The House Across the Street Synopsis
THE ENTHRALLING NEW NOVEL FROM 10 MILLION COPY & NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR LESLEY PEARSE
Is there a murderer across the street? It's 1964 and twenty-three-year-old Katy Speed is fascinated by glamorous Gloria and the goings-on at her house over the road.
Who are the mysterious women that keep coming and going in the strange black car?
Then one night, Gloria's house burns to the ground. Bodies are found in the wreckage.
And Katy's horror turns to disbelief when her own father is arrested and charged with murder.
Determined to prove his innocence, Katy sets out to uncover the truth about the mysterious house across the street and find the real murderer. But that means risking her own life . . .
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9781405935371 |
| Publication date: |
2nd May 2019 |
| Author: |
Lesley Pearse |
| Publisher: |
Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pagination: |
351 pages |
| Primary Genre |
Historical Fiction
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Lesley Pearse Press Reviews
Evocative, multi-faceted and sometimes disturbing, a story that grips from first page to last. - Lancashire Post
Gripping. - Hello
Deservedly one of the world's favourite story tellers . . . You simply have to keep turning the pages to find out what happens next. - MyWeekly
Evocative, compelling, told from the heart - Sunday Express
Glorious, heartwarming - Woman & Home
A narrative that gallops along, this is quintessential Pearse that will delight her army of readers - Daily Mail
Heart-warming and evocative, a real delight to read - Sun
Praise for Lesley Pearse: - -
Evocative, compelling, told from the heart - Sunday Express
A narrative that gallops along, this is quintessential Pearse that will delight her army of readers - Daily Mail
Gripping - Hello
Glorious, heartwarming - Woman & Home
Heart-warming and evocative, a real delight to read - Sun
Deservedly one of the world's favourite story tellers . . . You simply have to keep turning the pages to find out what happens next - MyWeekly
Praise for Lesley Pearse - -
The Hot List - Inside Soap
An evocative and nostalgic novel from one of the UK's most prolific, best-selling authors - CultureFly
A heartbreaking and intensely human story that twists, turns and grips from first page to last . . . - Lancashire Post
A deeply evocative read - Woman Magazine
Lesley Pearse is on top form with her latest novel The House Across The Street - Choice
5 - *
* - A gripping read set in the 1960s. The story becomes a full-blown mystery that will leave Katy's life in danger, and the search for answers drives this engaging combination of thriller and drama
The People's Friend - Lesley Pearse brilliantly captures the era . . . Emotional and moving, The House Across The Street is storytelling at its best, filled with characters you will care passionately about -- Anne Cater
Daily Express - Pearse has written another pacy novel, steeped in 1960s authenticity and driven by lovable - and love to hate - characters. But at the heart of the book lies a powerful message which stays with you long after you've finished reading
Sunday Express - Fab in Fiction feature
Woman's Way - A gripping new novel
Yours - A gripping novel . . . will have you up all night guessing what happens next
My Weekly - 5
* - *
Truly shocking - Fab New 5 Star Fiction, Heat
