Mandalay Close is a perfectly respectable suburban street of the kind seen all over Britain. People take care of their gardens and cars, except for onr or two rogue residents. But it's rife with crime and intrigue, as cleaning company owner Lena discovers when she rents an apartment in The Coach House.

Poison pen letters are being sent to nearly everyone (although no-one is keen to talk about it), and Lena discovers the family next door is extremely odd.

I felt a bit impatient with Lena and how she couldn't break free from her cheating ex, who had taken up with an 18 year old and refused to pay Lena back for her massive investments in their house.

Her friend Kate was not the type of friend she wanted, always wanting to borrow money.

There's a nice selection of red herrings and characters who either seem blameless, or appear very suspicious. By the end of the book you're reeling from murders, adulterous trysts, paranoia and false accusations. Hugely enjoyable.

Lena just moved to Mandalay Close. She needed a new start, since her boyfriend cheated her out of the happy-ever-after she’d believed they were always going to share.
But on the day Lena moves in, letters begin to arrive for all her new neighbours. Letters that promise to expose everyone’s deepest, darkest secrets. Every house has received one - except for Lena’s.
Someone clearly wants to implicate her, to ruin her new life and turn everyone against her. She’s made an enemy, but who, and why? Everyone seems so nice, so trustworthy. So normal.
As more bad things happen and her life rapidly spins out of control, Lena finds herself unable to believe this is happening to her. After all, she’s not a bad person. Though she does have secrets of her own, secrets that she’s not willing to share with anyone…

I have mixed feelings about this book. The positives being it sucks you in straight away and the character of Lena is very likeable and you actually care what happens to her. 'Don't Let Her In' is a well rounded thriller and a good quick read.

The not so positives - the blurb mentions the letters the neighbours have received, which made me think this would be the main focus point of the novel, yet its really not. Yes, this is mentioned a few times but honestly this part of the plot could just been left out. Even when the reader finds out who the write of these letters are its not even delved into the whys or the hows.

The book plods along a a good speed but there are parts that are undeveloped and don't really add to the story and seemed to be more fillers then substance.

'Don't Let Her In' is a solid 3 stars from me and would be keen to read other Joanne Ryan books to compare to.

Thank you to Netgalley, Boldwood Books and Joanne Ryan for the opportunity of reading and reviewing this ARC.

Ths is a cracker of a thriller, really well written and full of suprises. It reminded me of Freida McFadden's work, another amazing author. I will defintely read more of Joanne's work in future.

What a great read! This book was addictive, thrilling and kept me turning the pages and guessing until the end. Loved it!

I loved all the books I have previously read by Joanne Ryan and this one was no different with its amazing twists and turns.

Lena's 11 year relationship has come to an end, and she moves to Mandalay Close.
When she moves in, her neighbours receive poison pen letters, and her immediate neighbour takes an instant dislike to her, and makes her life a misery. Until he disappears.

Oh, Boy!! I was instantly hooked when I started this book. There were twists and turns and unexpected occurences. The reveal was a total surprise!

I seriously could not put this book down.

I think readers of Freida McFadden, Daniel Hurst, Miranda Rijks and Valerie Keogh would enjoy this book very much.

Thanks to Netgalley and Boldwood Books for the opportunity to read this book.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This book. Where do I start? It was unhinged in a good way from the first chapter. I had zero clue who did it? I mean I thought I did so many times but I was wrong so wrong !!! I can usually figure these things out fast. But this one kept me guessing. Make a bowl of popcorn and settle in for the night with this book. I read this one very fast. I just had to know how it ends. A five star thriller for me.

This author can do no wrong with me and i think this is her best so far.
A fabulous tangle of tales within a neighbourhood none of them without there flaws.
As always well written characters which i could so easily visualise in my head.
A well thought out plot with plenty of edge of your seat moments.
Please keep them coming Joanne Ryan.
My thanks to netgalley and the publisher for my early copy.

Publication date: April 18th, 2024
Page count: 236
Genre: domestic thriller
Setting: Mandalay Close
POV: multiple

Lena moves into a neighborhood where everyone has secrets. Shortly after she arrives, a number of neighbors get notes threatening to expose their secrets. Because she never received a letter, she is looked at as being the perpetrator. And then when there is a murder on the block, she is taken in.

Fun! Fast paced! Plot driven. Easy read! Will be checking out other books by this author!


Thank you to author, publisher, NetGalley for advanced copy. This is an honest voluntary review.

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Lena just moved to Mandalay Close. She needed a new start, since her boyfriend cheated her out of the home and happy-ever-after she’d believed they were always going to share. But on the day Lena moves in, letters begin to arrive for all her new neighbours. Letters that promise to expose everyone’s deepest, darkest secrets. Every house has received one - except for Lena’s. Someone clearly wants to implicate her, to ruin her new life and turn everyone against her. She’s made an enemy, but who, and why? Everyone seems so nice, so trustworthy. So normal. Except for one. And as bad things begin to happen and her life rapidly spins out of control, Lena finds herself cursing the day she moved to Mandalay Close. She can’t believe this is happening to her, because she’s not a bad person, is she? Even though she does have secrets of her own, secrets that she’s not willing to share with anyone…
Thanks to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for giving me an advance copy.