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This is Andrea Mara at her heart stopping best. Someone In The Attic is a dark, creepy, twisty thriller full of clever misdirection that would make Hitchcock proud, but it’s also a moving and thought-provoking tale of regret and letting go of the past. A brilliant book.

This heart-thumpingly tense thriller may give you nightmares

Someone is getting inside your house… It’s a chilling premise, and Andrea Mara executes it brilliantly. This one is an absolute page turner!

Grabs you from the off and doesn't let you go… Andrea Mara is the Queen of the Cliffhanger. I guarantee that you won't be able to put this book down.

A gripping story, beautifully told. Andrea Mara is masterful.

A genuinely chilling concept – told with skill, empathy, and wit. I enjoyed every terrifying page.

&lsquo;A tense, terrifying, guessing game. Someone in the Attic twists, thrills and chills. I loved it.&rsquo;

Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of We Begin at the End.

Does for bathtubs what Psycho did for showers. A thriller honed to a fine point, sharp and keen and piercing; it's darkly comic, too, and uncommonly observant. This is suspense you can feel good about.

Mara... lays out the pieces of the puzzle with diabolical wit, some good suspense and an unexpected note of sentimentality.

Fast-paced and chilling, you won’t want to sleep alone after reading it

A super-creepy, addictive thriller, which layers mystery upon mystery. Not one to read late at night!

&lsquo;I couldn&rsquo;t put it down. Andrea Mara excels at the kind of twisty, creepy domestic noir that makes it impossible to look away.&rsquo;

&lsquo;The tension in Someone in the Attic is meticulously crafted, with a cover-your-eyes creep factor. If you&rsquo;re a domestic thriller fan who hasn&rsquo;t yet read Andrea Mara, you might have just found a new favourite.&rsquo;

Ashley Audrain, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Push

Okay, this book is SO GOOD. Every time I heard a creak from the attic, I was silently freaking out that there was someone up there, waiting for me. Unsettling, gripping, tightly plotted. Andrea Mara is on top of her game.

Gripping. . . I'll never look at the hatch up to my attic in the same way again!

Clare Pooley, New York Times bestselling author of The Authenticity Project

'Andrea Mara is the Queen of cliffhangers. Like she did in No One Saw A Thing, she takes your biggest fears then makes them a thousand times worse. The twists and turns will give you whiplash. Brilliant.'

Someone In The Attic takes some of our darkest fears and weaves them into an unputdownable thriller. Twisty, pacy and at one point it actually made me shriek out loud! Andrea Mara goes from strength to strength...I loved it.

Full of twists and surprises, Andrea Mara's Someone in the Attic is a totally gripping, compelling read that will have you guessing and guessing again. She has a genius for creating situations where our worst nightmares come true. Hugely enjoyable &ndash; I couldn't put it down.

'I absolutely loved Andrea's new book. It's definitely her best yet. I had to keep turning the pages. It's so well plotted and the characters are believable and excellently drawn. Andrea has a way of getting you inside the characters' heads and they won't let go until you turn the last page.'

Mara’s novel shows how the woman-in-peril genre has evolved, featuring a female protagonist who takes matters into her own hands . . .

I couldn't turn the pages fast enough, or breathe! I guarantee that you'll be ordering a bolt for your attic by the end of chapter one. Andrea Mara sets a high bar, but it just got higher - she's already the queen of domestic suspense but Someone's in the Attic is her best book yet. It's one of the best thrillers I've ever read.

It&rsquo;s got Agatha Christie levels of threat and twists and the domestic setting only makes it all the more frightening, for there is nothing more scary than the threat on our doorsteps. Someone In The Attic is chilling, thrilling and absolutely gripping. I loved it!

Andrea’s novels have stepped up a notch. It’s chilling in places, with ample red herrings to keep readers on the alert

A creepy page-turner that will consolidate Mara’s reputation as an Irish queen of crime

Someone In the Attic is a fantastic hooky read, high on creep factor and suspense. Loved it.

An addictive, engrossing page-turner with an utterly chilling premise and a cast of intriguing and relatable characters. I loved it!

Someone in the Attic grabbed me at the title. Chillingly creepy. Deliciously dark.

An inventive, unsettling take on domestic noir … Andrea Mara's most accomplished novel to date.

Just wow! Someone in the Attic is a tightly coiled exploration of the secrets of suburbia that kept me guessing until the final gasp-inducing reveal (that I absolutely didn’t see coming). Andrea Mara is on fire! Addictive storytelling, superbly constructed. I devoured this book in one sitting and so will most.

Creepy and unsettling and I couldn't turn the pages quick enough! Wow - what a story! I'll be keeping the light on tonight!

Andrea Mara gets better and better. In Someone in the Attic, she weaves an intricate, relatable and utterly compelling tapestry of domestic suspense. Then she pulls the thread . . .

Twisty, clever and scarily relatable... I loved it and I can&rsquo;t wait to see what Mara does next.

As if attics weren&rsquo;t creepy enough already, this book will leave you scared of the slightest overhead squeak. Someone in the Attic augments its horrifying premise with shocking twists, complicated friendships and dark secrets. Highly recommended!

Ana Reyes, New York Times bestselling author of The House in the Pines

A deeply creepy tale that will have you checking you’ve locked your back door.

From that heart pounding opening, the pace never lets up in this addictive thriller... My first book by this author and it won&rsquo;t be my last!

'Probably the most suspenseful book I will read all year.'

'You will look hard to find a more searing opening 15 pages of a thriller this year.'

'I was hooked by the end of chapter one.'

'This sharply observed novel manages to be at once an intricate puzzle and an involving race against time'

'Action-packed from the get-go, the pace never lets up in this premium slice of domestic suspense'

'A pleasingly cynical and cunningly constructed story of old grudges and buried secrets'

Brought to you by Penguin. 
 
No one suspects a thing. 
When your daughter shows you a video of a masked man climbing out of an attic, you initially ignore her. But then you recognise the carpet, the stairs and the paintings. Your heart skips a beat, because the footage was filmed inside your house… 
 
Someone wants revenge. 
You’re certain no one could access this luxury gated community, designed to keep intruders out. But then the second video arrives – the same as the first – and you really begin to panic. 
 
Everyone is hiding something. 
Could someone be living in your attic? Why would a stranger target you? And what if it’s not a stranger at all? 
 
‘An absolute page turner!’ Shari Lapena 
‘A twisty thriller full of clever misdirection' Claire Douglas 
‘I enjoyed every terrifying page.’ Elly Griffiths 
 
 
©2024 Andrea Mara (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Andrea Mara is a No.1 Sunday Times, Irish Times and Kindle bestselling author. Her books have sold more than 500,000 copies worldwide, and four of them have been shortlisted for Irish Crime Novel of the Year. No One Saw a Thing, was a Richard and Judy Bookclub Pick, sold more than 100,000 copies in thirteen weeks, and was No.1 in the UK, Irish and Kindle charts. She lives in Dublin, Ireland, with her husband and three children. You can find Andrea on Instagram @andreamaraauthor

Andrea Mara's previous novel, No One Saw a Thing, was a break-out bestseller: 
 
- A No.1 bestseller in Kindle and in Ireland 
- 1 3 weeks in the top 3 of the Original Fiction chart in Ireland 
- 900% up on her previous book 
- Shortlisted for Irish Crime Novel of the Year 
- More than 100,000 copies sold in just thirteen weeks 
 
Now she's back with your new obsession... 
 
It could happen to you. 
Anya is enjoying a relaxing bath when she hears a noise in the roof. Through the open bathroom door, she sees the attic hatch swing open, and a masked figure drops to the floor. Thirty seconds later, Anya is dead. 
 
Even in a wealthy neighbourhood like this. 
Across town, Anya's old school friend, Julia, sees an online video of a masked figure climbing out of an attic. She suddenly realises why the footage is eerily familiar: it was filmed inside her house in a luxury gated community, designed to keep intruders out. 
 
Even with friends like these. 
Why would a stranger target Julia? Unless of course, it's not a stranger at all.

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