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The Woman Next Door

By: Cass Green
Narrated by: Anna Bentinck,Bea Holland
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Publisher's summary

A number one best seller, perfect for fans of Her by Harriet Lane and In a Dark Dark Wood by Ruth Ware.

Two suburban women. Two dark secrets. The almost perfect murder.

Everybody needs good neighbours....

Melissa and Hester have lived next door to each other for years. When Melissa's daughter was younger, Hester was almost like a grandmother to her. But recently they haven't been so close.

Hester has plans to change all that. It's obvious to her that despite Melissa's outwardly glamorous and successful life, she needs Hester's help.

But taking help from Hester might not be such a good idea for a woman with as many secrets as Melissa.

©2016 Caroline Green (P)2016 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Critic reviews

"Gripped me from the start: Cass Green sensitively imagines your worst nightmare next door - a truly psychological thriller." (Claire Seeber)
"A creepy psychological exploration of the power of secrets to destroy your life." ( Psychologies)
" The Girl on the Train meets Notes on a Scandal. I read it one sitting, totally gripped." (Erin Kelly)
"Twisty, tense and with a truly odious villain." (Eva Dolan)
" The Woman Next Door had me gripped from first page to last - completely under the spell of prim yet twisted narrator Hester, a pensioner with an exhilaratingly pitch-black heart of darkness beneath her twinset and pearls." (Ruth Ware, author of In a Dark Dark Wood)
"I couldn't put it down. It gripped me from the first page. The best psychological thriller I've read all year." (Suzy Greaves, editor, Psychologies)
"Cass Green storms onto the crime scene with this classic and compelling psychological thriller - Hester is a gloriously dark character who held me in her grip from the first page to the last." (Ava Marsh, author of Untouchable)

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Biting, Beguiling, Will make you smile AND shudder

Plenty to love about this book. Melissa, beautiful wife to a doctor with TV fame and mom to a teenage daughter with issues, has a darker past she'd really like to keep secret. Hester, in her sixties, is widowed, lonely, and wishes she could reconnect to her neighbors, who she was once so close to. What went wrong? Hester couldn't be happier when she is accidentally invited to a party at Melissa's, but then witnesses an event that brings her too close to Melissa's darkest secrets. Hester is nothing if not helpful, and Melissa had better be gracious about it, or else...
Good narration, plenty of suspense, cringeworthy characters and overall a great mystery. Recommended!

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Entertaining!

I have over 550 audible books in my library and British authors are some of my favorites. The storyline is suspenseful and intriguing with good character development. However, the last 30 minutes does not live up to the rest of the novel. I don't understand why writers can't produce a satisfying ending. If you are looking for an entertaining novel with mid-level depth than this may be for you.

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Terrific!

Probably the most enjoyable psychological themed novel I've read. Crazy isn't overdone but eases the reader into how someone with a lose grip on reality justifies and rationalizes their behavior.

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Very good story

The story starts off just ok: two neighbors, one more needy than the other. Then something happens that brings them closer than one of them wants. And then...twists as their backgrounds are revealed. Kept me hooked from beginning to end. The reader is outstanding.

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Exquisitely Insane

This book was absolutely phenomenal. I am always looking for mysteries, especially set in England for some reason. Perhaps from all the cozy mysteries I watched in my youth. I am so impressed with the author and her ability to bring the characters to life. They are so layered and so real. I am very interested in how her brain works and how she was able to come up with them. Once this was over, long after all of it was wrapped up, an involuntary chill ran through my body. I don't think I've ever felt like that after a book. That was simply due to how impressed I was with these characters. Thank you Cass Green! The narration is unbelievable. Especially Anna Bentinck! To my surprise, I had already listened to her on another audio book. Her voice was unrecognizable and I was convinced that was her normal voice, but apparently she changed it to fit the character... and boy did it fit the character! Perfection on her part. I absolutely loved this book. I ended up reading this due to Alex Marwood giving her thumbs-up. If you enjoy her books, you should enjoy this one as well.

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Dark humor, Brit style

What made the experience of listening to The Woman Next Door the most enjoyable?

Hester's fussy, judgemental, prim ideas and how she uses them to justify her actions.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Woman Next Door?

Hester sees Melissa looking at the floor, and hopes it isn't a spider, because that might require more of a demand on her adoration than she can sustain. What follows makes that thought a hoot.

What about Anna Bentinck and Bea Holland ’s performance did you like?

Spot on delivery and character development by both readers.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Did laugh out loud in several spots. Also cringed and yelled no...no...no!!!!!

Any additional comments?

Wonderfully written, suspenseful and full of a dark humor unique to the Brits. Great, enjoyable read.

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Unlikable characters

The characters had absolutely no redeeming qualities. Narration was slow and the story dragged. I wasn't able to finish the book. Waste of a credit.

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Crazy Old Lady with a TOTAL LETDOWN Storyline

The author tried to make a thriller with a twist, but I think even the author got bored and decided that the ending wasn't good so "what do you do" of course you add in 200 pages of NOTHING to trick the reader that something is coming when really there isn't.

Don't bother, check out Tony & Susan or In A Dark Dark Wood for a mystery thriller.

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Meh

Not the page-turner I expected. The story started slowly and dragged on. I kept waiting for an explanation for why the reader should find this plausible. The answer is implied, but it leaves many open questions. The ending is fine, but I was surprised there weren't more explanations.

The narration is good. The characters nailed their parts perfectly.

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Just OK

I struggled to finish this book honestly. It was very slow at the beginning and I found it hard to finish. When it finally ended I couldn't believe I had wasted so much time listening.

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