The House of Secrets, Sophie Draper
The House of Secrets, Sophie Draper
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The House of Secrets

Author: Sophie Draper

Narrator: Antonia Beamish, Richard Trinder

Unabridged: 10 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Avon

Published: 11/28/2019

Synopsis

The chilling, atmospheric mystery with a twist – from the author of 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 ‘ and heart-rending, a story with a beautifully-drawn, bleak setting and memorably flawed characters’ Roz Watkins ‘Beautifully written, with a at its core, is a pleasure of a read’ Howard Linskey ‘This eerie tale after I’d read the final page. ’ Nicola Rayner ‘ – creepy and compelling. I loved it’ Sarah Ward

Reviews

Goodreads review by Debra

Ever read a book and upon finishing it, feel that it had so much potential and you enjoyed the ending and found it to be clever and looking back realized the clues were there and yet......, wanted it to be much much more? That was my feeling upon finishing this book. I really enjoyed the "aha" and "......more

Goodreads review by Ceecee

This is the story of Claire, her husband Duncan and their son Joe. It is told from the perspectives of Claire and Duncan, Before and After a series of events happens to them. I’m sorry to say that I did not particularly enjoy this book for a number of reasons. First of all, the story did not flow we......more

Goodreads review by Amanda

Claire has been secretly planning to leave her husband Duncan, when their son Joe is eighteen. Their marriage hasn’t been happy for years and he cares more about his veterinary practise than he does his family, she suspects he has been unfaithful to her several times. Joe goes missing and the chapter......more

Goodreads review by Bex (Beckie Bookworm)

Claire and Duncan's marriage is in trouble, from the outside it looks like they have it all but the reality itself is far different with Duncans growing coldness and numerous infidelities seeming to be a route cause of a lot of the problems between them. Her eighteen-year-old son through not diagnose......more

Quotes

‘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

‘Sophie Draper is a wonderful writer, adept at weaving stories within stories. This eerie Derbyshire tale lingered with me for days after I’d read the final page. And, try as I might, I didn’t see the final twist coming!’ Nicola Rayner

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

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