A fast-paced thriller that will leave you breathless, Behind Closed Doors is a first-class debut written with flair, confidence and style from a major new talent in the field of domestic noir: Behind Closed Doors.

Tina Valentine is a woman who seems to have the world at her feet. She has a beautiful and loving family most people would envy, a gorgeous house straight out of an interiors magazine and a successful career and a professional life that is as successful as her personal one. Tina is a woman who is truly living the dream and who seems to have it all. However, Tina’s perfect world is about to be shattered by the arrival of a new colleague at her workplace who is going to do whatever it takes to destroy her: Megan Pearson. Megan has one thing in mind and that is to infiltrate every aspect of Tina’s life and not stop until she has completely and utterly destroyed Tina. Is Megan going to succeed in her quest to ruin Tina? Will Tina end up with nothing? Or will she stop Megan before she causes even more damage than she has already done?

Initially Tina begins to question her own sanity and reason as she sees her ordered world collapsing. Everything Tina loves and has worked so hard for begins to fall apart and although she is convinced that Megan is hellbent on destroying her, proving it seems to be easier said than done. Nobody else can see that Megan is up to no good and nobody believes Tina when she tells them that her new colleague wants to destroy her. As mind games and sinister manipulations become the order of the day, will Tina ever be free of her nemesis? Will she stop Megan before she goes too far? Or is Tina destined to pay the ultimate price for her perfect life?

A top-notch spine-chiller that will hold readers glued to its pages, Behind Closed Doors is a book that will make you think twice about the people you work with and form close bonds with. Full of menace and sinister suspense that will have you reading all through the night, Behind Closed Doors is a nail-biting and nerve-twisting page-turner from a talented new writer in the genre that will grab your attention from the very first line and keep you on the edge of your seat until the last full stop.

Terrifying, twisted and impossible to put down, Behind Closed Doors is a jaw-droppingly brilliant debut from a fabulous new author: Sadie Ryan.

I found the whole- I am not crazy! Am I crazy? I am not crazy! - very frustrating. Began to lose interest about 70% in and just wanted the whole thing to be done.

Tina Valentine has a wonderful family, a beautiful home and a successful career at a law firm. But when Megan Pearson starts working at the same firm, things start to go very wrong. Everyone loves Megan, but there is something about her which Tina can’t quite put her finger on. Is she behind everything that is going wrong? Does Megan want to jeopardise Tina’s career and marriage?...

This is my first book by this author and I was instantly drawn into this storyline. I loved Tina and Megan’s characters, but both in very different ways!! Tina had such a nice life, has perfect everything and I immediately felt for her when Megan arrived on the scene. Megan was a character that you obviously weren’t supposed to trust and whilst I could see there was something wrong about her and Tina definitely could see it, no one else could!! Stories like this amaze me with the gullibility of some of the characters, but I suppose it wouldn’t be a very interesting story if everyone was a great judge of character!! Poor Tina obviously felt like she was losing her mind and as the story moved on it became more of a nightmare for her. There was however, little things about Tina which also made you wonder if she was everything you thought she was as well!!

This is the first book I’ve read in a long time where there are several characters that I just want to give a good slap and tell them to wake up and smell the coffee – one of them being Tina’s husband, Glyn!! I mean, honestly what was wrong with that man!! I also felt the same about Megan and wondered what on earth she was doing and for what purpose! This is definitely a story which makes you think seriously about who you can trust and who is telling the truth, and it takes you right until the very end before you work it all out.

The story has lots of twists and turns and, along with its fast-paced storyline, it keeps you on your toes whilst trying to work out where the author is taking you! Full of lies, mistrust, secrets and good old-fashioned dislike, this book takes you on a range of emotions and makes you realise how quickly things can spiral out of your control! The ending is fabulous and ties up all the loose ends perfectly! If you love a thriller with lots of tension and suspense, then this is the book for you!

A tense gripping story with well developed characters. The last chapter tied up all the loose ends . I loved it and think it would make a brilliant film

The ending made this for me.

I need to stop requesting the “she wants to take over your life, crazy and jealous female stories”. They are starting to make me crazy. With that being said please don’t decide to read or skip this based on my review alone.

This has all the goods - there’s the tension, second guessing and lack of support all in good measure here. The characters are decently layered. Though Glyn was a completely frustrating character for me as he never had his wife’s back!?!?

The reveal of why this was happening was decent and appropriate though a tad dramatic. The last chapter wrapping it all up was the best part of the story. Like I said, I need a break from the genre but overall it was a good and entertaining read so give it a shot if it peaks your interest.

Thanks to NetGalley, the author and Choc Lit for a copy in exchange for a review.

Fast paced, easy fast read. Truly enjoyed this one. Yes, I have read stories similar to this one but that doesn’t take away from this one, very well written and entertaining, Thank you publisher and netgalley for this arc in exchange for an honest review.

Tina has everything she wants ... a loving husband, 2 great kids, a career as a divorce attorney. Her home is beautiful, she has good friends. But that's all about to change.

Megan Pearson starts work as a secretary in Tina's law firm. There's something not quite right. Megan seems intent to taking over Tina's life. All of a sudden, important papers for a case that Tina is on seem to disappear. Megan flirts outrageously not only with the senior partner, but Tina's husband, as well.

Emails are sent to people that Tina swears she never sent. Phone calls are made and taken that Tina has no memory of. Drugs are found in her desk drawer.

Nobody but Tina sees what's going on. Her husband, best friend, even her own children think she's going crazy and won't believe her when she tries to tell them.

Is Tina going crazy? Is Megan exactly who she purports to be ... or is there something sinister happening?

This is the author's debut novel and it's a wowser! Well-written, it's full of twists and turns and surprises around every corner. The characters are finely drawn and are quite credible. The ending is explosive .... I had several ideas of where this was headed ... I wasn't even close.

Many thanks to the author / Ruby Fiction -Choc Lit / Netgalley for the digital copy of this psychological drama. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.

A lovely thriller to get your teeth stuck in.

I was excited to read this after the blurb and I enjoyed it a lot. The story was compelling and it kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time.

Tina Valentine has it all: the loving family, the beautiful house, the successful career. But then Megan Pearson starts work at Tina’s law firm and with her arrival the perfect world Tina has built for herself starts to collapse as it becomes clear that the newcomer is intent on infiltrating every aspect of her life. Something is obviously wrong with Megan but nobody else seems to see it. As the mind games and manipulations continue, Tina comes to the sickening conclusion that now she’s opened the door to Megan, it’s going to be impossible to make her leave.

I'm a big fan of books like these and even though it had a similar storyline to most thrillers, I enjoyed this one. The author's writing style was excellent and I liked the characters.

Thank you #NetGalley for the ARC of #BehindClosedDoors
Pub Date: 14 May 2019

I have read similar themed books previously and I would say this book is of a similar quality e.g. no better, no worse. Themes around who is the 'bad guy' , who can you trust, including yourself. This, as far as I am aware, is a debut book by this particular author and I think it has intrigued me to read future books that she I am sure will have published.

Overall this was a good easy read. However it’s very similar to other books in the genre and was somewhat cliched and heavy at times.

Behind Closed Doors is a good thriller with a good storyline. We have all read something similar, but that should not take away from this author's hard work at writing a good story. I would read more from this author.

I received an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review

Formulaic and cliche, but formulas exist for a reason and it get the job done. Serviceable workplace thriller

A good and gripping psychological thriller that had me on the edge of seat throughout. Fast paced and well written. Enjoyable story