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The House of Mirrors

By: Erin Kelly
Narrated by: Clare Corbett, Hannah Melbourn, Helen Keeley
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'A bold, beautiful, sexy, full-throttle thriller: immaculately constructed and rich with detail, it is a gorgeous, creepy Gothic story for our times' NICCI FRENCH

'The queen of psychological gothic reigns' GILLIAN McALLISTER

'Literary crime novel is justified here' SUNDAY TIMES

'Mysteries galore ... properly chilling' OBSERVER

One of them has killed before.

One of them will kill again.

In the sweltering summer of 1997, straight-laced, straight-A student Karen met Biba - a bohemian and impossibly glamorous aspiring actress. A few months later, two people were dead and another had been sent to prison.

Having stood by Rex as he served his sentence, Karen is now married to him with a daughter, Alice, who runs a vintage clothing company in London. They're a normal family, as long as they don't talk about the past, never mention the name Biba, and ignore Alice's flashes of dark, dangerous fury.

Karen has kept what really happened that summer of '97 hidden deep inside her. Alice is keeping secrets of her own. But when anonymous notes begin to arrive at Alice's shop, it seems the past is about to catch up with them all....

'Breathtaking, original and beautifully written, I absolutely loved it' C.L. TAYLOR

'Dripping in atmosphere' HEAT

'A rich, gothic thriller that jumps from different perspectives and times, this is something of a work of art' BEST

'A fantastic read' WOMAN & HOME

'Full of duplicity, doppelgängers and dead girls' dresses, The House of Mirrors delivers a white-knuckle ride as a murky past creeps up on the present. I don't think I took a breath until I found myself screaming my way through the crescendo' ALICE SLATER

'I love an Erin Kelly book! The worlds she creates are so rich and alive' JANE FALLON

'When it comes to deeply involving, twisty thrillers, Erin Kelly is in a league of her own. The House of mirrors is a magnificent mystery that begs to be read in a single sitting but deserves to be pored over slowly, every word savoured. Possibly the finest thriller you'll read all year' CHARLOTTE PHILBY

'Erin Kelly is quite simply one of the best crime writers around. The House of Mirrors is a totally absorbing story of family secrets, omissions and outright lies, with unforgettable characters and settings. It is impeccably plotted down to the very last line. I loved it' JANE CASEY

'An electrifying thriller' WOMAN'S OWN

©2024 Erin Kelly (P)2024 Hodder & Stoughton Limited Crime Thrillers Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Exciting Fiction

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Took a while to get into but liked the way left you wondering ! Is it over?

Enjoyed it

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Years ago I read the poison tree and became a massive fan of Erin Kelly’s work, the book stuck with me and has been on my favourite book list since then, so you can imagine how delighted I was to find out about the sequel, most of the time the sequel to anything is awful but not this time, this is a brilliant twisty thriller in keeping with the original vibe of the first book and bringing modern elements to the story as it’s set years later , can also be read without reading the previous book as a stand alone, loved this so much.

Fantastic book

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Oh my god Oh my god Oh my god Oh my god!!
BEST SEQUEL EVER! Erin Kelly you are brilliant.

OMG!!

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It was a bit repetitive, of the previous book but eventually it all made sense. The accents of the younger women made no sense, they really wouldn’t have those accents but it seems to be part of the book and helped distinguish them on audio. It didn’t quite all come to a satisfactory ending, but with the mention of a podcast and another thing, then maybe another book or we just imagine what might happen.

House of mirrors

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Listened to this in a couple of days, easy to follow with lots of twists & turns, really enjoyed it.

Gripping

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the mystery was really compelling and well written, seriously though, do all these characters really belive in biological determinism this much

Good mystery

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I loved this book and the audio narrative was excellent. It was great to catch up with the characters in the Poison Tree and I was completely absorbed. Erin Kelly never disappoints

A gripping read

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I loved this book. It's a similar style to Lisa Jewell, full of interesting characters and intriguing stories. Claire Corbett, one of the narrators is amazing and the others were good too. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a good story.

Excellent story, well tols

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I loved The Poison Tree -- one of the few crime novels to equal Rendell -- and was wary when Kelly decided to revisit it. I needn't have worried. This is a terrific development of the original, the characters drawing great writing and suspense from the author. The two books are a must read, and who knows, we might one day have a trilogy.

terrific sequel to Kelly's best book

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I loved it!
I read The Poison Tree years ago and listened to the audiobook in preparation for this.
I loved that this audiobook included multiple narrators for different perspectives of the events.
Poor Karen’s a mess, it was great to finally get in Biba’s head, but Alice is my favourite - she’s a wonderful character and made me laugh out loud a few times.
I was gripped all the way through, I loved re-visiting these characters and all the fashion!

Enthralling

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