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The Family Across the Street

A Totally Unputdownable Psychological Thriller with a Shocking Twist

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The Family Across the Street

By: Nicole Trope
Narrated by: Taryn Ryan
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About this listen

Sometimes, the most perfect families are hiding the most terrible secrets. How well do you know the people next door…?

Everybody wants to live on Hogarth Street, the pretty, tree-lined avenue with its white houses. The new family, the Wests, are a perfect fit. Katherineand John seem so in love and their gorgeous five-year-old twins race screeching around their beautiful emerald-green lawn.

But soon people start to notice: why don’t they join backyard barbecues? Why do they brush away offers to babysit? Why, when you knock at the door, do they shut you out, rather than inviting you in?

Every family has secrets, and on the hottest day of the year, the truth is about to come out. As a tragedy unfolds behind closed doors, the dawn chorus is split by the wail of sirens. And one by one the families who tried so hard to welcome the Wests begin to realise: Hogarth Street will never be the same again.

A completely gripping, twist-packed psychological thriller, perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty, Sally Hepworth and Lisa Jewell.

©2021 Nicole Trope (P)2021 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd. Fiction Psychological Thriller & Suspense Women's Fiction Thriller

Critic Reviews

"Incredible.... It's going on my list of favourite reads of the year. I had tears streaming down my cheeks.... I was blown away.... I really can’t say enough great things about this book. It is a must-read." (Jaynie’s Book Reviews)

"OMG!!!!! An absolute meteor-shower of stars for this one! Fantabulous! Jaw-dropping. Twisty.... So, so wonderful.... If I could rate a book 100 stars, I would.... An outstanding read." (Sandy’s Book a Day Blog)

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Nothing to tell just a great story happy ending yay really enjoyed it try it

Just a great story

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It was hard to stop listening to this story, particularly towards the end. Was a twist I didn’t see coming.
I enjoyed the characters and the narration was great. It’s one I will replay again at some point.
5 stars ⭐️

Gripping

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One of those rare, outstanding stories that hooks you in right from the opening line and doesn't let go until the very end - and even then you realise you were holding your breath the whole time.

Gripping from the get-go

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I wouldn’t say it’s captivating or action-packed but still a good story. It’s worth listening to if you like that feel-good ending that we all hope for. A little predictable, but most stories seem to be.

A ‘nice’ easy listen

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This was a well-written book with a twist, taut and building in tension. The narration was outstanding. Warning: this book contains descriptions of domestic violence which may be extremely upsetting for some people.

Australian suburbia on show

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A bit long. Could easily have been shorter.
Interesting story, although the ending was a little contrived.

OK

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I enjoyed the story and plot , but the characters were so stupid with sone of the things the author had them say , surely they would not be that stupid in real life, also sone of the conversations had during the book were meaningless drivel that had no value in the story , the speech of Debbie made you want to stab yourself in the eye , nobody sounds like that I wanted to yell every time the narrator spoke . But if you can get past that the story isn’t too bad for anAustralian author

Good story but terrible characters

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really struggled to listen to this book, it sounds like you're listening to a children's story...
not written or read well. I don't recommend.

is this an episode of play school???

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I found this to be a bit disappointing. I was intrigued by the blurb but found the whole story in reality quite far fetched.

A bit far fetched

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I didn’t find the twists anywhere near exciting. I also struggled a lot with reading a book nearly entirely about two people deciding whether or not to phone police despite multiple unhinged signals something was off.

Was waiting for this one to be over

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