Every town has an Atbara Avenue. Nothing out of the ordinary, with run of the mill residents who all know each other. Or do they? What secrets lie behind the curtains, and how do their lives intertwine?

This is a compilation of stories, all linked, about the folks and their lives on the Avenue. Set in the late sixties, it is a fond reminiscence of those times, before technology took over and secrets could be maintained!

For a debut novel this is amazing, so accomplished, a real gem of a book. The stories are well developed and interconnected, with believable characters, some you love, others not so much so!

Vacillating between humour, sadness, and darkness, this is a good all rounder.

A very good read, very different, would definitely recommend.

Thank you NetGalley and Bedford Square.

It is the late '60s, and people living on one suburban street in London have found a slightly unusual - and highly disquieting - way of settling scores.

While the inhabitants of Atbara Avenue appear to get along well, behind drawn curtains they're maintaining their own forms of surveillance. And really, you don't want to get on the wrong side of any of these folks! They give a whole new meaning to the term "neighbourhood watch"!

Atmospheric and evocative, the book transports the reader back to a very different time and place. This is a darkly humorous and very original set of interwoven stories - overall, an entertaining read. It gets 3.5 stars.

London, 1968.

Atbara Avenue looks very ordinary indeed.

But it isn't.

For behind the garden gates and the net curtains live the biggest group of killers you're ever likely to meet...

Excellent intertwined tales