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The Stranger in Her House

By: John Marrs
Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden, Soneela Nankani, Steve West
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Shortlisted for the CWA Twisted Dagger 2025 Award.

"A proper twisty thriller."—Sarah Pinborough

A stranger has infiltrated your family…and now he’s taking over.

Paul’s just here to help, or so he claims—sent by a charity for vulnerable people to do odd jobs for elderly widow Gwen. But for Gwen’s daughter Connie, there’s just something about Paul that rings alarm bells from day one. He’s a little too kind, a little too involved…Worse still, Gwen seems to have fallen under his spell.

The last thing Connie wants is a stranger meddling in the safe routine she’s built around Gwen. She loves being the one Gwen turns to for cooking, cleaning and company. But the more Paul visits, the more Gwen is relying on him. By the time he conveniently finds himself between homes and has no choice but to move in, Connie is certain he’s trying to push her out completely.

It’s her word against his, though, and as her attempts to unmask him become ever more desperate she’s not the only one left wondering if she’s lost her grip on reality. But when events start spiralling rapidly out of her control, should Connie wage all-out war on Paul and risk losing Gwen forever—or has that been his plan all along?

©2024 by John Marrs. (P)2023 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Domestic Thrillers Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Exciting Fiction

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Critic reviews

“Though not yet a household name, Marrs is an incredibly talented storyteller with a built-in audience who knows what he can do. When unfamiliar readers get their hands on this one, they’ll want more.”—Booklist

“I inhaled this book. A novel of second guesses, of mistrustful characters and downright terrifying ones. An absolute ride of a thriller. I loved it.”—L. V. Matthews, author of The Twins and The Silent Waters
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The twists and turns keep you interested from the start. Very well told also. A great listen

Another great book

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The twists and turns, it made me laugh out loud and also shout in disbelief, (not great when listening on a bus through headphones)
Very much enjoyed this book, it had me at the first chapter

A very dark twisty story with elements of comedy in it

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The story was good, but not as unique or memorable as other novels of theirs. A solid story but not a standout.

The main narration was very good, but the secondary women’s narration was dreadful - if those sections were longer I would not have been able to continue reading.

Decent but not the authors best

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What a ride that was. While I would say that the novel dwindled a little in the third act, it's very close to perfect. What starts as a seemingly straightforward thriller soon shapeshifts into a suspenseful mystery, then a tense game of cat and mouse, and a final twist of the knife. With an eminently likeable (yet suitably flawed) protagonist, a vile and frustrating villain, and a colourful cast of supporting characters. This novel did the difficult task of really making me feel things; as if I were a character in the story and not a spectator. While it didn't quite stick the landing, it came as close to perfect as you can without quite being perfect.

The primary narrator was almost perfect (a little too posh for the character, I thought). But I did have a problem with one of the other narrators, who seemed to overdo her parts and sound weirdly foppish and like she was trying too hard.

A masterful novel that shapeshifts genre

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Loved listening to this book with all it's twists and turns, certainly held my attention right up till the end. wonderful

Brilliant listen

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I thought this was a great book. I listened to the audiobook while cleaning and got so lost in it’s story, i was surprised i had finished my work without thought. I really enjoyed the whole storyline and the twists and genuine gasps and out loud exclamations of “oh no” and “awww” from me made it a real page turner. Off to find another by John Marrs now 😃

Great storyline! Amazing twists!

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Good story with good twists but I found some of the narration and over exaggerated accents infuriating!

Good story

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Brilliant!
I couldn’t put it down, it kept me on my toes all of the way through

Brilliant

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the twists and turns kept it interesting throughout the whole story. The conclusion was the final twist

the twists and turns

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all the twists....to a point I had whiplash!!!! whaaaaat???!!!!! John Maars is a scarily goooood writer!!!! He keeps his foot on the accelerator and never lets up, while you, dear reader/listener cannot close your eyes....just when you think "I'm a seasoned reader, I can work it out..." he comes out with a swift change of gears you can't help but scream in amazement. I binged this book in a day and half.
I think there was an error in chapTer 69, when Connie went to Meredith's empty house....the narrator said "she looked up at the mirror the only thing Gwen left in the house..." I'm paraphrasing but wasn't it Meredith's house? the only thing of Gwen's in the house was Tom.

I love that John Maars made everyone get exactly what they deserved....it's comforting

Karmaaaaaaa baby

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