{"title":"Crime \u0026 Thriller Fiction","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781405978972","title":"The Family Friend by Douglas, Claire","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Douglas, Claire\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eCrime \u0026amp; mystery\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 2 July 2026 by Penguin Books Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 400 pages\u003cbr\u003e128 x 197 x 29 | 274g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE NAIL-BITING NEW THRILLER FROM THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'A chilling story of legacy, memory and buried evil. I was absorbed from the first to last page.' ELLY GRIFFITHS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Claire Douglas is a class act - she never, ever disappoints' LISA JEWELL  When Imogen inherits a country house near Bath, she thinks it's a mistake. 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Each one is more inventive than the last' Shari Lapena'Anthony Horowitz is a national treasure' Ragnar Jónasson Richmond Upon Thames is one of the most desirable areas to live in London. And Riverview Close - a quiet, gated community “ seems to offer its inhabitants the perfect life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt least it does until Giles Kenworthy moves in with his wife and noisy children, his four gas-guzzling cars, his loud parties and his plans for a new swimming pool in his garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis neighbours all have a reason to hate him and are soon up in arms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Kenworthy is shot dead with a crossbow bolt through his neck, all of them come under suspicion and his murder opens the door to lies, deception and further death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe police are baffled. Reluctantly, they call in former Detective Daniel Hawthorne. 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Starred Booklist˜An exceedingly entertaining and inventive mixture of humour and suspense.' Wall Street Journal'Gloriously artificial, improbable, and ingenious. Fans of both versions of Horowitz will rejoice.' 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