THE PEOPLE NEXT DOOR: A gripping psychological thriller from the no. 1 bestselling author

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The ending was predictable and failed to produce the same gasp that emerged from my mouth after finishing "Next of Kin". However, they’ve not been there very long when their next door neighbour, Tom Hutton, takes an anti- racist banner out of Salma’s garden. Because they’re new here, she doesn’t want to make a fuss, so she puts the banner in her window and chooses not to say anything to Tom. Next morning she discovers that someone has painted her window white, but the banner and the paint are just the start of what is to become an absolute nightmare! Battle lines are drawn between the families that will lead to prejudice and anger of such volatility that it has devastating consequences for both families, and each will pay dearly for it. Zain posts a video online where Tom makes a statement to Salma that could be interpreted as racist. The result is Tom being fired from a job where he had worked diligently for many years. In Salma's misguided attempt at revenge, there is an altercation between Tom and Willa, his beautiful pregnant wife, and Salma and Zain. This accidentally ends in tragedy and further hatred.

And there’s an ending, well there’s more than one that blindsided me….I thought I knew the ending and actually admonished the author in my mind for making it ‘too easy to see what was going to happen’ how wrong I was and how great a book this is 🤗 so many characters were unlikeable and it this book really makes you think “what would i do if that happened to me?” keeping as spoiler free as i can, but it’s definitely a moral compass type of book 😳And perhaps Adichie's statement could be pushed a bit further. Maybe there is not only more than one story to be told in general, but there is instead limitless potential for MANY stories, always lying dormant in each of us...and we simply need to have the courage to pen the bravest, kindest, and most compassionate one.

An incredibily evocative, intense, and impactful book that highlights the many faces of ‘racism’; the ugly kind, the misconceptions, and the hurt and anguish felt by those who suffer from it and those that are wrongly accused of it. A mine field for many authors but not Kia Abdullah who has this remarkable ability to write a story that can keep everyone on side as she focuses a much-needed lens on the many faces of the ‘war on prejudice’. A toxic story, but relevant, thought provoking and balanced, and although it is mostly concentrated on racism, it could apply to any form of bigotry or bias.The plot also heavily centres around a family of foxes who apparently scream but definitely aren’t mating. They also howl at odd moments and can be seen cavorting around in the empty swimming pool at all times of day and night. They are more like pets than wild animals to be honest. Oh, and the swimming pool - where Lana happily lounges, and even falls drowsily to sleep - in OCTOBER. Another big issue I had was the amount of slang terms that I wasn’t familiar with which took away from the flow of reading. As Lana struggles to adjust to her new life in Paradise, she becomes convinced that her new neighbours are hiding something from her, something connected with the deaths of the family who lived in her house before she did, something that could put her own life in danger... I think this might be Tony Parsons' best book yet! I could not put it down, I was gripped the whole way through. I finished the book devastated it was over. I needed more, not because it left anything unfinished, but just because the book was that good I wanted to keep reading it.