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The Apartment Upstairs

By: Lesley Kara
Narrated by: Clare Corbett
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Brought to you by Penguin.

The twisty thriller from the Sunday Times best-selling author of The Rumour.

Scarlett's aunt lived—and was brutally murdered—in the apartment upstairs. But Scarlett is determined that life return to some kind of normal, even if that means living with just a ceiling between her and the scene of this devastating crime. After all, this is her home. She's safe here. Isn't she?

Dee is busy balancing her job as a funeral director with organising an event to mark the disappearance of her best friend, 10 years ago. So she's got enough on her plate without worrying about the threatening messages that are appearing on her company's Facebook page.

When Scarlett approaches Dee about planning her aunt's funeral, there emerges an unexpected link between them. Together, the two women could uncover secrets that have long been buried. Even while someone wants to stop them digging....

©2022 Lesley Kara (P)2022 Penguin Audio Detective Mystery Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Fiction

Critic Reviews

"Lesley Kara keeps you guessing until the final page." (Paula Hawkins)

"Kara uses the old box of tricks so effectively, misdirecting your attention with expert cunning and then biffing you on the back of the head with her twists." (Daily Mirror)
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I liked it but it was slow to amount to anything and even then the ending wasn’t as good as I had hoped it would be the twist I found wasn’t big. But I did enjoy it. Just it’s good but not the greatest I found.

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