2019 ILP John Creasey First Novel (shortlist)
From the author of PLAYDATE, streaming soon as THE STOLEN GIRL, a major Disney+ series!
'Unsettling, layered, bold, unpredictable, dark. EXCELLENT' Will Dean, author of Dark Pines
'Grips like a vice... REMARKABLE' Crime Time
Everyone has secrets. Even those who seem to be perfect...
On a rainy October evening, Cecilia Wilborg – loving wife, devoted mother, tennis club regular – is waiting for her kids to finish their swimming lesson. It's been a long day. She can almost taste the crisp, cold glass of Chablis she'll pour for herself once the girls are tucked up in bed.
But what Cecilia doesn't know, is that this is the last time life will feel normal. Tonight she'll be asked to drop a little boy home; a simple favour that will threaten to expose her deepest, darkest secret...
A brilliant,twisty psychological thriller that's perfect for fans of The Housemaid.
'STUNNING... Intricate and twisted with dark secrets emerging at every turn' ALEXANDRA BURT, author of Sunday Times bestseller Little Girl Gone
'Heartbreaking and HEAD-SPINNING' MARY TORJUSSEN, author of Gone Without a Trace
Genre: Mystery
'Unsettling, layered, bold, unpredictable, dark. EXCELLENT' Will Dean, author of Dark Pines
'Grips like a vice... REMARKABLE' Crime Time
Everyone has secrets. Even those who seem to be perfect...
On a rainy October evening, Cecilia Wilborg – loving wife, devoted mother, tennis club regular – is waiting for her kids to finish their swimming lesson. It's been a long day. She can almost taste the crisp, cold glass of Chablis she'll pour for herself once the girls are tucked up in bed.
But what Cecilia doesn't know, is that this is the last time life will feel normal. Tonight she'll be asked to drop a little boy home; a simple favour that will threaten to expose her deepest, darkest secret...
A brilliant,twisty psychological thriller that's perfect for fans of The Housemaid.
'STUNNING... Intricate and twisted with dark secrets emerging at every turn' ALEXANDRA BURT, author of Sunday Times bestseller Little Girl Gone
'Heartbreaking and HEAD-SPINNING' MARY TORJUSSEN, author of Gone Without a Trace
Genre: Mystery
Praise for this book
"The Boy at the Door is a stunning debut! Alex Dahl has crafted an extraordinary plot; intricate and twisted with dark secrets emerging at every turn." - Alexandra Burt
"Suspenseful, vivid, and ice-cold, The Boy at the Door deftly shows that things are always messier than they appear." - Kristen Lepionka
"Scandi Noir at its best...Atmospheric and beautifully written...combines complex and believable characters with a heart-breaking and head-spinning plot." - Mary Torjussen
"Suspenseful, vivid, and ice-cold, The Boy at the Door deftly shows that things are always messier than they appear." - Kristen Lepionka
"Scandi Noir at its best...Atmospheric and beautifully written...combines complex and believable characters with a heart-breaking and head-spinning plot." - Mary Torjussen
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