Someone In The Attic, Andrea Mara

A video surfaces of a man, dropping from your attic, prowling round your home. Across town a man drops from another attack, a woman is dead moments later. Who is creeping about in the dark? Can you trust anyone?

I could not put this down. I was genuinely unsettled and absolutely breathless racing through this creeping thriller. A big fan of No-one Saw A Thing I was really pleased that this retains all the same disturbing thrills. Excellent.

Bloody hell why did I read this on my own staring up at the ceiling!! This was a seriously creepy book, not a horror but a psychological thriller which preyed on my nerves!
I loved the dysfunctional families element, we are most of us living in one of these. I also loved the suburban creepiness, they thought they were in a safe place but someone wanted revenge. Also the Irish setting I always love.
The kids, these bloody poor kids, why do the adults put them through it!
I did love the epilogue, wound everything up nicely.

I've always felt this author writes excellent thrillers but she writes the best for the creep factor too! And this one definitely has creep factor! Honestly I was truly delighted to not have an attic hatch in my house while reading this one!

The story moves along at a decent pace but is very character heavy with flashbacks and a secondary sub-plot based on a whole other continent so you do need your wits about you!

Overall, a creepy thriller that I definitely recommend.

I’ve really enjoyed Andrea Mara’s previous books however I found it took me quite a while to engage with this one. It’s a brilliant premise with Julia moving back to Dublin after some family troubles in America, the gated community she’s in should feel safe but with videos being posted online of the inside of her house and her son complaining he can hear someone in the attic things are very unsettled. I don’t know why this didn’t grab me until nearer the end, the characters were ok but maybe a bit bland or maybe I just didn’t engage well with them? The gated community and tragedy from her past added well to the plot and the revelations as to what had happened and why played out really well and it had an excellent conclusion. 7/10

Andrea has done it again and this time, she has turned the dial way up on the creepy factor and it was bone-chillingly brilliant! I got to about 40% and was eyeballing my attic on my way to bed. At one point I was convinced I had it worked out but no: the twists were flawless. The pace was perfect, fast without being rushed and the twisty plot had me hooked - I finished the book within 24 hours. It’s possibly my favourite of Andrea’s so far - definitely more creepy than her last three. A fantastic and addictive read!

Who can you trust when you've been abroad for almost two decades and the house you've only been living in for a few weeks seems haunted? Of course, it is not exactly haunted, but indeed... there seems to be something going on with a man wearing a balaclava and coming from your loft.

Julia has her two children to think of, but no one to rely on apart from her ex-husband who moved back to Ireland with her. But even he seems to be weird and evasive. And then there are the neighbors, an old friend, and her housekeeper but Julia is rather unsure what to make of all these people. Who can she turn to if needs must?

There were several storylines that might or might not have something to do with the mysterious man from the attic. Ultimately, you might never look at your loft the same way as you did before :)

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of the book.

I just can't seem to get into Andrea's books these days. The characters don't excite me; the plot is too drawn out. I did skip to the back to see what happened. I think the book itself it well written, it's just not for me.

I started reading this a 1am when u couldn't sleep last night..... do not do that! Lol I was about wetting myself at every single noise my house made once I'd started reading this. Its just amazing! I'd highly recommend it to anyone. It easily surpassed most other domestic thrillers out there, on every ingle level. The chatacersa re well written and brought to life. There are twists and turns and red herrings but nothing is forced or over the top. Its all just so real and relatable which makes it so so easy to get completely lost in and to really care bout what's going on. The addition of tiktok is also so real and accurate to the current times. I can't speak highly enough of this book! Make sure you leap the lights on if your read it after dark

Wow! This was a creepy and thrilling story that kept me racing through the pages until the shocking ending. Loved all the characters and seeing how past events led to present events. Loved the ending. Brilliant, loved it!

This has to be my favourite from this author. Its really creepy and chilling and reading at night i found myself glancing at my own ceiling! I really thought i had it worked out and then i didn't. Red herrings and twists galore. The characters were well written and the plot although engaging was not over the top ridiculous My thanks to netgalley and the publisher for my early copy. LOVED IT!.