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The Good Neighbour

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Fast paced easy read with some good twists! Definitely a unique one! I will say the first half was better than the last but worth a read

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Thank you netgalley and publisher for opportunity to read and review this arc. This is definitely a quick read and the opening of the book gets you hooked immediately. The story moved well, and quickly, and I enjoyed the plot and storyline. Would definitely read more by this author.

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I really enjoyed this book. It was a great psychological thriller full of suspense and twists.
I will look out for more by this author

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Really enjoyed this - will definitely be recommending and looking forward to the next one by this author!

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This was a fast paced read
I thought the relationship between the two main characters was done really well.
I found the novel to be intriguing. However, they were times when I was frustrated by decisions made.

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As soon as I read the blurb for this book I just knew it was going to be right up my street, and my goodness it did not disappoint!.

Creepy, captivating, suspenseful and full of plot twists, this book had me hooked and on the edge of my seat reading late into the evening, A must read!

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Oh, my! I knew from the synopsis that I would like this book, but, it's well beyond good. I'm not sure why I've never read a book with this plot line before, but it's definitely a thriller! RJ Parker has skillfully built the back story until this reader jumped at the noise on the porch!!! I'll never look at the same scenario the same way again.

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A really good read, set off by a very creepy opening chapter. I couldn't put it down and was gripped all the way through it. Great characters,

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Book was full of suspense, keeping you gripped and entertained until the end. Will read more by this author in future.

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It was so exciting fast past read . The plot was fantastic.
It really had me on the edge of my seat, and my heart racing with it It was very well written and flowed well.
A gripping book

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This was a great fast paced thriller that had me engaged from start to finish, a clever plot, believable characters and plenty of unexpected twists

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I want to thank Netgalley and the author for gifting me the ebook. Interesting story. If you like mystery/thrillers you might want to check this out.

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This book was everything I look for in a book. It was so exciting. The plot was fantastic. It really had me on the edge of my seat, and my heart racing. It was very well written and flowed well.

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The Good Neighbor is a deliciously suspenseful and fast paced novel that had me on the edge of my seat. The premise is such a great one and Parker really took the story and ran with it. Our protagonist, Leah, has a car accident close to her home on a dark and stormy night so she heads to a nearby house to use the phone to call the police and a tow truck. The next day she wants to go by and say thank you to her neighbor and is shocked when she sees the house swarming with police and finds out that the only person that lives there is dead. And the story quickly takes off once Leah finds out the owner was a woman and the man, Martin, she encountered the night before, was likely her killer.

This graphic story had so many twists and turns and I never could predict what was going to happen next. Not only is this a thriller involving Martin and the murder but it was also a journey of self discovery for Leah. She has been married for eight years to a man she no longer shares a bed with and is dealing with past and present family issues. Parker cleverly layered all these elements together so they were seamlessly integrated into the story. Both elements kept the story catapulting forward and it was a wild ride.

I highly recommend this book for the nail bitting tension and quick pacing. This is one of those books where you constantly tell yourself โ€œjust one more chapterโ€ and before you know it, the story is over.

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After previously reading THE DINNER PARTY by Parker and enjoying the short snappy chapters, I was intrigued by this. This book was very hard to review without giving away any spoilers - the whole book is a huge game of cat and mouse. This was certainly very fast paced and I flew through this in a day- it was creepy and atmospheric and the events gave me chills. Iโ€™m torn because despite this, I feel like the concept started really well but unfortunately fell flat throughout for me - I have very similar thoughts to when I read Parkerโ€™s THE DINNER PARTY and found it just a very unrealistic plot. Hear me out - I know itโ€™s fiction, but it just got too unbelievable for me and I was constantly rolling my eyes at Leahโ€™s actions. I have so many questions about her decisions!?

Overall this was a very fast paced, action filled read which I would still recommend picking up- I toyed between two and three stars but although it wasnโ€™t my favourite book in the world, the fact I definitely could not put it down told me I still enjoyed it! Fun fact - (wouldnโ€™t even consider this a spoiler as it happens in the first few pages) I hit a deer in my Ford KA at 65mph several years ago.. just round the corner from a speed camera.. the similarities as I started this book made me feel strange!

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๐“๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ซ + ๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ž๐€๐‘๐‚!

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Fast paced all action suspense thriller
Completed it in a day
Could not put it down
Highly recommended

Thank you netgalley, R J Parker and Harper Collins - One more chapter

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Excellent.

Devoured in one sitting.

Thank you to NetGalley and to the publisher for allowing me to read this in exchange for an honest review.

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DNF - Did not finish. I did not connect with the writing style or plot and will not be finishing this title. Thank you, NetGalley and Publisher for the early copy!

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My first book, that I have read by this author, absolutely brilliant! Highly recommended, and I will definitely read others written by this author!

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This was a fast paced gripping psychological thriller which had me hooked from the very first page and had me riveted to the spot on the edge of my seat and anxious as to what was going to happen with every turn of the page. I read this in practically one sitting as couldnโ€™t put it down.

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