A Stirring Cast….
Cleverly blending fictional characters and true crime this is a tale based upon the notorious Rillington Place murders. An edge of seat read from first to last page this is well done indeed with a stirring cast and tense, chilling storytelling both dark and disturbing. A pacy page turner.

I really enjoyed this book. It was a great storyline with excellent characters. I would highly recommend this book as it was a great read.

This is a very well written work of fiction, based on the serial killer John Christie, who was hanged for his multiple crimes in 1953.
It is atmospheric, very creepy, and brutal. The characters of Queenie the nightclub singer, her naive friend Joy, and the various others who inhabit the seedy side of the club scene in post-war London are really strongly drawn, and all too believable.
The story hooks the reader in from the first page, and keeps you in a state of nervous dread till the last page.
I will look out for more of this author’s work.
My thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for my advance copy of this title.

I always love a good thriller with lots of twist and turns and I must say that "The girl at my door" by author Rebecca Griffiths is one such page turning thriller. This is my first ever book that I have read by this author to be honest and a one, I'm glad I read.

Based on the real life notorious serial killer, John Reginald Christie of 10 Rillington place, under whose silent filthy prying eyes, two friends Queenie and Joy are struggling to make a bright future for themselves after the second world war in the year 1949. But when betrayal strikes their friendship, leaving their lives shattered and friendship broken. Will Queenie risking her bright future and turn to the only man who can help her with no clue of what lies behind the closed door of 10 Rillington place and will Christie risk everything for his pry?

The book is a good blend of a real life crime story along with fictional characters. The characters are a mixture of strong and likeable to creepy and shadowy. The book also give us a glimpse of the world where homosexuality and abortions were considered a taboo. The author has used a very rhythmic tone in her writing which for me personally, made it all the more interesting as well as creepy at times. I also liked the fact that the author retold the story of Christie, which i' m sure most of us were not all at aware of. The only thing that did not work for me was that the book was quite heavy on the descriptive part, but with a gripping plot like that, it was something that I was willing to overlook totally.

Will I recommend this book? Yes, if you are someone who likes a creepy thriller, then this is the book to watch out for.

A big thank you to Netgalley, Bookouture and the author for an ARC.

My Recommendation ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“The Girl at My Door”
by Rebecca Griffiths

Unsuspecting Women Beware of the Little Man Lurking in the Shadows

With a woman's stocking tucked into his coat pocket, industrial cleaner as a distinct essence and a Trilby hat pulled low over his brow, John Reginald Halliday Christie crept around post-WWII London in soft-sole shoes casing-out his female victims.

Rebecca Griffin's historical fiction, “The Girl at My Door,” chills as it explores the killing rampage of the Notting Hill strangler and necrophiliac, Christie, who was finally convicted in 1953 and hung for of the deaths of at least eight women, including his wife.

“The Girl at My Door” dramatizes how Christie presented himself as a former medical student so that he could convince unwed mother's to come to him for illegal abortions—then molest and kill them. He also used the guise of a police officer while wearing a fake uniform to follow potential victims.

All of these were ruses that the serial killer, Christie, used as he carefully plotted his years of violence on the streets of North London. “Girls” is a page-turning quick read about a lesser known Jack the Ripper 60-years after the first’s reign of terror.

Griffith' draws compelling characters in Joy, Queenie and Terrence in this novel that will take you through a range of emotions. That's a sign of a great read. It's also based on a real person—John Reginald Halliday Christie—a creepy, scary individual who made the streets of London a very dangerous place for women during the late 1940s and early 1950s.

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The Book Maven’s Journal—Reviews for Word Connoisseurs
REVIEWER: J. Hunt
STAR RATING ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“The Girl at My Door”
by Rebecca Griffiths
Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers | Historical Fiction |
Publication Date: 22 September 2021
Publisher: Bookouture an imprint of Storyfire, Ltd.


My Sincerest Appreciation to NetGalley, Author Rebecca Griffiths, and Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire, Ltd., for Providing this Advance Reader's Copy for Review.

Thank you so much Bookouture and NetGalley for this amazing story!

The Girl at My Door is based on true events and honestly I haven't read a book.this good in awhile.
I absolutely loved this book. It was hard to put down as it drew me in immediately and I wanted to know more and more.
The character depth was amazing! I loved how strong these characters were.
This was one of those books that sucked me in from the beginning and didn’t let go until I finished! I thought it was well written, with absolutely flawlessly done characters, and absolutely unputdownable. It had so many fun twists & turns. The storyline was brilliant and fascinating you won't want to miss this novel!

I will post to my platforms closer to pub date!

A work of fiction featuring the real-life British serial killer, John Christie, who lived at 10, Rillington Place in London, “The Girl At My Door” is a page-turning thriller that will leave you breathless.
Author Rebecca Griffiths creates an evocative postwar world of the late 40s, when rationing and bomb-sites were still an everyday reality for the people of London. The book draws you into an irresistible world of seedy bars, hardship and prostitution, a time when homosexuality and abortion were still illegal.
The riveting and unsettling portrayal of Christie is pivotal to the book, but this is very much Queenie’s story, and we get a vivid portrait of a woman driven to desperate measures. The characters are mostly likeable and well-drawn, but Charles Gilchrist feels less well realised; he isn’t as interesting as the other characters and seems very much like a cypher, there to fulfil a particular role and no more. This doesn’t spoil the story in any way though.
This isn’t the kind of story I usually read but after about five chapters, I was completely hooked. It’s a pacy read that doesn’t let you become bored. It is brutal, tense and sexy, and an absolute stunner.

the Girl at My Door by Rebecca Griffiths

What an amazing read !
The author has taken the history of a notorious killer John Christie and turned the events into a historical thriller that had you on the edge of your seat. It is tense and creepy as you are just waiting for him to turn on one of the main characters , some you loved and others not so much.
This title is the sort that makes you keep wanting to read on all night. This definitely is a must read.
Brilliant.

"London, 1949. On the dark streets of Soho, a killer is waiting in the shadows. Inspired by the true crime story of the Rillington Place murders comes a chilling re-telling of one of Britain’s most infamous serial killers."

Can I give more than 5 stars?? WOW, WOW, WOW, what did I just read?

I went into this one blind and I am so glad I did. This book deserves major recognition . The Girl at My Door, is going to be an instant hit. Rebecca Griffiths, you had an incredible talent for writing and I am blown away with what I have just read.

Right from the start I was easily pulled in. This book is all sorts of creepy that will have your imagination running wild! I absolutely loved that this was based on a true story, it made it that much more intriguing. I did not want this book to end and I just want so much more! Give me more!

After concluding, I had to jump on google to literally search every article on the Rillington Place murders. I will shout it from the rooftops, go pre order your copy of The Girl at My Door, you do not want to miss this one!

This book was about John Reginald Christie
He was an ordinary man and he had entertained Queenie and her band
He enjoyed Joy it was a secret he had
But Queenie didn’t like this as she had always like him
I had an ARC

OMG what a reading this was , right from the very start it give me everything that I love in a historical thriller or just a thriller in general ,dark, creepy and will make you stay in your set just to read. I do have to say that this is my first time reading anything by this author and if this one is anything to go by ,I'll be checking her other ones out when I can. Other big win for this story was the fact that she based it on an actual true crime and serial killer of that time , ( which for those who don't know me , I love reading things that have to do about true crime or serial killers) and since I didn't know anything about that case or about the actual killer himself I had to look him up ( side note if you to know about him here is the link to read up about him which helped bring him even more to life : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Christie_(serial_killer) ) .I loved was how the author pulled her story off , and made you feel sorry for the characters because they couldn't be true to themselves. And then there was the ones that you couldn't stand or even like , and lets not forget the ones that watched and planned from the shadows which also give the story the creepiness right up to the very end of the story.

Inspired by the true crime story of the Rillington Place murders comes a chilling re-telling of one of Britain’s most infamous serial killers. WOW, WOW, WOW. I absolutely loved this book. It completely blew my mind and I have not been able to stop thinking about it since I finished reading it! I devoured this in one sitting… Magnificent. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️