The Bedroom Window
K.L. Slater
237 pages
Bookouture
published May 19, 2023
About the book
They say they have no children. So who did I see at the window?
My darling little boy Albie adores playing at our new neighbours’ house. And after the terrible year we’ve had, I feel so lucky that we can start over in this perfect place, with new friends who treat Albie like the son they never had. He can’t stop talking about the tree house they’re building him, and the cookies they bake together.
But as time passes, something starts to feel wrong. Why don’t they ever open the front door more than a crack? They told me they had no children, so who does the small pink tricycle I saw in their hall belong to? And why can I hear a lullaby drifting across the garden when I’m tucking my own boy into bed?
Then, one night, I see a small shadowy figure in their bedroom window…
I thought I’d learned my lesson about trusting the wrong people, but now I’m forced to wonder what this perfect couple are hiding.
And if I try to save that little helpless figure in the window, will I do what I’ve always feared most, and put my beautiful boy’s life in danger…?
An utterly gripping psychological thriller from the number one bestselling author of The Marriage and The Girlfriend. If you like Gone Girl, The Housemaid and Lisa Jewell then you will be hooked by The Bedroom Window.
My Review
As I went to pull the link for the book on Goodreads, I was reminded of how many books of the authors that I have read. There have been so many and they are always entertaining.
So not only is the what a mystery but also the why. A slow burn plot that kept me guessing. Told in the past and the present with multiple narrators, I was drawn into both the story and the characters. Filled with secrets and lies, I was always wondering who, if anyone, was unreliable. But of course, I am always thinking everyone is unreliable in a twisty thriller. I fell for a few of the red herrings and no matter how many wacky scenarios I concocted. I did not guess the ending.
If you like quick engaging twisty reads, this one is for you.
Author Bio:
For many years, Kim sent her work out to literary agents but never made it off the slush pile. At the age of 40 she went back to Nottingham Trent University and now has an MA in Creative Writing.
Before graduating, she received five offers of representation from London literary agents which was, as Kim says, ‘a fairytale … at the end of a very long road!’
Kim is a full-time writer and lives in Nottingham with her husband, Mac.
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