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Meet the neighbours from hell, in the gripping thriller that reviewers and readers describe as "fast-paced," "chilling," and "impossible to put down.”
When Jamie and Kirsty move into their first home together, they are full of optimism. The future, in which they plan to get married and start a family, is bright. The other residents of their building seem friendly too, including the Newtons, a married couple who welcome them to the building with open arms.
But then strange things start to happen. Dead rats are left on their doorstep. They hear disturbing noises, and much worse, in the night. After Jamie's best friend is injured in a horrific accident, Jamie and Kirsty find themselves targeted by a campaign of terror.
As they are driven to the edge of despair, Jamie vows to fight back—but he has no idea what he is really up against . . .
The Magpies is a gripping psychological thriller in which the monsters are not vampires or demons but the people who live next door. It is a nightmare that could happen to anyone.
Genre: Mystery
When Jamie and Kirsty move into their first home together, they are full of optimism. The future, in which they plan to get married and start a family, is bright. The other residents of their building seem friendly too, including the Newtons, a married couple who welcome them to the building with open arms.
But then strange things start to happen. Dead rats are left on their doorstep. They hear disturbing noises, and much worse, in the night. After Jamie's best friend is injured in a horrific accident, Jamie and Kirsty find themselves targeted by a campaign of terror.
As they are driven to the edge of despair, Jamie vows to fight back—but he has no idea what he is really up against . . .
The Magpies is a gripping psychological thriller in which the monsters are not vampires or demons but the people who live next door. It is a nightmare that could happen to anyone.
Genre: Mystery
Praise for this book
"The Magpies is absorbing, claustrophobic and terrifying. Read this book! Then get a top notch alarm system fitted in your house." - Helen Fitzgerald
"Mark Edwards achieves what other writers yearn for, by creating characters that genuinely feel like real people, individuals you know personallyand then puts them into the scariest of situations so that we cannot help but suffer with them. Edwards takes the places that should feel safe and subverts them, shifting the ground beneath our feet, until we’re left clinging to the book, hoping against hope for a positive conclusion. There’s something deeply unsettling about The Magpies and that’s exactly as it should be." - Elizabeth Haynes
"Mark Edwards achieves what other writers yearn for, by creating characters that genuinely feel like real people, individuals you know personallyand then puts them into the scariest of situations so that we cannot help but suffer with them. Edwards takes the places that should feel safe and subverts them, shifting the ground beneath our feet, until we’re left clinging to the book, hoping against hope for a positive conclusion. There’s something deeply unsettling about The Magpies and that’s exactly as it should be." - Elizabeth Haynes
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Used availability for Mark Edwards's The Magpies
Paperback Editions
November 2013 : USA Paperback
March 2013 : USA Paperback
Audio Editions
May 2016 : USA Audio CD

Title: The Magpies
Author(s): Mark Edwards
ISBN: 1-5113-3706-0 / 978-1-5113-3706-9 (USA edition)
Publisher: Bolinda/Brilliance audio
Availability: Amazon AU
February 2016 : USA Audio CD
February 2016 : USA Audio CD
October 2015 : USA Audio CD
September 2015 : USA MP3 CD
January 2014 : USA MP3 CD
December 2013 : USA Audio edition
December 2013 : Australia Audio edition
December 2013 : Canada Audio edition
December 2013 : UK Audio edition
Kindle Editions
September 2013 : USA, Australia, Canada, UK Kindle edition