A darkly funny tale with a gloriously sinister twist.â? â??The Observer
The bestselling author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep delivers a â??compellingly creepyâ? (The Guardian, UK) novel filled with unexpected twists about mysterious murders in a quiet neighborhood.

Linda has lived in a quiet neighborhood since fleeing the dark events of her childhood in Wales. Now she sits in her kitchen, wondering if this is all there is: pushing the vacuum around and cooking fish sticks for dinner, a far cry from the glamorous lifestyle she sees in the glossy magazines coming through the mail slot addressed to the previous occupant, Rebecca Finch.
Lindas husband Terry isnâ??t perfectâ??he picks his teeth, tracks dirt through the house, and spends most of his time in front of the TV. But that seems fairly normalâ??until he starts keeping odd hours at work, at around the same time young women start to go missing.
If only Linda could track down and befriend Rebecca, maybe some of that enviable lifestyle would rub off on her and she wouldn’t have to worry about what Terry is up to. But in this â??sublimely structured and darkly witty ? (Publishers Weekly, starred review) tale, the grass isnâ??t always greener and you canâ??t change who you really are. And some secrets canâ??t stay buried foreverâ?¦