I’ve read and loved the authors previous novels so was looking forward to reading The Break-In. Like Katherine Faulkner’s previous novels its focus is a middle class family in London and begins by looking at the aftermath of the death of an intruder following a break-in. It’s a novel thats full of twists and turns and just when I thought I knew what was happening it took another unexpected turn. Faulkner is excellent at characterising middle class mother’s lives and I felt completely and intensely immersed in Alice’s life and her thoughts. It’s a tense read that I raced through over the course of a day, constantly wanting to read one more chapter. A compelling and gripping read that I would highly recommend.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this digital ARC.

I have read and really enjoyed, Katherine Faulkner's previous novels, I think The Break- In is probably her best to date. I cannot think of anyone who writes British domestic thrillers as well as she does. This book set in London, when a rainy playdate takes a wildly sinister turn. A young man breaks into the home of Alice as she sits with two other mothers, their children are watching a film in the next room, he is wielding a knife, unsteady on his feet. Alice picks up a kitchen stool and slams it onto the intruders head. A playdate goes from normality to the scene of a murder in the space of a minute. The book follows the fall out of this day.

Middle class motherhood is once again cast under Faulkner's critical gaze as the layers of this fast paced thriller are unlayered. Terrifyingly realistic with well developed characters this is unputdownable. One of the best thrillers I have read in ages, this is going to be a huge hit and it very much deserves to be. I am already looking forward to this authors fourth book!

4.5 stars

With many thanks to Netgalley for this free arc and I am leaving this unbiased review voluntarily

This is a tense, edge of your seat domestic thriller that holds your interest for the entire book. Set in three parts and from multiple POV, Katherine Faulkner takes us on a rollercoaster of suspense and lies as we uncover the truth behind the break in. The author does a brilliant job of weaving a tangled web as the reveals come with twist after twist. Well written with some strong characters this was a cracking read and easily gets 5⭐️

This is an amazing domestic thriller and I’d strongly recommend it.
I’ve read all of Katherine Faulkner’s other books, however this is definitely her best one yet. It’s packed with clever twists, which in other books might get lost, however the amazing writing means that each one is perfectly placed.
It is more than worthy of 5 stars.

I've enjoyed Faulkner's previous novels and this didn't disappoint. I particularly like the layering of tension and her observations on middle class life. This was a perplexing story with shades of Gillian McAllister. It was propulsive and fast paced with clever twists. The characters felt vivid and strong. Much like her other books there was a strong sense of place here.

I've enjoyed Katherine Faulkner's previous novels, so I was excited to read this.

Alice is enjoying a drink at home with her friends, their children playing in another room, when the unthinkable happens - a wild-eyed young man breaks in, issuing threats and heading for the room where the children are. Alice - understandably, one might think - cracks him over the back of the head with a chair. Unfortunately, both for him and for Alice, the intruder dies.

The fallout from this traumatic event leads Alice down some unexpected paths and to some unwelcome discoveries. Indeed, her life is pretty much falling apart, and not just because she's on bail for a serious crime.

There's quite a bit of (probably unavoidable) exposition towards the end. Oh, and yet again, it's "sliver" not "slither", I will die on this hill. Nevertheless this was an excellent, gripping read. Thanks for the opportunity to read and review!

Wow. What a rollercoaster of a read. Literally found this book hard to put down
Self confession. I have bought a kindle clicker and stand and it just makes reading oh so cozier and makes me want to read more. So I flew through this book. The other two books by this author have been favourites and this one did not disappoint
The book is divided into three parts: after the break in; the day of the break in and Autumn
Part 3 certainly revealed lots of shocks and twists. The author wrote this book as it was so obvious who the person was who was committing the crimes and then the last two chapters I had a proper what the f moment. How had I completely missed that!
I didn’t particularly like Alice in this book but I didn’t want to see her go down. They were a lot of characters in this book but for some reason I had a soft spot for Becca.
This is a great psychological thriller book where the race is on to find the family secrets before it’s too late
Highly recommended to any psychological thriller readers out there
This one is out in June
Thank you to the publishers for the advance netgalley copy!

Powered through this book in one day! Alice has some friends over drinking during a rain storm. A guy charges in with a knife and Alice hits him over the head with a stool. But why? The charges are dropped and Alice is convinced she needs to know the truth behind everything. She finds out some of her friends are not her friends. And other secrets about her life and the family of the intruder are revealed. So many things here you would never guess! Awesome thriller