THE PEOPLE BEFORE
by Charlotte Northedge (£14.99, Harpercollins, HB)
A dream home in the Suffolk countryside seems like the perfect place for a fresh start – until its harrowing past begins to resurface. After a troubled year, Jess, her husband and their two children can’t believe their luck at the chance to move into Maple House. So why does Jess feel so uneasy? The locals are distant, and she can sense something sinister lurking behind their coldness. Though her neighbours won’t say, Jess knows terrible events have taken place in this house. What have these walls seen? And who were the people before? Charlotte Northedge ramps up the suspense in this deliciously creepy thriller.