The Body Next Door, Maia Chance
The Body Next Door, Maia Chance
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The Body Next Door

Author: Maia Chance

Narrator: Emily Lawrence, Teri Schnaubelt, Eric Yang, Pete Cross, Gabriel Vaughan

Unabridged: 11 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/06/2024


Synopsis

“Moody and mesmerizing, The Body Next Door takes readers on a twisty, creepy, and compelling ride through family dysfunction and betrayal.”
—Darby Kane, internationally bestselling author of The Engagement Party

They buried their secrets, but not deep enough…

Hannah McCullough’s life is far from perfect, but you’d never know it by looking at her. Instead, you’d see a beautiful young mother wholly devoted to her two children and a docile wife utterly besotted with her self-made millionaire husband, Allan. You’d see the designer clothes she wears, the luxury car she drives, the dewy-eyed au pair she employs.

You wouldn’t see the dark secret she carries.

But when a construction crew unearths the body of a young girl near the McCulloughs’ vacation home on Orcas Island, Hannah has no choice but to confront her past. She wonders how much Allan knows about the victim and the apocalyptic cult she was connected to. Meanwhile, Allan can’t seem to understand why his beautiful young bride, as polished and pristine as the collectible artifacts in his glass case, would threaten their fairy-tale lifestyle by digging too deep, in places she knows she shouldn’t.

As the police investigation into the gruesome discovery deepens, the facade of Hannah’s picture-perfect marriage starts to crumble, and she soon finds herself on a dire hunt for answers. And Hannah’s search takes an unexpected turn after she crosses paths with three strangers with shocking secrets of their own.
 

About Maia Chance

Maia Chance is the author of the thrillerThe Body Next Dooras well as ten mystery novels. Originally from northern Idaho, she has a bachelor’s and master’s degree in violin performance and a Ph.D. in English Literature. She lives on a bucolic island in Puget Sound with her husband, two children, and her dog.


Reviews

I was drawn to the book by its intriguing cover and premise, but the actual read was a bit of a mixed bag for me. With its mix of strange adult relationships, an island home surrounded by dense woods, mentions of a witch, a disturbing and violent kid, and a 'community' with questionable practices, th......more

Goodreads review by Ellery on August 17, 2024

This book had me hooked from the start. At first, I thought I was racing through the pages of a well-written domestic thriller, but then, things got a little weirder. And a little darker. I mean both of these things in the best possible way too. This is a twisty, intricate mystery involving a cult,......more

Goodreads review by Heathers_readss on March 17, 2024

The body next door follows the impact of shallowly buried remains being found in a building lot on the lives of several people through their different POV. It is a little tricky at the beginning to figure out who’s who and what timeline were in and if the events being told are before or after the re......more

Goodreads review by Caitlyn Reinhard on April 18, 2024

Let me just say, I don’t often dole out 5-star reviews. I’m a lover of the thriller genre, and find myself outguessing most stories. This one was different. The crossovers in the plot line are intense, so I could see it confusing some readers, but I loved the way Chance wove the complicated web. I a......more

Goodreads review by Kristy on July 29, 2024

The Body Next Door had all the elements that I love in books: domestic suspense, magical realism and cults. I don’t think I’ve ever seen those three genres blended together before. We follow multiple POVs (another thing that I love!) from past and present. In the present, a body is found next door t......more