DC Ffion Morgan is back investigating the murder if a young estate agent found in a kayak whilst her boyfriend DS Leo Brady is working on a series of high profile burglaries at The Hill.

Both investigations intertwine and are found to link to a cold case Ffion is obsessed with.

I Love the character of Ffion Morgan and find her to be relatable, particularly her sarcasm and prickly nature. The dynamics of her relationship with Leo are fascinating and I love how it has developed throughout the series.

I’m enjoyed reading the new instalment and cannot wait to catch up with them again in the next one.

I was unable to read this book in its entirety due to time commitments. It was well written and kept me hooked. I hope to pick it up again in the future to find out what happened next. Apologies that I was unable to finish it at this point.

This book is more than just a novel; it's an invitation to look beyond the facades and into the hearts of those around us. Mackintosh's work is a testament to the power of storytelling, reminding us that inspiration can be found in the most unexpected places. So, take a walk down that street, knock on those doors, and let the stories within inspire you.

The Ffion Morgan series just keeps getting better – Other People’s Houses is my new favourite! Clare Mackintosh has absolutely knocked it out of the park with this one.

For starters, it opens with a map and a snippet about a podcast running alongside the story – two of my favourite things a book can do.

This time, Ffion is investigating a body found in a kayak, while Leo is dealing with a string of burglaries in the posh neighbourhood of The Hill. The characters are so well-developed and distinct. Ffion herself is fierce, funny, independent and shows real growth in this latest entry. Plus, if you read A Game of Lies, you’ll be pleased to see Dave the dog making a return!

While Other People’s Houses does introduce everyone, I wouldn’t recommend jumping in without reading the first two books. It’s only a small backlog and you would be depriving yourself of some brilliant character development and storytelling if you skipped them.

I clocked onto something early, but there was so much more to uncover! And I have to share this quote, which ties in perfectly – picture the “I’m in this photo and I don’t like it” meme alongside:

“So many people fancy themselves as armchair detectives, just because they once got out of an escape room.”

When I reached the end of the book, I welled up more than once – which never happens and is a testament to what an amazing world Mackintosh has crafted.

Thank you Little Brown Book Group for the advanced copy. Other People’s Houses is out on the 27th February and is available to pre-order now.

What a delightful journey this was!
The third installment of Ffion Morgan’s adventures is a wonderfully crafted puzzle that at first seems to confuse, since all the pieces are scattered throughout the pages, but little by little Claire Mackintosh manages to put every single piece in its right place originating a magnificent work of art.
Slow paced at the beginning, Other People’s Houses finishes off with a bang! with everything you need in a book: social criticism, magnificent storytelling, twists, forks on the road, surprises, thrill, and a beautiful and hopeful cliffhanger for future books to come.
Props for the great character development, for the magnificent descriptions and comic moments throughout the book. This was, by far, my favorite Ffion.
These opinions are my own and I gratefully thank the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC.

Thoroughly enjoyed this third book in the Detective Ffion Morgan and Detective Leo Brady series. Ffion serves with Welsh Police force while Leo is with Cheshire Police.and often their paths cross during investigations. Ffion is such a likeable feisty character .An intriguing plot with surprising results. An unexpected ending.

This is the third outing for DC Ffion Morgan of the North Wales Police and DS Leo Brady of the Cheshire Police, whose cases overlap on the Welsh/English border. This time Leo is on the trail of a burglar who is targeting an exclusive housing complex, and Ffion has a murder victim recovered from a lake. There are also excerpts throughout from a true-crime cold case that led to a miscarriage of justice.
Although this police procedural series is always light in tone, this one book felt cosier than the previous two, with lots of bantering humour, straightforward storytelling and greater emphasis on Ffion and Leo’s growing romance and their relationships with their families. Fans of the author and the series will not be disappointed.
With thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an early copy in exchange for an independent review.
Upon publication I will post this review on my blog and on GoodReads.

I love Clare Mackintosh, and have been a fan of her thriller and mystery books from the very beginning.
However, the last few books I have read from Mackintosh, I've really not got on well with. I've found very slow, and I just don't like the characters. Basically, I just struggle to get into them, and then to keep picking the book up.
I think I am going to steer clear of the DC Morgan books now - but will definitely still continue to read Clare Mackintosh's stand alone novels.

I really wanted to love this book. I was so excited to return to Ffion and Leo, as I’ve enjoyed following their dynamic in previous books, but unfortunately, I really struggled to get into this one. From the start, it felt slow, and I found it difficult to connect with the investigation. Normally, I’m gripped by Clare Mackintosh’s storytelling, but this time, I kept waiting for that moment when I’d feel fully immersed, and it just didn’t come.

The premise had a lot of potential, and I liked the idea of a crime that seeped into the hidden corners of people’s lives. However, the pacing was off for me, and I wasn’t drawn into the mystery in the way I’d hoped. While I appreciated being back in this world and spending more time with these characters, the case itself lacked urgency, and I found myself putting the book down far too easily.

That said, I did start to feel a bit more engaged around the 75% mark. At that point, I was keen to see how everything would tie together and who the burglar really was. There was finally a sense of momentum, and I was curious to see where it would all lead. But when the conclusion came, I found it overly complicated. Instead of feeling like all the puzzle pieces were snapping into place, I felt more like I was being led through a tangled web without quite knowing who was doing the untangling. It wasn’t as satisfying as I’d hoped, and I finished the book feeling a little underwhelmed.

I do still love Clare Mackintosh’s writing, and she’s brilliant at crafting complex, layered characters, but this one just didn’t quite hit the mark for me. I’ll absolutely read more from her in the future, but this wasn’t my favourite. A shame, as I’d been really looking forward to it!

This has been my favourite DC Ffion Morgan novel in the series so far. It was cleverly plotted with some great characters that made me laugh as well as making my blood boil as we meet the inhabitants of the exclusive 'The Hill'. Ffion is such a great authentic character, I love her acerbic wit and disregard for the rules as she navigates her love life and her case. Really well written and a compulsive read that is near impossible to put down once you start. From the first page I was completely hooked on this fast paced mystery.

This is the first of Ms Macintosh's books I have read featuring Ffion and Leo, and I was pleased to find it could be enjoyed as a standalone story. I particularly liked the author's skill at writing dialogue and felt comfortable with the characters, and her ability to explain police procedure without sounding like a textbook was appreciated. I did struggle slightly with the plot though as there seemed so many people and relationships to remember and then the final reveal did seem a bit far fetched. However I will be looking out for the next one!
Thank you to netgalley and Little Brown books for an advance copy of this book

This book is a great continuation of the Ffion Morgan series which had me hooked from start to finish. Great characterisation and storyline to keep you turning the pages right to the end. I cannot wait for the next one.
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC in return for an honest review.

Thanks first much go to Netgalley, the publisher and Clare Mackintosh for the ARC of ‘Other People’s Houses’.

Another installment in the Ffion Morgan series, and another brilliantly written book by Clare. I enjoyed the reveals and the familiarity of the characters. I did in this book feel the pace was slightly slower than others, but none the less enjoyed it.

Would recommend.

Another great book featuring Detective Ffion Morgan. I love her sassy and don't give a d**n character. Great thriller and great characters and writing. I'm already looking forward to the next book.

The third book in this series, and it just gets better and better. The relationship between Ffion and Leo is more stable and Dave is still a handful. In this tale we learn more about Leo's ex-wife, who is a sad and disillusioned character. As ever a complex and clever plot line with the English and Welsh police forces working across the border. Some lovely laugh out loud humour adds to the fun.
Four and a half stars.
Many thanks to Netgalley/Clare Mackintosh/Little, Brown Book Club UK for a digital copy of this title. All opinions expressed are my own.

Thanks to Net galley and the publishers for an advanced ecopy in exchange for a review. This book is set between England and wales and follows detectives Ffion and Leo as they investigate a murder and set of burglaries and the two cases become untwined with another double murder that happened years ago which is now at a centre of a hit crime pod cast show. This is a follow up of a series with the detectives however I haven’t read the previous books but found this didn’t make a difference as I still really enjoyed getting to know the characters and the plot line was interesting. I will be recommending and looking out for more from this author

Clare Mackintosh will never disappoint me. She draws you into the centre of the plot full of characters we know and love. Pour yourself a glass of red and succumb to the storytelling expertise of this past police officer - I am so glad she gave up the day job!

Very grateful to net galley and the published for my ARC of the newest instalment.

Really enjoyed reading this book, it was not as fast paced as some of her previous books have been but nevertheless it was fantastic.

Loving the exploration of the characters and the relationships alongside the plot. I thought I’d solved it but I was wrong - twice ! Great writing that keeps you guessing .

Huge fan of Claire and so grateful for this book. Thoroughly enjoyable read. Can’t wait for the next one

I liked this. With three separate (but obviously related) cases it was a bit confusing to start. But, once you got into it, all the different elements, characters and points of views kept it really interesting. And, it made it almost impossible to guess who dunnit or what. With short chapters it was also a really easy read. My only criticism was that I would have liked to get to know the 'other people' more to understand their motives better.

Another great read off clare, love the female lead in her books, and again ffion was her usual bolshy brilliant self, can't wait for her next adventure