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  • The Child Next Door: An unputdownable psychological thriller with a brilliant twist

  • By: Shalini Boland
  • Narrated by: Katie Villa
  • Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (79 ratings)

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The Child Next Door: An unputdownable psychological thriller with a brilliant twist

By: Shalini Boland
Narrated by: Katie Villa
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Publisher's Summary

"Oh my. A captivating unputdownable evocative emotional twisted thriller. Oh that ending.... OMG that ending did NOT expect that. It blew me away...." (Read Along With Sue, 5 stars)

"Don’t take my baby."

Kirstie Rawlings is jolted awake by a child crying. Racing upstairs to check on her newborn, she is plunged into every parents’ worst nightmare. She hears an unknown voice in the baby monitor, saying: "Let’s take the child - and go."

Is someone trying to steal her little girl?

In the bedroom, her daughter is safe asleep in her cot. Is the voice coming from a nearby house? But there aren’t any other children living on her quiet country road....

The police don't believe her. And neither does her husband.

Kirstie knows something isn’t right. She thought she could trust her neighbours, now she isn’t sure. As she unravels the secrets of the people living on her street, Kirstie’s perfect life begins to fall apart.

Because someone is hiding a terrible lie. And they will do anything to stop Kirstie uncovering the truth. But is the danger closer to home than she thinks?

From the top 10 best-selling author of The Secret Mother, this completely gripping psychological thriller will make you wonder what really goes on behind closed doors. And will keep you guessing from the first minutes until the final shocking twist.

©2018 Shalini Boland (P)2018 Bookouture

Critic Reviews

"Hooked from the very first page...I finished The Child Next Door in less than a day!.... I was left staring open-mouthed at the last page because I just couldn't believe what I just read...left me both speechless and wanting for more." (It's All About Books)

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Poor Baby.

Really? I wanted to kill the heroine right from the very first chapter. Panic overload.

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East read that will keep your interest.

Loved the sound of the narrator, she had a soothing voice and easy to listen to accent

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Good

The story was good not the authors best. The narrator took a little bit to get used to tbh but stick with it.

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Loved it

Was sceptical at first but couldn’t stop listening to it after the first couple of chapters

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Intriguing

I really enjoy Shalini Boland’s books and this book did not disappoint. I love the suspense and surprises

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Draw out repetitive

Nothing interesting. Not worth the time I gave it! Goes on for hours repeating same story.

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Eat, Pray, Kill

Psychological not so much, not all that clever. The Eat, Pray, Love of thrillers.

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couldnt get past chapter 13

if i wanted to listen to a whining, bored, way OTT housewife with dodgy friends, i would have stayed in my own life. over hyped

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takes awhile to get going

it was a struggle to get thru at first, but keep at it. good twist.

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Awesome

Loved it an amazing read twists and turns very addictive read did not expect the ending

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