[E–pub/Pdf] The House Author Simon Lelic
- Paperback
- 343
- The House
- Simon Lelic
- English
- 09 February 2020
- 9780451490452
Simon Lelic ☆ 5 characters
Summary Ñ The House å PDF, eBook or Kindle ePUB free Ck and Syd chose to ignore it That was a mistakeBecause someone has just been murdered Right outside their back doorAnd now the police are watching them It s impossible to start this book and not become addicted to it instantly The way the book is written Jack and his girlfriend Syd write their side of the story as a journal in alternating chapters just intrigues you so much you have to keep reading What is it about the house that s so troublesome What s that smell Who is Elise Admittedly I would have liked a little goings on with The House since that s the title of the book initially you believe that because there s a grisly find in the loft that the story will take off in that spooky direction but sadly it doesn t This is much a character driven novel which still definitely works and because of the way the book is written you are sent deep inside the heads of Jack and Syd and therefore know exactly how they re feeling and what they want you to seeThis book may not be uite as riveting or compelling as some psychological thrillers during the main part of the story but it s still a very intriguing and entertaining read which you want to see to the end nonetheless And the ending well I didn t suspect it would go that way and found it very fitting to the main plot This is the first book I have read by Simon Lelic and I d happily read his work again the new slant to the uniue way he has written this book was uite daring but it worked and I would recommend this book as a really good physiological thriller 4 stars Who Was Seabiscuit? you so much My Big Book of Sewing you have to keep reading What is it about the house that s so troublesome What s that smell Who is Elise Admittedly I would have liked a little goings on with The House since that s the title of the book initially Acts of Mercy you believe that because there s a grisly find in the loft that the story will take off in that spooky direction but sadly it doesn t This is much a character driven novel which still definitely works and because of the way the book is written The Chicolini Incident Rex Nihilo #05 you are sent deep inside the heads of Jack and Syd and therefore know exactly how they re feeling and what they want Reckless Charity: A Charity Styles Novel (Caribbean Thriller Series Book 3) you to seeThis book may not be uite as riveting or compelling as some psychological thrillers during the main part of the story but it s still a very intriguing and entertaining read which The Eightfold Path you want to see to the end nonetheless And the ending well I didn t suspect it would go that way and found it very fitting to the main plot This is the first book I have read by Simon Lelic and I d happily read his work again the new slant to the uniue way he has written this book was uite daring but it worked and I would recommend this book as a really good physiological thriller 4 stars
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Summary Ñ The House å PDF, eBook or Kindle ePUB free What if your perfect home turned out to be the scene of the perfect crimeLondoners Jack and Syd moved into the house a year ago It seemed like their dre This is a wonderfully dark and twisted psychological thriller by Simon Lelic It shifts and runs into unexpected places different from the blurb given about the book Jack has uncomfortable feelings about a London house that his girlfriend Syd Baker thinks is perfect for them To their surprise given they tendered a lower offer the owner chooses them When something is too good to be true they should have been wary but they move in without a second thought The previous owner has left behind all his belongings which the happy couple begin to sort through However there are strange sounds and gruesome discoveries in the attic There is a child s treasure box with a familiar name on it The story begins with the police watching the house with Jack and Syd writing down their experiences of living there with the occasional contentious perception This is a novel about the past haunting the present with its firm and tenacious gripThe narrative is delivered through our couple Jack and Syd documenting how their lives begin to spiral out of their control Jack is a housing officer who goes out of his way to help his desperate clients He is not close with his middle class parents who disapprove of Syd Syd s past contains trauma and drug taking making her a volatile character but she is committed to Jack hoping for a settled future with him Syd s mother visits and recognises a picture on their wall Syd finds herself becoming close to Elsie Payne a young girl that lives locally We learn of the details of the historical past of Syd and Jack and how it connects to their dire present situation This is a story that covers the issues of dysfunctional families fathers trust loss and the search for justice by whatever means possibleLelic has a gripping writing style that just grabs the reader right from the beginning His plotting is remarkably well handled and the narrative is so compelling tense and suspenseful driven by the well executed twists I find psychological thrillers a hit or miss affair this is a hit in every sense I can see this being a bestseller and deservedly so What is really outstanding is the characters of Jack and Syd they are superbly developed particularly Syd A morally ambiguous and brilliant read that I highly recommend Many thanks to Penguin for an ARC
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Summary Ñ The House å PDF, eBook or Kindle ePUB free Am home tons of space the perfect location and a friendly owner who wanted a young couple to have itSo when they made a grisly discovery in the attic Ja 35 I haven t been very lucky with thriller so far this year but I m very happy to say this one was worth the readThe writing style won t be for everyone it s very casual and mostly in the form of journal entries However my main criteria for thrillers is to be surprise by at least some of the twist and I thought I knew what was what I was wrongIf you re looking for a book you won t want to put down I recommend itThank you NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review