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The House Guest

By: Mark Edwards
Narrated by: Will M. Watt, Stina Nielsen
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"Brilliant, shocking and very creepy. Mark Edwards has done it again." - Elly Griffiths, bestselling author of the Dr Ruth Galloway series

A perfect summer. A perfect stranger. A perfect nightmare.

When British twenty-somethings Ruth and Adam are offered the chance to spend the summer housesitting in New York, they can’t say no. Young, in love and on the cusp of professional success, they feel as if luck is finally on their side.

So the moment that Eden turns up on the doorstep, drenched from a summer storm, it seems only right to share a bit of that good fortune. Beautiful and charismatic, Eden claims to be a friend of the homeowners, who told her she could stay whenever she was in New York.

They know you’re not supposed to talk to strangers - let alone invite them into your home - but after all, Eden’s only a stranger until they get to know her.

As suspicions creep in that Eden may not be who she claims to be, they begin to wonder if they’ve made a terrible mistake....

The House Guest is the chilling new psychological thriller from the three million copy bestselling author of Here to Stay and Follow You Home.

©2020 Mark Edwards (P)2020 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Crime Thrillers Psychological Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Crime Fiction Exciting

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Critic reviews

"Tense, atmospheric, and full of twists and turns right up until the last page." (Angela Marsons, bestselling author of the DI Kim Stone series)

"I flew through The House Guest, and loved its innovative twists and turns. Mark is king of the curveball." (John Marrs, bestselling author of When You Disappeared and The One)

"Marvelously gripping. No one can be trusted. No one is safe. The House Guest is psychological suspense at its very best." (Robert Dugoni, #1 international bestselling author of the Tracy Crosswhite series)
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Good but. slow at times but overall ok. the male narrator was horrible to listen to. I would've enjoyed the book more if he wasn't the narrator. very very annoying voice and tone

Not bad but narrator was annoying

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The plot wasn't what I expected it to be, but I looked forward to listening to it and thought that the main narrator was great.

An enjoyable thriller

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I wasn’t sure about the narration at first, but I got used to it and ended up enjoying it. I usually listen to audible books narrated by women, so pleased it did have a woman narrator too. I enjoyed the story, I think the author is very good at creating suspense. Only the second book I have listened to, so will be continuing to work my way through all of the authors books. Recommended!

Another great read from Mark Edwards

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the storyline was fantastic, the narrator came across as being really interested in the story, really highly recommended

highly recommended

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I read this book in a day as I couldn’t put it down. It kept me guessing all the way through. The book is well written and exciting. Well done Mark

Another excellent book by Mark Edwards

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I just cudnt get enough of it until the last couple of chapters.
The very end disappointed me too.

Riveting til near the end

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This book started out very strong and very interesting. I didn't want to put it down. Then I was like what is actually happening here? I didn't like the progression of the story at all in the second half.

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I thoroughly enjoyed this masterpiece, the storyline was engaging, the characters were interesting. I adore Mark Edwards mysteries ...

The amazing characters, the story, the twists and the turns ...

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This book had a decent concept, a stranger accessing a home whilst people were house-sitting, under the guise of knowing the actual owners, who are uncontactable. Whilst all the premise was good the story never really delivered. An interesting start followed by a very unoriginal middle and an ending which was pretty much the only way it could have gone. Oddly has a male and female narrator but that's for chapters from different character's perspective. So you have a male doing poor female voices etc. Wouldn't bother unless it was very cheap and you were looking for a relatively short book.

Had promise but ultimately nothing original

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I enjoyed this, plenty of twists and turns, I generally prefer books set in the UK but the US setting was apt for the story.

Good

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