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Pearse, Lesley, 1945-

The house across the street / Lesley Pearse. - London : Michael Joseph, 2018. - 337 pages ; 24 cm

Twenty-three year old Katy Speed is fascinated by the house across the street. The woman who lives there, Gloria, is the most glamorous neighbour on the avenue, owning a fashionable dress shop in Bexhill-on-Sea. But who is the woman who arrives in the black car most Saturdays while Gloria is at work? Sometimes she brings women to the house, other times they have children. Hilda, Katy's mother, disapproves of Gloria. She wonders if these mysterious visitors have just been released from prison. Is Gloria secretly bringing criminals, or worse, into the heart of the community? Then one night, the house burns down. In the wreckage, the bodies of Gloria and her daughter are found. Katy is sure the unexplained visitors must be responsible until her father is arrested and charged with murder. Have the police arrested the correct person? Are the rest of the street safe? Can Katy find the truth before it's too late?

ISBN: 9780718189259 0718189248 9780718189242 0718189256

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB8C3535 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 018931596 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Family violence--Fiction.
Neighbors--Fiction.
Families--Fiction.
Murder--Fiction.
Arson investigation--Investigation--Fiction.
Secrecy--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Domestic fiction
Thrillers (Fiction).
Historical fiction.

Dewey Class. No.: 823.92