, igniting an appetite for revenge that none of the residents are prepared for.

The last thing they need in Columbia Mansions is a scandal.

The last thing they want is a murder.

*****

Praise for A Neighbour's Guide to Murder

'Candlish spins a taut, deliciously twisted tale with sting after sting… Just brilliant' John Marrs

‘Louise Candlish has a gift for examining hotly topical issues with intelligence, wit, and a keen eye for observational detail. A Neighbour’s Guide to Murder is a smartly constructed psychological thriller with 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

'Louise Candlish excels at issue-led plots. A clever “through the keyhole” take on neighbours' Jane Corry

'Meticulously plotted with twists and turns aplenty. It's a truly addictive read' Hannah Beckerman

‘A masterclass of wit and thrills. We devoured it!’ Heat

©2025 Louise Candlish (P)2025 HarperCollins Publishers
Crime Crime Thrillers Domestic Thrillers Family Life Genre Fiction Suspense Thriller & Suspense Murder Fiction

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What a shame! This book had all the correct ingredients to be a blockbuster. I was ploughing through at a rate of knots until the end. I even had to go back and listen to the end twice because I couldn't believe or understand why you would end a book in such a way.

Dreadful.

3/5

It was all going so well.......and then it wasn't!

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Listened to this in a day, The observations & language of today's world, along with how different generations view it, were spot on. Definitely not your usual murder/mystery,

Think opinions on this book will be divided

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Story ok, but went a little odd towards the end. The voices of Pixie and Daniel by the main narrator made them appear as weak and fairly unlikeable characters.

Not one of the best, but an easy holiday listen.

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A very slow plot and irrelevant twists. Didn’t endear me to any of the characters and the reading by Greta Scachi was just awful. Only one character, Gwen, was plausible and that was the one where she used her own voice. All the young people sounded slow and stupid and Dee, her neighbour, sounded like a caricature of Margaret Thatcher. I never would have guessed this was written by Louise Candlish if it hadn’t had her name on the cover.

Very poor accents further ruin a mediocre story

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