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The Housemate

By: Sarah Bailey
Narrated by: Felicity Jurd
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Dubbed the Housemate Homicide, it's a mystery that has baffled Australians for almost a decade. Melbourne-based journalist Olive Groves worked on the story as a junior reporter and became obsessed by the case. Now, nine years later, the missing housemate turns up dead on a remote property. Olive is once again assigned to the story, this time reluctantly paired with precocious millennial podcaster Cooper Ng. As Oli and Cooper unearth new facts about the three housemates, a dark web of secrets is uncovered. The revelations catapult Oli back to the death of the first housemate, forcing her to confront past traumas and insecurities that have risen to the surface again.

What really happened between the three housemates that night? Will Oli's relentless search for the murderer put her new family in danger? And could her suspicion that the truth lies closer to home threaten her happiness and even her sanity?

A riveting, provocative thriller from the bestselling author of The Dark Lake, Into the Night and Where the Dead Go.

‘Brilliant…relentless.’ CHRIS HAMMER

‘Addictive.’ KATE MILDENHALL

‘Each new twist in the story skilfully balances bombshell revelations and believability, in a crime that feels achingly familiar, yet shocking at the same time. Much like Oli, I couldn’t stop until I knew the truth, too.’ JAQUELINE BUBLITZ, author of Before You Knew My Name

‘Australian crime at its best.’ J.P. POMARE, author of Call Me Evie Crime Crime Thrillers Mystery Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense World Literature Fiction Exciting
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I thoroughly enjoyed this ‘standalone’ - a much less irritating protagonist than Gemma Woodstock, and always great to have Melbourne as a backdrop. Liked the ins & outs of the plot.

Good narration - though there should be a narrators’ club for those who insist on pronouncing “rifled through’ as ‘riffled through’. Definitely lost a star for that!

Enjoyable

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I enjoyed how the author really made you get to know the characters and feel attached to some of them. A great story and performance was excellent

Great story and twist

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l am not sure why l just cannot become involved with this book. l was looking forward to reading about a book set in my home state but ..... l just could not engage with it at all.

l have tried 6 times to read the book.

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Great book with many twists………
but can we please stop using the term Child Pornography or “child porn?”. Kids cannot consent to their own abuse. I know some of this book was set 19 years ago but correcting language in the 2015 stories or including a convo about language would have made this publication more responsible where child sexual exploitation CSE is concerned. Otherwise, a very well written book with likeable characters and a great complexity that draws you in.

Great twists

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A fantastic plot structure and we'll rounded characters. Keeps you guessing like a strong thriller should and the different narrative threads come together well at the gripping end. Highly recommended.

A gritty and engrossing story

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