THE PEOPLE NEXT DOOR: A gripping psychological thriller from the no. 1 bestselling author

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Oh my gosh, I can't tell you how disappointed I am after finishing this. I am a huge fan of Tony Parsons' books and have enjoyed a few of them but this just didn't do it for me in any way, shape or form and for that, I am extremely sad. To quote Robert Frost: “Good fences make good neighbours”. Well, this one did start out with a broken fence … Perhaps the publisher knew me better than I knew myself and/or was not seeking an early and honest harsh review. I am a big fan of Kia Abdullahs books, and I was thrilled to get an early listening copy of Those People Next Door. As always, the narrator was fantastic and really brought the characters to life. This book was more a family drama/thriller than the usual legal thrillers, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. The story itself was good. I enjoyed the writing and felt the author really captured the quiet isolated sort of feeling of the MC. It wasn't anything particularly surprising though. I really did see pretty much all the twists coming. Except for the boyfriend, Ash. I misjudged his character for sure. All in all, I did enjoy the story and there were some big-time creepy factors going on too.

A creepy tale of a couple whose move to the country, to what they'd hoped was their little corner of paradise, turns into a nightmare' Choice I would definitely recommend this book to people who enjoy tense neighborhood dramas that explore current societal issues. I know this won't work for everyone, but for the Readers who do end up enjoying it, I think they'll walk away feeling like they've had a memorable reading experience. Lana and Roman may seem like an attractive, popular couple. But they are also a couple with a secret; a secret buried in the life they have left behind, a secret they have shared with no-one. The true story of an unhappy wife who ran away. The true-crime of a happy family who lived – and so tragically died – in Lana and Roman’s new home. In this story we follow two families. Salma, Bil and their son Zain, who are the new family on the street, and Tom, Willa and their son Jamie, long-time neighborhood residents.Tony Parsons is a decent writer and this story had a lot of potential but unfortunately there were too many unsolved loose ends and an inconclusive ending which unfortunately brought down the rating of this book.

You know it’s only a matter of time before someone gets seriously hurt. No one can come out of this conflict unscathed. Like a runaway train, there is nothing you can do to stop it. Photographer Lana, moves with husband and GP Roman, from busy, bustling city life, to the idyllic and relaxing countryside. Becoming tenants of ‘The Gardens’, a residential close where all the houses are large and expensive, and the residents are secretive and mysterious, Lana struggles to settle in. Are the neighbours hiding something sinister, or is she imagining it all? The twists in this book are unexpected and absolutely jaw dropping. Tony has you questioning your every assumption, taking a breather because so much is happening and I just needed to read it, I didn't want to stop! But this time, for the first time ever, I had a hard time buying into who was ultimately responsible for the tragedy-it just didn’t ring true for me.

The Khatun’s move into a tight-knit community looking for a fresh start. Not long after the awkward initial neighbourhood party, they spot their next door neighbour ripping out an anti-racist sign they have in their front garden. Confronting the next door neighbour begins a neighbourhood battle that ends in violence, drastically changing everyone’s life. In Kia Abdullah’s latest, Those People Next Door, she gives something slightly different from her other books. She still has written a thought-provoking psychological thriller and courtroom drama with her trademark twist. She adds more drama to the story while exploring class, race, aggression, community dynamics, and neighbors misbehaving, and the underbelly of a picture-perfect suburban town. The plot also heavily centres around a family of foxes who apparently scream but definitely aren’t mating. They also howl at odd moments and can be seen cavorting around in the empty swimming pool at all times of day and night. They are more like pets than wild animals to be honest. Oh, and the swimming pool - where Lana happily lounges, and even falls drowsily to sleep - in OCTOBER. Basically, Salma and Tom get into it. They get into it deep. This is a neighbor feud for the freaking record books. Just when you think it can't get any worse, it does. I thought the story was going to just follow the reputations of a supposed mystery of the former inhabitants of there new home in Oxfordshire.

But their new neighbours - these charming, affluent men and women in the Gardens - have secrets of their own. One of the things that ai like most about this authors writing is that she is not afraid to go there. She will push that boundary and talk about the things that others may not be brave enough to. This book is all about racism and class. It always feels authentic in the writing and the characters are believable. You really do have strong feel is one way or another on what is happening and to who it is happening. Lana and Roman Wade have fled the city for a little corner of paradise, exchanging their flat with its unhappy memories for a small honey-coloured house among the rolling green hills of Oxfordshire. Their new home, set in a residential Close known as The Gardens, is their dream and their new neighbours are charming. Salma Khatun has moved to the suburban development of Blenheim, together with her husband Bil and teenage son Zain. This is meant to be a move for the better, a safe environment where her son will no longer be under the influence of boys who were in the process of leading him astray. He’d already been thrown out of college and this was to be a new start. I couldn't get into the plot ... it seemed to drone on and without much of a purpose, little excitement or thrills. I couldn't get into the characters .. I found them quite one-dimensional and boring and whilst I don't usually have a problem with suspending reality when reading thrillers, let's face it if you can't do that in a fiction book when can you, but this was just a tad OTT even for me and don't even get me started on the ending!As you know I LOVE new neighbours stories and new streets but this was kinda different, the rawness of the dispute and the real anger and nerves touched where based on colour, the author very cleverly and succinctly gave both sides of the story, one of those where you read a chapter and you are ‘right, that’s my side decided’…..until you read the next one and you are then ‘well, actually I think I’m changing my mind’, I LOVE how the author brings in all sides of ( perceived ) prejudice, highlights them, does not pass judgement on anything( as some authors can’t resist doing ) and leaves us the reader to ‘come to our own conclusion’, and to think, it was great to have to have a good think about the points and situations being raised, it’s so well done,I can’t compliment the writing enough This was one of my most highly anticipated reads this year. While I enjoyed it for the most part, this is my least favourite book by this author. The intensity was no were near as impactful as her other novels. Most of the characters actions and decisions were over the top and unbelievable which took away from my connection to and investment in the story. I wasn’t bought into what was happening. I was emotionless while reading this and I failed to develop sympathy for any of the characters. I had no one to root for in this revenge-filled story.