The Secret Next Door, Rebecca Taylor
The Secret Next Door, Rebecca Taylor
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The Secret Next Door

Author: Rebecca Taylor

Narrator: Libby McKnight

Unabridged: 10 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 11/09/2021


Synopsis

It's the perfect neighborhood, filled with not-so-perfect people.

Alyson Tinsdale is giving her son the childhood she never had: a stable family, a loving home, and a great school in a safe neighborhood. When they move into the home of her dreams in one of Denver’s most sought-after developments, Alyson
works hard to fit in and impress the other mothers.

Bonnie Sloan is the neighborhood matriarch. With her oldest son headed to Yale and her youngest starting kindergarten, Bonnie is now pursuing her own long-held political aspirations. But it’s her middle child, Elijah, and their private family
struggles that cast a shadow over her plans.

When the open space behind some of the most expensive homes gets slated for development into a golf amusement facility, the neighborhood becomes deeply divided. The personal pressures and community conflicts ratchet with every
passing day, but it’s when a thirteen-year-old boy is found dead beside the lake that simmering tensions boil over into panic.

Gossip flows, lies are exposed, and accusations are made as cracks run through the community’s once-solid foundations. The neighborhood’s faith in exterior appearances is eclipsed by the secrets every house keeps.

Rebecca Taylor, author of Her Perfect Life, returns with this fast-paced, engrossing novel that reminds us that nothing is ever as perfect as it seems.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader on November 16, 2021

This was so much fun! 🏡 🏡 🏡 🏡 Alyson is proud her son has the best- a safe home, a good family; all the things she didn’t have growing up. Bonnie basically runs the neighborhood, and at the same time, she’s hoping to run for political office. There’s an open space in the neighborhood that’s set to be......more

Goodreads review by Darla on October 30, 2021

An exclusive neighborhood in Denver is the setting for this domestic drama. I went in expecting a thriller, but it turned out to be a mystery. This did not disappoint me in the least. In fact there was a happy ending of sorts after some difficult decisions are made. I don't want to give any spoilers......more

Goodreads review by Tonya on November 26, 2021

The Secret Next Door was not a thriller, but rather a domestic drama with a sprinkle of thrills and a dash of intrigue. It reminded me slightly of Cul-de-sac and Big Little Lies, because everyone has a secret. I was pulled into the daily lives of each character as the misconceptions were revealed. T......more

Goodreads review by Heather~ Nature.books.and.coffee on October 09, 2021

I found this to be a well written, easy reading mystery. This is a domestic suspense, with a neighborhood full of secrets! Sometimes the lives people want you to believe they have, aren't really the happy lives they're portraying. Alyson Tinsdale, her husband and her son move to the exclusive Enclav......more

Goodreads review by Tammy on November 24, 2021

WOW, what A THRILLING ride of domestic suspense!! The majestic Colorado Rockies are the backdrop to THE ENCLAVE, -an exclusive suburban neighborhood where perfection, money, status, and wine flows 24/7. And of course, there is a downside of living within The Enclave; gossip, deception, drama, and ye......more