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  • The Safe House

  • By: Louise Mumford
  • Narrated by: Julia Bird
  • Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
  • 3.5 out of 5 stars (2 ratings)

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Summary

She told you the house would keep you safe. She lied.

Esther is safe in the house. For sixteen years, she and her mother have lived off the grid, protected from the dangers of the outside world. For sixteen years, Esther has never seen another single soul.

Until today.

Today there’s a man outside the house. A man who knows Esther’s name, and who proves that her mother’s claims about the outside world are false. A man who is telling Esther that she’s been living a lie.

Is her mother keeping Esther safe – or keeping her prisoner?

‘Gripping, tense and thought-provoking… I raced through it.’ Catherine Cooper, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Chalet

‘Unearths the depths of a mother's love… Compelling.’ Eve Smith, author of The Waiting Rooms

‘A terrifyingly sharp thriller.’ Victoria Dowd, author of The Smart Woman's Guide to Murder

‘Chilling and compelling.’ Vikki Patis, author of Return to Blackwater House

©2022 Louise Mumford (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers

Critic reviews

‘Perfectly realised.’ Trevor Wood, Dagger award-winning author of The Man on the Street

‘Tense, claustrophobic and oh-so addictive.’ Penny Batchelor, author of My Perfect Sister

‘A compulsive and tightly woven thriller that deftly illustrates the chilling lengths a mother will go to protect her child.’ Karin Nordin, author of Last One Alive

‘The Safe House is a captivating and distinctive thriller that explores the terrifying dangers of a mother's distorted love.’ Sarah Clarke, author of A Mother Never Lies

Praise for SLEEPLESS:

‘The Circle meets Black Mirror in a thrilling, plausible and gripping debut. Frighteningly inventive.’ John Marrs, bestselling author of The One

‘A twisty, action-packed plot make this intriguing thriller unputdownable.’ Roz Watkins, author of the DI Meg Dalton series

'A brilliantly original premise which is horrifyingly believable – one for insomniacs everywhere.’ Catherine Cooper, author of The Chalet

‘An original and action-packed thriller, with a perfectly unnerving premise that hooked me from the start.’ Philippa East, author of Little White Lies

‘A complex, clever novel with memorable characters and a dash of sci-fi. A truly gripping rollercoaster ride through a dark, dystopian land.’ Vikki Patis, author of Girl, Lost

'A tense, unsettling psychological thriller that’ll leave you wondering if there’s something more behind your own sleepless nights!' Karin Nordin, author of Where Ravens Roost

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