Another thrilling read by Erin Kelly!
Full of mystery and murder what’s not to love!
Have read a lot of Erin’s books and this one might just be my new favourite!
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for my ARC

This is set over 2 generations, new relationships, old secrets, a missing sister, a murder. Who is telling the truth, who calls Alice’s shop? Is Gabe who is says he is. Twists and turns, truth and lies, a new relative. A really good story. I think I should have read The Poison Tree 1st as I think this follows on.

Set in the late 90's Karen and Bibacouldn't be more different.

One dowdy one sexy they are good friends and their differences do not get in the way.

Murder, mystery and mayhem are what this book is about. It is twisty and unpredictable.

It is brilliantly written and the story was divine. I loved how I thought I had guessed but then excited that I had not .

Superb

The tragic events of a summer decades ago continue to reverberate through the lives of those who lived through it, leaving in its lingering wake a toxic legacy.

Although Karen would like to forget everything that happened with her one time companion Biba, having moved forward with the life she has chosen alongside her husband and daughter, the past is not so easy to leave behind her...

A suspenseful Gothic thriller that holds the reader's attention throughout, this is worth a read and gets 3.5 stars.

Wow if you think a story couldnt possibly get any better, this sequel crashes through the stratosphere. Its utterly all encompassing, thrilling and riveting. I loved every page and each new character and setting, brilliant.

Another brilliantly crafted psychological thriller, picking up a decade or so after The Poison Tree ended.

Alice has a passion for sustainable fashion and a fixation with true crime podcasts, having grown up knowing her father was in jail for murder for the first ten years of her life.

Rex and Karen married after his release, but they eschewed his infamous family name and remain constantly vigilant of reporters dredging up the past.

Alice is desperate to learn more about what really happened, but when she begins to receive strange calls at her new shop they worry that the reporters have picked up the scent.

Karen is desperate to keep the past secret, and is convinced that Alice's new boyfriend is not all he seems

This book is chock full of EVERYTHING. I couldn't get enough. As the chapters weave between time, events and different characters, the reader is presented with every despicable aspect of human relationships. Love and lies, murder and mayhem, family history and layers of mistakes, failures, more lies and gallant gestures. Alice is starting on a new business venture, backed by her parents Karen and Rex. Rex's sister Biba disappeared years ago, presumed read after what appeared to be suicide.......that night had ended badly with two people dead.......Rex served time for that and eventually Biba was formally declared dead, though no body was ever found. Just an earring found on the seabed some time later.
Alice is fixated on crime and murder, listening to podcasts while she works.....questions posed, sometimes answered.....Criminoids, they call themselves, delving back in to unsolved murders and other crimes. Little does Alice know, she is at the centre of an untold and very well hidden story including a crime - no, crimes - that could blow her world into tiny, sharp shards. This is by far the best book I have read this year.

This has been so carefully plotted and the story unfolds layer upon layer. Kept me gripped from start to finish, knowing that there was more to come. I didn’t realise until the end that it was a sequel to The Poison Tree (which I’ve not read) and it can definitely be read as a stand alone.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy of this book.

This is a very good read, there is lots going on and so many secrets, surprises and twists! I thought I had guessed everyone's secrets and worked out some of the twists but I was wrong every time. I didnt realise until after I had read this book that it is s a sequel to The Poison Tree (which I have not read) so if you have read that one, then, I don't know, but maybe you know about some of the secrets. I would say the books works very well as a standalone.

Alice is a spoiled brat but that doesn't detract from the story. All the characters are strong and easily distinguishable and the events are believable. It is a good, solid, well written book, well paced and keeps your interests throughout. The ending was a surprise and also rather tantalising!

The author is very good at plotting, i had previously read The Skeleton Key and it is a great read too.

Another brilliant book from the pen of Erin Kelly. The House of Mirrors is actually a sequel to The Poison Tree but it is so well written that it can be read as a stand alone. The chapters are narrated by different characters to allow the reader to see their point of view, their secrets and flaws. Thus building the layers of the story beautifully. There are twists and turns every few pages and a finale you'll never guess If you want a mysterious gothic thriller with all that as well this is the book for you.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read an advance copy. All opinions are my own.

This is one of Erin Kelly’s best books! It is set in London and Surrey and follows the story of Alice and her parents Karen and Rex. Although a sequel to The Poison Tree, it can be read as a standalone.
Twists, turns and a cleverly plotted domestic thriller will leave you reading into the wee small hours.