The Boy at the Door, Alex Dahl
The Boy at the Door, Alex Dahl
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The Boy at the Door

Author: Alex Dahl

Narrator: Mozhan Marnò, Sophie Amoss, Jenna Lamia

Unabridged: 12 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 07/24/2018

Synopsis

Set against a stunning Scandinavian backdrop, a gritty novel of psychological suspense that asks the question how far would you go to hold onto what you have?

Cecilia Wilborg has it all--a loving husband, two beautiful daughters and a gorgeous home in the affluent Norwegian town of Sandefjord. And she works hard to keep it all together. Too hard. Because one mistake from her past could bring it all crashing down around her.

Annika Lucasson lives a dark life with her abusive, drug-dealing boyfriend. She's lost everything one too many times and now she's got one last chance to save herself, thanks to Cecilia. Annika knows her secret--and just how much she's willing to do to make it all go away...

When someone forgets to pick up their little boy at the local pool, Cecilia agrees to take him home, only to find an abandoned, empty house. It's the first step in the unraveling of her meticulously crafted life, as her and Annika's worlds collide...

About The Author

Half-American, half-Norwegian, Alex Dahl was born in Oslo. She graduated with a B.A. in Russian and German linguistics with international studies and went on to complete an M.A. in creative writing at Bath Spa University, followed by an M.S. in business management at Bath University. Alex has published short stories in the U.K. and the U.S. She is a serious Francophile. The Boy at the Door is her first novel and she wrote it while living in Sandefjord.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Miranda on December 09, 2020

4.5 starsMy father's account will match mine. I have a very expensive lawyer. What Cecilia wants, Cecelia getsWhewwww, I'm still reeling. This is the kind of book where you think you know where the story is going but then it takes a hard left turn and you're left spinning. Ceclia Wilb......more

Goodreads review by Chelsea on July 26, 2018

This was the perfect example of over the top and slightly unbelievable crime fiction where you can overlook the flaws and embrace the novel as a whole because THE SUSPENSE WAS THRILLING ME GUYS. Seriously, I thought that the premise was going to set me up for asking all these questions like "but rea......more

Goodreads review by Holly on June 29, 2018

A captivating novel that has some dark undertones. I was instantly pulled into this story.  Cecilia, agrees to give an abandoned little boy a ride home one night after he is left at the swimming pool. She thought something was sad about his expression.  Their lives would soon take a turn... I was......more

Goodreads review by Susanne on July 21, 2018

4 Stars One night changes Cecilia’s life forever. The night she brings her daughters to the indoor pool and is asked to give a little boy named Tobias, a ride home. Seems innocent enough.. His mom must have simply forgot to pick him up, right? Yet when Cecilia goes to drop him off at “home” she is im......more

Goodreads review by Always on February 14, 2020

One day when stopping by at the pool to pick up her kids, Cecilia Wilborg is asked if she can drive another child, Tobias, home after his parents forget to pick him up. Cecilia, annoyed at having to deal with the inconvenience, comes to feel more than just irritation when she drives over to the addr......more

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Praise for The Boy at the Door

“Dahl savagely delineates the price of living in a society that insists women must try to be perfect wives and mothers and have successful careers, too, or they’ll be inevitably made to feel they’re never good enough.″—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“A tangled web, masterfully constructed and certain to satisfy fans of the genre.”—Booklist

“Scandi Noir at its best...Atmospheric and beautifully written...combines complex and believable characters with a heart-breaking and head-spinning plot.″—Mary Torjussen, author of Gone Without a Trace and The Girl I Used to Be

“The Boy at the Door is a stunning debut! Alex Dahl has crafted an extraordinary plot; intricate and twisted with dark secrets emerging at every turn.″—Alexandra Burt, International Bestselling author of Remember Mia and The Good Daughter

“Suspenseful, vivid, and ice-cold, The Boy at the Door deftly shows that things are always messier than they appear.″—Kristen Lepionka, author of the Roxane Weary mystery series 

“The Boy at the Door is a genuine page-turner, a fascinating psychological study and a must-read for people who can’t resist twisty thrillers with unreliable narrators.”—Saturday Reader

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