Omg, this is a totally and utterly AMAZING book. It's an intense tale of manipulation,lies,suspicion,deception and secrets that poses the question. Is it always best to do the right thing?
From the moment that her new neighbours,the Cushing's moved in next door,Taylor had a feeling that something about them didn't quite fit. That things in their quiet cul de sac were never going to be the same again. Her suspicions seemed to be proven correct when as time passed,the new family didn't seem interested in interacting with the other residents.
Then one night Taylor is woken by someone banging frantically on her front door. It's a frantic and hysterical Moira Cushing who insists that her daughter Brittany has been snatched from her bed. Where is the mysterious young girl? Has she been kidnapped or ran away? Is she alive or dead? Taylor see's the young girl's disappearance as an opportunity to get the neighbourhood working together,the chance for some proper community interaction and maybe,just maybe they might find the missing girl. Only the more time that passes,the more obsessed Taylor becomes with being involved with the search for Brittany,little realising that not everything is what it seems. And the truth may be far more shocking than anything she could have imagined even in her worst nightmares.
This totally gripping thriller is voiced by various vivid characters including Taylor and Moira. Some of the characters were likeable,some of then not so. Some caused me to have conflicting emotions and a couple I felt a lot of sympathy for. A couple of them needed to spend some serious time on a psychiatrist's couch and maybe a bit of time in a padded cell actually make that a lot of time in a padded cell. The characters were so believable that they could be any one of our neighbours,after all,no one ever knows what goes on behind closed doors. Although this is a story about a missing girl and the police do feature at times throughout the book,this is not a police procedural. You don't get any insight into the police investigation,this is a story about families,community,obsession,suspicion and paranoia. Interspersed throughout the story were chapters voiced by Brittany that give the reader a insight into her life,thoughts and upbringing.
The Good Neighbour is a fast paced,tightly plotted,twist packed,mesmerising thriller that had me hooked in from the first page. I didn't want to put this book down but on the other hand,I didn't want the exhilarating,thrilling ride to end. There was times when this story was very chilling and shocking.This is the first book that I have read by this obviously talented author and it definitely will not be my last. Worth far more than five stars, Very very highly recommended.
AUTHOR BIO
Cathryn's fiction has appeared in Alfred Hitchcock and Ellery Queen Mystery Magazines, The Shroud Quarterly Journal, and The Best of Every Day Fiction. Her story "I Was Young Once" received an honorable mention in the 2007 Zoetrope Fiction contest. She's the author of the Alexandra Mallory Psychological Suspense series, Psychological Thrillers, Suburban Noir novels, The Haunted Ship Trilogy, and the Madison Keith Ghost Story series.
When she's not writing, Cathryn reads fiction, eavesdrops, and tries to play golf without hitting her ball into the sand or the water. She lives on the Central California coast with her husband and two cats.
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Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cathryn-Grant/e/B004G1I484?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_3&qid=1566901527&sr=8-3
PUBLICATION DATE: 8th September 2019
PRINT LENGTH: 307 Pages
PUBLISHER: Inkubator Books
GENRE: Psychological Thriller
Purchase Links.....
AmazonUK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07WW1MPQN/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Good-Neighbor-psychological-thriller-shocking-ebook/dp/B07WW1MPQN/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+good+neighbor+cathryn+grant&qid=1566901594&s=gateway&sr=8-1
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You're welcome,Emma. It was my pleasure. I loved this book x
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