An Ordinary House
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An Ordinary House ||
An Ordinary House
We lived in a house on Beech Avenue.
Outside-People say we're safe now.
But one of us wants to go back.
Back to that house and the darkness it held.
Police raid an ordinary house in a quiet suburban street and find a traumatised teenager held captive with his family. They call him a survivor, but he doesn't know what to believe. His memories don't match what his siblings and the press tell him about his home.
As he struggles to make sense of his new world, he must find and face the truth.
With one of his siblings set on revenge, should he forget his family, or turn from victim to killer?
“A deeply emotive and disturbing psychological thriller, intelligently written, and peopled with real characters who will stay with you long after the final page.”
“Dark, gripping and imaginative, An Ordinary House explores the kindness and cruelties of ordinary people. Starling delivers a deeply unsettling read that spans the worst and best of humanity, the horror and the hope, and these extremes won’t let you put it down. A truly psychological thriller.”
“Spine-tinglingly good. The suspense, the twisty storyline and the incredible writing style make this haunting thriller one of the best I’ve ever read.”
“An Ordinary House’ is an extraordinary book, which challenges and expands the definition of the psychological thriller. A story about survival against all the odds and the capacity of the human brain to protect itself and absorb countless shocks and mistreatments, it is also a gripping and immersive read. As a character in the novel says ‘Time for a twist?’ you will not see the ending coming. Highly recommended.”
“An exceptional psychological thriller...unlike anything I have ever read - I devoured it.”
“Terrifyingly brilliant - I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough.”
“Really, really brilliant! So well written and intriguing.”
“Dark, gripping and an absolutely compulsive read...utterly addictive and impossible to forget.”
“An astonishing and riveting exploration of childhood trauma and its aftermath. Stunning.”
“Timely, topical and beautifully structured – An Ordinary House is an extraordinary story..”