The House of Secrets

The twisty new mystery from the author of The Stranger in Our Home

She’s married to him. But does she know him at all?

Claire lives with her family in a beautiful house overlooking the water. But she feels as if she’s married to a stranger – one who is leading a double life. As soon as she can get their son Joe away from him, she’s determined to leave Duncan.

But finding out the truth about Duncan’s secret life leads to consequences Claire never planned for. Now Joe is missing, and she’s struggling to piece together the events of the night that tore them all apart.

Alone in an isolated cottage, hiding from Duncan, Claire tries to unravel the lies they’ve told each other, and themselves. Something happened to her family … But can she face the truth?

Dark domestic suspense with a twist – perfect for fans of Ruth Ware and Megan Miranda

‘Chilling and heart-rending, a creepy, atmospheric story with a beautifully-drawn, bleak setting and memorably flawed characters’ Roz Watkins

‘Beautifully written, with a chilling mystery at its core, Magpie is a suspenseful and twisty pleasure of a read’ Howard Linskey

‘This eerie tale lingered with me for days after I’d read the final page. I didn’t see the final twist coming!’ Nicola Rayner

‘I could not stop reading this – creepy and compelling. I loved it’ Sarah Ward

• The second twisty, gothic suspense from the author of Cuckoo.

• Terrific family dynamic and gripping psychological suspense: split between the ‘before’ and ‘after’ of a woman leaving her husband after discovering his secret life, it explores how their family reacts – and why a body is found at the bottom of the garden.

• The Peak District setting is haunting and atmospheric.

• Sophie Draper won the 2017 Bath Novel Award, as well as the Friday Night Live competition at the York Festival of Writing the same year. She works as a traditional oral storyteller.

Competition: Unspeakable Things;Nine Elms;In the Dark;I Choose You;Thin Air;Family Upstairs;Lying Next to Me;Silent Patient;Perfect Child;Something in the Water;Winter World. By;Jess Lourey;Robert Bryndza;Loreth Anne White;Gayle Curtis;Dean Koontz;Lisa Gray;Jewell;Gregg Olsen;Lucinda Berry;Catherine Steadman