Unfortunately I just couldn’t get into this book. I know that most suspense/thrillers are based on unspoken truths, lies, and deceptions, but this all just felt a little too contrived, and the plot all a little too convenient.

Despite that the story does ask the reader a lot about parenthood and family and the lengths we are willing to go to for our kin.

Thanks NetGalley and Penguin UK for a review copy.

A story about family dynamics and what happens when it all goes wrong... You keep blaming and suspecting everyone else but who is really capable... great story!

I have really enjoyed Claire Douglas' previous books and so was looking forward to starting this one. I wasn't disappointed - what a fantastic read, I couldn't put it down and read it so quickly in 24 hours. I think this is my favourite of hers so far.

A complex storyline with many twists and turns, secrets and lies, this kept me guessing right up to the end - with a very satisfying ending which I didn't see coming. Totally absorbing, excellently paced - the tension builds as the book progresses. I was totally hooked from the start to the end.

I would highly recommend this book to anyone who loves a psychological thriller. Can't wait for the next one!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, a nice tense and chilling plot, keeping you guessing throughout, right to the end! Looking for more reads written by Claire Douglas now!

A friend recommended I read Do Not Disturb as she couldn't put it down. I was pleasantly surprised at the plot line of the book as it's different to your standard psychological thriller which was nice. I found the story easy to read and the characters were engaging despite there being quite a lot to catch up with.
I didn't work out the twist, and thought it was a good way to spiral the plot. I did leave the end of the book with a few questions though about one of the characters.

Only 2* from me, as, I though this was an OK read, but, overall I found it disappointing.

A family move to Wales to open a B&B, leaving behind London and 'something terrible that happened there'. The book opens with a murder and then weaves a tale to conclusion. However, I found it slow and rambling - lots of small and unnecessary details on the B&B and little drama and suspense. The bit I did like, was the mother living with them, which added a different dimension. Plus, the way the illness of one of the characters was handled. It's just, overall, this is being marketed as a psychological thriller and it isn't, rather it's a family drama.

Thanks to netgalley and the publishers for the ARC in exchange for this honest review.

The book opens with a dramatic scene of a body at the bottom of the stairs before the story begins, with tension building from the outset and it never lets up.

Hoping to make a fresh start following past problems, Kirsty, her husband and two daughters move from the hustle and bustle of London, to open a guest house in the Breacon Beacons in Wales. The restore an old run down building along with Kirsty's mother, Carol, who as well as helping inevitably adds an extra heap of stress on the move. The locals are unfriendly to what they see as outsiders and a daily delivery of dead flowers do not help Kirsty feel welcome.

As the guest house opens, the first "guest' is Kirsty's cousin, Selena, and although they were once inseparable, they fell out at 18 and have not seen each other since. Joining Selena is her wheelchair bound daughter Ruby.

The guests arrive and the scene is quickly set for what looks to be a pretty standard murder mystery.

The book explores many themes, mental health figures in different forms along the the personal medical issues of various members of the extended family. Loss and bereavement figure heavily too.

There are a number of twists and reveals as each character looks to be responsible for the crime and the final reveal was actually quite unexpected.

An easy read and an enjoyable story which opens great questions about the morals of truth and secrets. .

I really enjoyed this book. Kirsty starts a new business venture with her mother. They renovate an old property and open a guesthouse. Various family members and friends come to stay and so it begins. Kirsty and Ruby have a history. There seems to be so many untruths between them all . There certainly was a lot going on and it was a challenge to keep up but worth it in the end. There were a few twists and turn and everyone seemed to be a suspect in a murder. It was a surprising ending - loved it.

It has been a dream of Kirsty's to own a Guesthouse at Brecon Beacons. Unfortunately, when her dream becomes a reality she recognises that she hasn't anticipated what hard work it will involve and how it will affect the privacy and normality of running her family. When relatives descend it comes to light how many secrets there are within the family. Kirsty frantically attempts to unravel the secrets and lies of her mother, her cousin Selena, her brother Nathan, her eldest daughter Amelia, her sister-in-law Julia and her niece Ruby. When there's a murder there are a lot of suspects and red herrings - perhaps too many. It was a slow read as the scene was set in the first half but the imagery fell a little short in describing the area. Kirsty's rambling thoughts got on my nerves a bit and I didn't quite understand enough about her husband. He seemed to be used as a prop and suspect and had little merit or substance. I was hoping it wouldn't turn into a ghost story when it became creepy or I would have crashed out. There seemed to be too many issues banded together and not thoroughly seen through. It read rather like an awkward whodunnit. I found the ending disappointing. It would spoil it for readers if I fully explained except to say I wasn't certain it was authentic. Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin UK Michael Joseph.

'Do Not Disturb' is about a family starting a new venture opening a B&B in Wales after a very tumultuous year in London. The concept of starting a new business is great on paper but when it becomes a reality the cracks begin to show. How do they keep their children safe when strangers are sharing their home every night? How do they keep their family unit strong when they are busy taking care of other families? It's not long before familiar faces from the families past begin to show up, but are they here to show their support or for something more sinister?

Claire Douglas is one of my new favourite authors so I was beyond excited when I got sent an ARC of her new novel 'Do Not Disturb'; I have to agree with many of the other reviews that it is not on the same level as her previous novel 'Last Seen Alive', however, in no way was I leaving feeling disappointed. It was still a phenomenal story and 'Last Seen Alive' is such a high bar to top.

What Douglas amazes me with in all her books is her ability to keep me guessing until the very end. 90% of the books I read are psychological, crime, thrillers so it's very difficult for authors to keep me guessing. I like to think I would make a great CSI as I can usually guess "who did it" and the twists pretty quick and easily but not when Douglas is concerned. Her books always catch me out and have me suspecting everybody. The amount of twists she manages to squeeze into a novel without it seeming like she is trying too hard or taking away from the flow and enjoyment of the plot is also mind boggling.

Thank you very much to Netgalley for a free ARC in return for an honest review.

would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for this frightening book

wow where to start..so much happens in this book with such a lot covered...and i dont want to give spoilers out...

starting again after getting over a traumatic event this family buy a old guest house with plans to do it up and open for business....
this story is based in wales with connections to cardiff...

and then murder happens whilst they have their first guests..was the killer one of them or an outsider...
plenty of red herrings a foot and one or two baddies and back stabbers around

but a compelling story of family life and how it can get out of control

will be keeping an eye out for more of this authors work

Do Not Disturb hooked me straight away.
Kirsty, Adrian and their family buy and move into the Old Rectory and open up a guest house, however mysterious things start to happen, what have the family let themselves in for.
Another great book by Claire Douglas I loved it.

There are lots of suspects in this book and the opening revelation draws the reader in. It switches to the events leading up to the shocking discovery and then the aftermath of such a tragedy. I found the characters not particularly convincing or likable. I guessed the truth about Ruby's illness and found the ending very unsatisfactory. Fans of the author won't be disappointed, but I'm afraid I was

Kirsty and Adrian have moved, with their two children, from London, to set up a B&B in Wales with Kirsty’s mum. It is hard work; harder than Kirsty anticipated it would be. But it becomes more so with the arrival of Selena, Kirsty’s cousin, whom she has not seen for many years. Is Selena still the trouble-maker she was back when she was a teenager? Has she changed? Can she be trusted?
A well-written domestic noir thriller which had me hooked from the outset and wanting to know more about Adrian’s background, why is he so quiet? And what exactly happened between Selena and Kirsty 17 years ago and will matters be any better now? How will matters resolve for Kirsty and her family?
Thank you to NetGalley for a Kindle copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Having previously read "Local Girl Missing" by Claire Douglas I couldn't wait to get my hands on "Do Not Disturb" and I really was not disappointed. I was quickly reeled into a fast paced and somewhat disturbing story that I could not put down.

Kirsty and Adrian have swapped a busy and stressful life to set up their dream home in the form of a B&B in the idyllic Welsh mountains. However, the stress-free life that they were anticipating quickly falls out of their grasp and they are left in the midst of a nightmare. Their two young daughters are finding the move difficult and Kirsty is forced to face the past when her troublesome cousin Serena appears with her daughter Ruby. Kirsty is sure that Serena is hiding something that is potentially putting everyone's lives in danger, but how can she broach the subject after only having made up with Serena after a rift of over a decade.

"Do not disturb" is full of twists and turns and at times I thought I had the story well and truly sussed but in fact I was always wrong. The twist in the middle especially put all of the theories that I had to bed and the ending was just completely mind blowing. I also was intrigued by the issues raised within the book especially Serena's relationship and treatment of Ruby.

I absolutely loved this book and could not rate it enough.

Ohhh but one last thing ... I'm still disturbed by that creepy doll that Kirsty's daughter found. Someone make her get rid of it!

This was a fantastic story which I read in two days - I was completely gripped by it and loved the twisty ending. The backdrop of the brooding Welsh mountains was perfect and the characters believable - highly recommended.

I can’t actually summarize this because it would take away from the book…

In the very first scene of the book, Kirsty, our main character discovers her mom discovering a body in her new house/guesthouse in Wales.

The book then takes us a few months before. Half the book takes us back to before that first scene.
I actually really liked that because it made me wonder and guess so many things. the family drama was pretty on point and so layered. I enjoyed getting the information piece by piece.

However, I didn’t really click with the characters and I had trouble getting through the book.
I didn’t really like the main character in particular…
I was also disappointed by the ending…
Still, this was somewhat enjoyable.

The idea behind this book was a good one, a murder in a claustrophobic guest house with a captive audience of possible killers.
However the story was distracted by the 'back story' between Selena and the main character, references made to a 'question' and a 'lie' etc lead to nothing that interesting or intriguing and was a bit pointless. As was the red herrings left by the locals - I would have much preferred them to have been part of the story as they lead towards a possible ghost story and dark history of the house which I think I would have enjoyed more than the psychological family narrative (which wasn't that satisfying).
Also the main character's anxiety was too annoying to really side with her and her investigations.
The discovery of the real killer felt a bit silly, an innocent accident after all - as if the none of the suspects had enough passion or motive to kill Selena - so why were we reading this story in the first place?
Also I really disagreed with the decision to not tell Ruby's new parents that she didn't kill her mother.
Sorry, not for me!

3.5 stars

"Running a guesthouse is harder work than we imagined. And that's before one of our guests decided to murder another."

A couple (Kirsty and Adrian) decide that, following an incident in London, they will move with their young daughters to a small village in Wales to run a guesthouse. The idea is that they will escape the city and its stresses, but of course, they don't count on things being even more difficult in their new setting....

I have seen that a lot of people have compared this book to the style of Agatha Christie, but it read more like a Liane Moriarty to me in terms of structure - that is, revealing events referred to and then going back and forward in time to either side of the incident.

As a mystery reader, there is something so satisfying about guessing plot points before they are revealed officially to the reader. In several cases here, however, those plot points were guessed very early-on. There was one particular mystery that I guessed 19% of my way into the book - I searched for a relevant word and of course found several mentions of that in the tail end of the book. That ruined things slightly for me. I like to work a bit harder to uncover a book's secrets. Several of the twists were also a bit of a stretch.

Having said that, while the books started a little slowly, at approximately 54% of the way through, it absolutely rocketed towards its conclusion. Sufficiently creepy and has a good sense of build in the latter half of the novel.

With thanks to NetGalley, Penguin Michael Joseph and Claire Douglas for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I loved the setting and like exploring other countries through books. When opening your home to guests there are a lot of things to consider, things that Kirstie did not take into account. I loved most of the characters as well as the story line. I also enjoyed the twist that Selena brought to the story. I think this story was nicely written and enjoyed all the twists that Claire brought to us. This was great entertaining reading.