Creepy as hell and kept me guessing to the very end’ – Ian RankinA new home. A new start.It’s all the Lockwoods want.And on The Avenue, a leafy street in an Essex town near the sea, it seems possible.But what if what they want isn’t what they get?On their moving-in day they arrive to a media frenzy.A serial killer has struck in the woods behind The Avenue.The police are investigating.And the neighbours quite clearly have secrets.With their dream quickly turning into a nightmare, the Lockwoods are watching everyone.But who’s watching them?Praise for Fiona Cummins ‘Trust me – Cummins is a keeper’ – Lee Child’Head and shoulders above the rest’ – Val McDermid’A crime novel of the very first order’ – David BaldacciDark, intriguing and gripping’ – Laura Marshall’What a storyteller’ – Caz Frear’A nightmarishly addictive read’ – CJ Tudor’Enthralled from beginning to end as each page drips with threat and menace’ – Liz NugentThe Neighbour by Fiona Cummins is a twisting thriller about a quiet neighbourhood that’s hiding a deadly secret.

The perfect neighbourhood or the perfect lie? For fans of The Couple Next Door, The Neighbour is a twisting thriller about a leafy suburb with a deadly secret, by rising star of crime fiction Fiona Cummins.About the AuthorFiona Cummins is an award-winning former Daily Mirror showbusiness journalist and a graduate of the Faber Academy Writing A Novel course. She lives in Essex with her family. The Neighbour is her third novel, following Rattle and The Collector.ReviewsThis thriller explores typically dark territory for this author, who has a gift for tapping a rich seam of evil that underpins the surface of the every day. Superbly sinister. * Sunday Mirror *She is the master of depicting the way the most terrifyingly grotesque and evil psychopaths inveigle their way into the lives of ordinary people […] when writing from the perspective of ordinary people caught up in horrific events, Fiona Cummins is unbeatable. — Jake Kerridge * Sunday Express *The Neighbour is masterfully written and intricately plotted to keep the reader captivated until a hugely enjoyable finale. — Jon Coates * Daily Express *A crime novel of the very first order — David Baldacci on The CollectorTrust me – Cummins is a keeper — Lee Child on The CollectorAn excellent read — Martina Cole on RattleIt’s a rare debut that has this much polish. Harrowing and horrifying, head and shoulders above most of the competition — Val McDermid on RattleAn extraordinarily good writer. What a storyteller — Caz FrearThe Neighbour is nerve-janglingly creepy, beautifully written and full of surprises — Holly Seddon[A] brilliant book. What a dark, creepy and twisted (in all senses of the word) tale! — CJ TudorFiona is the mistress of tension building and the way she weaved that tangled web of suspects and motives left me breathless. Truly magnificent. — Jo SpainI could not stop reading, every turned page revealing secrets, increasingly strange and fascinating […] I loved The Neighbour, a feat of masterful plotting from one of my favourite story tellers — Amanda ReynoldsFiona Cummins drew me in from the very first page with her original and compelling prose. Dark, creepy and intense with brilliant characters and a clever plot with an ending I didn’t see coming — Jenny QuintanaTension that creep creeps all the way through, but a pace and language so precise and right that it felt like I was watching a movie […] This book will linger — Hayley WebsterFiona’s books are so masterfully crafted and beautifully written […] A disturbing observation of a community and the secrets hidden within it, a dark and compelling read. — Debbie HowellsOriginal, compelling and oh so creepy. Stock up on the sugar because you might never dare pop next door again. — Tammy CohenAn original plot, brilliantly crafted with the wonderfully atmospheric storytelling that readers have come to expect from Fiona Cummins. — Olivia KiernanFiona Cummins is the queen of all things dark and wonderful, and she writes so beautifully. It creeped me the hell out and I absolutely LOVED it — Joanna CannonI was enthralled from beginning to end as every page drips with threat and menace […] Totally gripping with a cast of ghastly characters, one worse than the next. — Liz NugentKept me guessing and second guessing the whole way through. Storytelling at its best. — Patricia GibneyYou’ll be curtain twitching after reading this – a deeply unsettling and brilliantly claustrophobic novel that will have you questioning how well you know your neighbours. — Michelle FrancesFiona Cummins has concocted a frightening tale that’s compulsive reading. I couldn’t put it down, despite the fact that I started each new chapter with a creeping sense of dread and the hairs standing up on the back of my neck. — Alison BelshamIncredibly creepy, intense, and compelling. Excellent. — Will DeanCreepy, menacing genius — C.L. TaylorBook InformationISBN 9781509876914Author Fiona CumminsFormat HardbackPage Count 416Imprint MacmillanPublisher Pan MacmillanWeight(grams) 672gDimensions(mm) 242mm * 162mm * 41mm