A disturbing psychological thriller.
Lana and her husband Roman have moved from the city to the Oxfordshire countryside , living in an exclusive community.
Lana is uneasy and knows all is it not as it first appears with her new neighbours.
There are plenty of twists and turns throughout and secrets to be unearthed in more ways than one!
The writing is of the usual calibre I have come to expect from Tony Parsons, the story at times did seem a little far fetched but I still found it an enjoyable read.

Thanks to NetGalley and Random House UK.

Lana and Roman have recently left the city, for the green hills of Oxfordshire. Pretty soon Lana starts feeling like her perfect neighbours aren't all they seem to be and she also is starting to wonder about the family that died in their new home....

This book is really a bit of a slow burning psychological thriller... I'm curious as to Lana's discoveries and what secrets she's going to uncover. Her husband though, is not wanting to question their neighbours, and he acts a bit suspicious too.

There are quite a few side stories/mysteries to keep you guessing and turning the pages, but in the end, I felt some of the plot twists were really far fetched....also the ending was pretty crazy and then very abrupt. I also wish we got some more information about what happened to Lana and Roman in the city and the aftermath of that.

If you enjoy lighter, but still a bit of crazy with your thrillers, you may enjoy this one.

Roman & Lana Wade move home after a traumatic event leaves them feeling unsafe. The Gardens seems perfect, small, neighbours who know each other, private security, what could possibly be better. But nothing is ever as perfect as it seems. When Lana discovers what happened to their new home's previous owners, and that Roman knew and didn't tell her, she begins to look beneath the surface and see what else has been hidden from her.
Lana doesn't like what she finds, it's clear to her that her new neighbours are not what they seem, but making herself heard could put her marriage and her life in danger. Just what will she risk to uncover the truth.
Brilliantly written, told from the viewpoints of Lana and Roman it's full of twists and turns, I found myself constantly torn and changing my mind on what I believed, with a dramatic ending that had me holding my breath.

A great story with so many twists, was left wanting more from the ending so no full closure but still very enjoyable

Tony Parsons does it again with a remarkable story of affluent families in a gorgeous suburb that truly hold the cards close to their chests and hide some very unattractive truths.

Tony Parsons is a great story teller. He revels in leading you down one path, some much so that you don't even realise, then bam, a plot twist punches you in the face. The People Next Door is no different. It starts with Lana and Roman, who are starting a new life on Oxfordshire, in what seems to be the perfect neighbourhood. But what is hiding behind the perfect doors of their neighbours? In fact, what is hiding behind the doors of their own house?

The People Next Door will have you hooked. It pulls no punches and throws everything at you, you'll be shocked, outraged and everything in between!

For the first three quarters of this book I was completely hooked. It had a disturbing sense of unease and you were questioning everything. The characters were both reassuringly familiar and somehow sinister and yet it worked. You felt yourself questioning everything and everyone just as Lana comes to do and reveals about the characters were gradually dropped in to keep you reeled in. Friendships were both offered and lost and relationships were unravelling.
However, the novel did lose me in the last part of the book; the conclusion was so abrupt that I looked back to check that I hadn't somehow missed a chunk and the characters lost the realism that had made them so captivating. What had seemed scarily possible became somewhat surreal.
There was much to like in this book but for me it lost something in its conclusion which was a shame as I had thought it was going to be a 5 star read for me.

Loved the story of Lana and Roman who after being burgled in the city have started a new life in the countryside in the Cotswold in a place called the gardens. What should have been a lovely new start turns out to be a nightmare with all the neighbours having secrets. Lana starts to have doubts about the idyllic setting and her neighbours she fears are planning something. The only friend she has is Sandy who was Lana's mentor and dear friend who is concerned for her.
Great book with lots of twists and turns you will not be disappointed.
Would highly recommend.
Thanks to NetGalley for a advanced copy.

Oh my gosh, I can't tell you how disappointed I am after finishing this. I am a huge fan of Tony Parsons' books and have enjoyed a few of them but this just didn't do it for me in any way, shape or form and for that, I am extremely sad.

I couldn't get into the plot ... it seemed to drone on and without much of a purpose, little excitement or thrills. I couldn't get into the characters .. I found them quite one-dimensional and boring and whilst I don't usually have a problem with suspending reality when reading thrillers, let's face it if you can't do that in a fiction book when can you, but this was just a tad OTT even for me and don't even get me started on the ending!

As I said, I am extremely sad to be so negative about this book but I certainly won't stop eagerly waiting for Tony Parson's next instalment and, if other reviews of The People Next Door are anything to go by, I am in the minority with this one so I urge you to give it a go.

Many thanks to Random House UK / Cornerstone and NetGalley for my copy in return for an honest, unbiased and unedited review.

Lana knows the neighbourhood she moved to isn’t right… or is Lara the one that isn’t right……

Read this book to found out, and you won’t be disappointed!

Twists, and turns with the darkest of secrets. A twist like no other

I’m a sucker for a good thriller, and there were elements of this novel that were great. It was certainly readable, and there’s nothing to dislike in the main character of Lana. I particularly liked her friend Sandy- it’s a shame there wasn’t more of him in the novel to be honest.

You have to really REALLY suspend your disbelief in this one though. For starters, I’m not sure if the writer has ever visited an English village, but ‘The Gardens’ certainly doesn’t bear any resemblance to any English village I’ve ever visited! It’s apparently barely a village as it only has a couple of streets of shops…. Tell that to the village I live in - one pub, no shop! This village is certainly more of a small town, with its plural eating spots and Secondary School - oh, and don’t forget the heavily demonised council estate and the Yurt village where the local druggie lives. Bizarre.

The plot also heavily centres around a family of foxes who apparently scream but definitely aren’t mating. They also howl at odd moments and can be seen cavorting around in the empty swimming pool at all times of day and night. They are more like pets than wild animals to be honest. Oh, and the swimming pool - where Lana happily lounges, and even falls drowsily to sleep - in OCTOBER.

It might seem nit picky, and the story is all about end-of-the-world preppers, and does refer to Climate Change, but there were just too many incidences that required too much stretching of my imagination.

Then you have Lana, who for the first third of the novel is seldom seen without her faithful Leoubé - I’m not sure why the name of the wine had to be mentioned so frequently - and complains of being too tipsy just a page before she completely soberly drives her friend to the railway station.

I don’t think I have ever made so many notes in the margins of a book before. There were many other plot points and details that I have not mentioned here that I found equally frustrating! However, if you can see past these elements and enjoy a thriller this may be for you.

I could not stop reading - it is totally unputdownable! So much tension that at the end of each chapeter I just had to read one more and one more and then one more. First rate read

🌟🌟🌟🌟 4/5 star read!

My first Tony Parsons book and it most certainly won't be my last as The People Next Door had me gripped from beginning to end.

Synopsis: "Lana and Roman Wade have fled the city for a little corner of paradise, exchanging their flat with its unhappy memories for a small honey-coloured house among the rolling green hills of Oxfordshire. Their new home, set in a residential Close known as The Gardens, is their dream and their new neighbours are charming. So why is Lana feeling so uneasy?"

Don't go into the book knowing more than that! Switching between the POVs of Lana and Roman this plays on a lot of thriller tropes I love, unreliable narrators, suspicious neighbours who are not all they seem (or are they?), and lots of creepy twists and turns that had me guessing until the very end.

I loved Lana as the main character you were kept guessing about whether she was seriously losing her mind or being gaslit by those around her!? At times the plot could be considered far fetched but I loved it and went with it and enjoyed this wild ride of a read.

If you are looking for a chilling, disturbing psychological thriller, definitely check this out!

** Thanks to NetGalley for an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review ***

Finishing this book last night, I was left musing about how I felt about the book. It was definitely addictive reading and kept me hooked. The parts which left me wondering, were, I felt, a little too far-fetched.
The plot is intriguing and full of twists and turns, that had my loyalty flicking between characters, both equally compelling narrators. The author cleverly flips the readers perceptions of characters as the story progresses.
My favourite character was Sandy, Lana’s photography mentor, whose loyalties and support were solid and unwavering. The house they moved to, in The Gardens, felt full of mystery and long-held secrets & mysteries. The ending left me thinking long after I finished.
An enjoyable, unusual & mysterious read.

I love Tony Parsons' work, especially his earlier books so I was looking forward to this one.
I didn't find it quite on par with those but it was still a very enjoyable read.
I even found myself wondering if I'd got it right all along so the twist , when it came, was very satisfying.
Many thanks for a good weekend's entertainment.

I thought this was okay, not great. It would probably be better suited as a movie rather than a book. It was all a little over the top for me and I wasn't a big fan of the ending.

Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC without obligation.

I’m afraid I struggled with this book. It’s narrated by Lana, a photographer, who moves to the Cotswolds with her doctor husband, Roman.
It appears to be an idyllic setting, but, Lana immediately feels uneasy about the neighbours.

I found the writing clunky, which was a surprise, as I’ve enjoyed this author’s previous books. It is worth sticking with, as it’s tied up at the end, but, I almost gave up a few times.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the opportunity to preview, just, not one for me.

Lana and Roman Wade have fled the city for a little corner of paradise, exchanging their flat with it's unhappy memories for a small hone-coloured house among the rolling green hills of Oxfordshire. Their new home, set in the residential close known as The Gardens, is their dream and their new neighbours are charming. So why is Lana feeling uneasy? Lana and Roman may seem like an attractive, popular couple. But they also have a secret; a secret buried in the life they left behind, a secret they shared with no one.

Even though I thought this story was a bit far fetched, I still enjoyed it. Lana and Roman move to Oxfordshire after a terrifying experience at their old home. I wasn't keen on any of the characters. But things weren't ideal at their new home either. There seems to be secrets behind everyone of their new neighbours. There's a few twist and turns. I also felt the ending was a bit rushed.

I would like to thank #NetGalley #RandomHouseUK and the author #TonyParsons for my ARC of #ThePeopleNextDoor in exchange for an honest review.

What a disappointment this book was. The first half was really gripping and well written, and I was looking forward to reading how the plot would be resolved. Unfortunately it became quite unbelievable and left me feeling quite cheated.

I usually enjoy Tony Parsons books, and this one started well. A couple relocating to the Cotswold countryside from London to escape a bad experience in London. The book keeps us guessing as to exactly what happened until well into the book. It soon transpires that their new location is not as it seems on the surface, and that the grass definitely isn't always greener .....
However half way into the book the plot became so ludicrous I began to lose interest. I managed to persevere to the end but felt badly let down after a promising start. Just so far fetched that I couldn't take it seriously.