Until Darren and Jodie move in, Lowland Way is a suburban paradise. Beautiful homes. Friendly neighbours. Kids playing out in the street. But Darren and Jodie don't follow the rules and soon disputes over loud music and parking rights escalate to threats of violence. Then, early one Sunday, a horrific crime shocks the street. As the police go house-to-house, the residents close ranks and everyone's story is the same: They did it. 
But there's a problem. The police don't agree. The door they're knocking on next is yours. 

What a sensational, thrilling and exhilarating read this is! I adored this for its ordinariness, this plot could happen to anyone, well maybe some of the plot threads are a bit far-fetched, but the basic plot line could happen to anyone. For me, that is what brings the intensity and creepiness to the plot, it is so easy to envisage this scenario happening and therefore we can place it in the real world and experience what the characters must be going through.

I would say the plot is fairly simple, we have a street, we know something terrible is going to happen and we know one of them has to be responsible. All fairly straight-forward and Candlish definitely proves that keeping things simple can work extraordinarily well. There are twists in this and I was pleasantly surprised to say they do not come where I would have expected them too, therefore I found them all the more surprising and one in particular really turns the plot on its head.

The plot is realistic but so are the characters. Again, they are just ordinary people that are easy to imagine in the real world. We have people from all walks of life in this book and they all bring something to the plot. They all have secrets and of course, some are more likeable than others but they are such fabulous characters to follow. I adored seeing them in this plot and I thought all of them only worked together to ensure the plot works even more than it does on more.

'Those People' is an intense, electrifying read that could easily happen to you or I. This works spectacularly well, creating an atmosphere of mistrust and leading you to question, can you really trust who you live next door to?

Thank you to NetGalley and Simon and Schuster UK for an advance copy.

After reading this book all I can say is ‘thank goodness I have lovely neighbours !!’

Lowland Way is a lovely neighbourhood with equally lovely residents. They all get on and every Sunday they close the road so all the children can play in the street, without the worry of cars around.  But then Darren and Jodie move in.  These two couldn’t be more different from the other residents. They don’t care about the noise they make, the mess they make, and to top it off Darren starts running a car business from his property which involves numerous vehicles being parked at the property as well as on the street.

How much can the neighbours tolerate from the newcomers before tempers get the better of them ?  Is it really enough for one of the neighbours to resort to murder ?

This is a great book with plenty of mystery that will keep you turning the pages to find out what happened and who was involved.  There are also a couple of characters that you will just be grateful don’t live near you !! There are lots of twists and turns to keep you hooked right until the very last page. I look forward to reading more from Louise Candlish in the future. 

Thank you to Simon and Schuster UK Fiction and NetGalley for a digital copy of this book.

Not quite sure what to make of this book. It was all about a bunch of entitled people with their first-world problems, whose lives were suddenly turned upside down by an unpleasant neighbour who seemed hell bent on taking them down a notch or two. Even though Darren Booth was an awful neighbour by all accounts, it was difficult not to cheer for him at times. Oh, and I did love one particular aspect of the ending <spoiler>that is, knowing who was going to come and live in the house after Darren and Jodie</spoiler>.
Pacing-wise, it took a very long time for anything to happen (40 per cent in when the incident happened), and there were times that it dragged, but overall it wasn't a bad read. I loved Louise Candlish's Our House, and didn't think Those People quite lived up to it.
(Review copy from NetGalley)

Most of us have had a nightmare neighbour in our time (if you haven't, congratulations, I truly hope your luck holds out). Those People is all about the hell that is being at war with the people next door - particularly when tensions escalate to murderous levels...

Although Louise Candlish didn't invent suburban noir, she has undoubtedly made the genre her own. The formula hasn't changed too dramatically with Those People - after all, if it ain't broke, why fix it? - but the quality remains the same. The darkness under the shiny veneer of middle class suburbia is once again disturbingly evoked and there's another very clever twist here. It works because, as always, Candlish has drawn her characters impeccably; sympathy is drawn from the reader unexpectedly, and we find ourselves questioning our reactions. 

Everyone here has something to hide, and nobody is particularly likeable, particularly the shallow yummy mummies with their patio parties and petty prejudices. There is a serious and timely message here about classism and divisions in our society; the 'them and us' mentality which has arguably caused so many of the problems this country now faces.

Another darkly absorbing, gripping slice of noir from the pen of Ms Candlish. Not to be missed.

My thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an unbiased review.

I've most this authors books and I really enjoyed the characters through out, I found it a bit slow to start with but once the tess and all the characters started to take shape I couldn't put it down.

The blurb sounded good but the book was disappointing. I kept on reading waiting for something to happen. It lacked pace and did not hold my attention. The main characters were just so darn right unbelievable and unlikable. Saying that I am sure other readers will enjoy it more. Just not for me. 
I would like to thank the author, Simon and Schuster UK and Netgalley for the ARC in return for giving an honest review.

3.5 stars, rounded down.
This is car-crash story telling at its best. All the way through I had the feeling of being a lookie-loo into the devastation a new neighbour can cause when they rock the boat in an apparently tight neighbourhood. I've had a bit of a struggle with neighbours myself so some of what I was reading was a little close to home, but (fingers crossed) I've not experienced anything in the league of what I read here. I also live in an area of tricky parking so I resonated with that part of things a little too much. Suffice to say I was a little uncomfortable during my reading of this book but this has not influenced my overall review/rating as I am aware that this is my stuff to deal with and no fault of the author. Indeed, the connections I made probably made the book better overall for me as it gave it a realistic feeling throughout.
So, Lowland Way is a wonderful place to live. The neighbours all get on and have striven together to make this a happy, safe pace for them and their families. And then Darren and Jodie move in. Along with multiple cars, appearing to run their used-car business from their residence. And then there's the noise - music blaring at all hours - not to mention all the renovation work they are undertaking. Even worse, they refuse to participate in the Sunday play-out scheme that the neighbourhood is so proud of. Things come to a head early one morning when there's an accident which sadly causes a death. The story is then told in the format of witness statements, followed by some appropriate narrative, until the whole sorry mess is revealed, with more than a few shocks and home truths delivered.
This book takes a bit to really get going. This is probably due to the way that the story is told with the witness statement delivery. I am not sure I really liked this initially but, once I got over that and went with the flow, it did start to come together for me better. 
Characterisation was, for me, a strength. I do love a book where the characters are so much more than appear at face value. Here, we have this in spades! Every single character either has something to hide or has so many faces I'm not sure they themselves can even work out who they really are! I'm not sure I really liked any of them - I definitely liked aspects of most, but no one really springs to mind as someone I would actually be friendly with myself. But then again, I did meet all of them at their very worst, when tempers had been tested over the limit and their lives had already started to crumble. Cracks started to form in relationships and true colours inevitably came out.
The whole idea behind this book was brilliant but I do feel that it did lack something in its execution. I'm not an editor so I can't put my finger on what but, for me anyway, it failed to fully engage me as a reader and it was a bit of a struggle to get to the end as it never really captured my attention fully. To be honest, and I have to be, by the time we did get to the end, I didn't much care who had done it. Consequently, and also probably due to the nature of the ending, it didn't leave me as satisfied as I would have liked to make this a good read. 
My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book.

Lowland Way is the perfect suburban street. There's a genuine sense of community, typified by Play Out Sunday, an initiative led by the residents to encourage children to play in the street without worrying about vehicles driving by. All this changes with the arrival of Darren Booth and his girlfriend, Jodie, at number 1 Lowland Way. They play heavy metal music loudly at all hours of the day and night, use their property and the road outside their neighbours'  houses for their second-hand car business and begin refurbishing the house - work that seems to be never ending. Needless to say, Darren is soon trying the patience of his neighbours, all of whom try to make him see reason and show some consideration for others, all to no avail. They appeal to the authorities for help but have no success. So, finally, they begin to plan to take matters into their own hands. However, their planning is interrupted by a tragic accident. It's an accident that launches a murder investigation and throws suspicion on every neighbour as they all have motives. I was immediately gripped by the domestic drama in Lowland Way and could completely understand and sympathise with the the frustrations of the neighbours. Having said that, I really didn't like any of the characters but I don't think you needed to! This is another great read from Louise Candlish although not quite up to the extremely high standard of her previous two novels. Still definitely worth reading!

I found Those People an easy but disappointing read. I kept waiting for something to happen but the storyline just fell flat. I enjoyed the format of the different characters ' points of view but they were all such unlikable people who didn't evolve throughout the story that I didn't care what happened to any of them. A let down.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a free e-copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I really wanted to like Those People but found it lacked pace and didn’t really hold my attention. I couldn’t really gel with any of the characters and although I did finish the book, I didn’t particularly enjoy it. Sorry but this book wasn’t for me. Thank you to NetGalley, Simon and Schuster and the author for the chance to review.

The house next door to me is currently unoccupied so from the start I was picturing Darren and Jodie as my new neighbours and thinking what a nightmare that would be. They truly made the worst of my current neighbours seem rather saintly. Of course as the book progressed and we scratched off the surface of the ‘perfect’ neighbours of Lowland Way I definitely had cause to rethink my early opinions. The characters were really well written and I recognised the traits of a few folk I know.

I really enjoyed this book.  Set on an affluent middle class road of beautiful houses with friendly neighbours.  Children playing on the road as the parents socialise.  All this serenity comes to an end when neighbours from hell move in.  You can feel the trauma of the residents as things escalate.  House prices drop, the B+B empties and marriages are on the rocks.  Throw in a death and all kicks off.  Lots of suspects and a gripping ending.

I’m a big fan and have loved the last few books that Louise has written but this one didn’t quite hit the mark for me. I do love the way she takes difficult characters that we dislike and builds her storyline around them but this time it just felt a bit flat and without the payoff of Our House. Disappointed.

The premise of the book was interesting and it was an easy read, but I kept waiting for the twist to happen and was overall disappointed.

Louise Candlish never fails to deliver a great read.  I loved this book.  The characters were believable as was the storyline.
It certainly made me think about how I would deal with bad neighbours, would I go to such extremes.  probably not, but then I am not being driven crazy by noise ad being kept up half the night.
This is an excellent story, written well and the situation is one that many people deal with on a daily basis.

The reactions and the actions of the characters are realistic, the underlying currents of doubt, hatred and ties to family and friendship run through the story which enhances the story's main theme.

The ending is surprising, not exactly fair but surprising all the same.  

Great summer read and I thoroughly recommend this book.

Devilishly good, Those People is sublime for its take on middle class house price snobbery. Absolutely loved this book - clever, deliciously dark and I loved the ominous ending.

After reading Our House by this author , I was excited To review this book. Best described as a modern day who done it . When the neighbours from hell move to Lowland way a quiet upmarket suburban street , everything the residents loved about their street is about to
Be destroyed, plagued with loud music at all hours , cars coming and going and that’s just  the beginning  , so when a something shocking happens the residents are under suspicion , they all wanted rid of them , each of them had  a motive but what really happened that day.   I really enjoyed the way the book was written, each residents story showing the impact the new neighbours had on each of them. It’s not full of constant twists and turns but it’s not that kind of book . It didn’t quite live upto my expectations, but nonetheless it was an easy read and enjoyable read  3.5/5

Mixed feelings on this book, it’s a very easy read and whilst I enjoyed it, I felt like I was waiting for something to happen - the twist that just wasn’t there. A little disappointed, especially after reading our House which still stands in my as outstanding.

Having loved our house I had high hope for those people.  Unfortunately I was left wanting more.  This was an ok read but it did take me a while.   Lowland way sound the perfect place to live until  Darren  and his partner move in.   Suddenly there is noise and renovations and altercations.  This could not possibly end well.  Friendships in the road are challenged as neighbours deal or don’t deal with their frustrations

I'm going to keep this short. I was really disappointed with this book. I initially felt the same with Louise's last novel, Our House, but was finally rewarded with a decent ending in that book. Those People was sadly not the same and I desperately wanted the book to end. The characters were so dull and flat that you couldn't care if they all got killed off. I kept hoping something interesting would happen but nope. Nothing. Nada. I'm afraid I couldn't recommend this to anyone.