The New Home by Chris Merritt - Book Review

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I’m so excited to share with you my review today of *The New Home by Chris Merritt. It’s full of gripping tension and unexpected twists!

The New Home by Chris Merritt - Book Review

Book Description

You never know what’s happening behind closed doors…

Freya loves her new home on a quiet suburban street. And her beautiful neighbour Emily is everything she’s ever wanted in a best friend. Finally, she has somebody to share her secrets with over a glass of wine. But as Freya watches her new friend setting the table for dinner one evening, she sees something shocking that makes her think that Emily’s life might not be as perfect as it seems. Days later, Emily and her daughter vanish…

When you meet Emily’s husband, you will think you know what he’s hiding.

You will ask yourself whether Emily and Freya really did meet by chance.

You will think you know what happened to Emily and her little girl the night they went missing.

But when you discover the truth, it will shake you to your core and you will lie awake at night wondering if you can ever really trust the people in the house next door…

What I Thought

I love stories about the house next door, and Chris Merritt’s The New Home is on the next level. Shocking twists and turns, that what you thought you know isn’t as it seems.

You start off meeting Freya and Jack who have moved into their new home on a lovely street. She becomes firm friends with Emily next door, who has a daughter Thea. Emily’s husband Michael isn’t the typical suburban husband that everyone gets on with. Freya dislikes him and blames him when Emily and Thea disappear one night.

Freya seems to think the police are getting nowhere in their investigation as to the disappearance so takes matters into her own hands.

It’s a great plot that keeps you guessing, throughout. Freya wants to know the truth and won’t stop at anything. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this one. There was enough suspense to keep me hooked!

Thanks to Bookouture and Netgalley for the read.

Author Bio

Chris Merritt is a British author whose crime thrillers combine psychology, suspense, and characters you care about.

All his novels are set in London, where he lives. He began writing fiction in 2014, after previous careers as a diplomat, based in Iraq and Jerusalem, and later as a psychologist working with victims and perpetrators of crime. He specialised in treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), which sparked his interest in telling stories about how people cope when faced with extreme adversity.

Now, he spends most of his time writing novels and drinking coffee while *thinking* about writing novels. When he’s not writing, he loves climbing and playing basketball.

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