Another absolute masterpiece from Keri Beevis! I’m a huge fan of her writing and I’m yet to read a book of hers that I don’t like, but honestly I feel like they just keep getting better and better! Another dark, suspenseful thriller that will keep you up all night. Highly recommended to anyone that loves a good psychological thriller!
Thanks so much to Netgalley and the publishers for my ARC

Reading in Between the Wines book review #63/125 for 2025:
Rating: 3🍷🍷🍷
Book: The House Sitter
Author: Keri Beevis
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Sipping thoughts: I love a good Keri Beevis book and can devour it very quickly. I usually cannot figure out the twist, but I figured this one out very early on. If you are looking for a dark, tongue in cheek read that will have you reading way past your bedtime, this is your next book.

Cheers and thank you to @Netgalley and @BoldwoodBooks for an advanced copy of @TheHouseSitter.

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A thriller I couldn't put down. What did she see out of the window as she was housesitting for her brother? A women is missing and because of what she says she saw, she is in danger!

Great fast paced, edge of your seat, thriller! I loved how the it was written and how you knew the characters based on the amazing writing of Keri Beevis. One of my favorite authors and this book makes me see clearly why! Plot twist, mouth on the floor, read!. Thank you Keri for another favorite

If you like quick thrillers, this is a good book for you. This was the first book that I’ve read by this author, but I’m planning on reading more as soon as I can get my hands on them.

Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review

Nina has just split from her boyfriend and moves out and goes and housesits for her brother while he is away and feed his cat, it beats moving back in with her parents while she finds somewhere else.

One night there is a power cut in the flats/complex so she ends up out on the balcony and she finds her brother’s binoculars and has a look round and sees someone in the penthouse suite having sex on the balcony, but she keeps watching, another neighbour has spotted her watching. A woman goes missing and Nina realises it is the woman who was on the balcony! Did she ever leave the suite or did she disappear after leaving? Only problem is the man denies knowing her and someone comes forward to give him an alibi, but Nina knows what she saw and is determined to find out the truth. Her brother’s flat mate returns from his travels and tries to get her to stop. Will she find out the truth or is she just putting herself in danger?

My first book by this author, although I have several in my TBR pile which will be moved towards the top now.

If you can get into a slow burn mystery, with a ton of characters then this is for you! With that being said, this was a WILD ride

So I'm DNFing this at 40%....

I was given this ARC, and I was so excited, but it was a letdown.

Soooo this book was giving unoriginal. The author took whatever outline Freida McFadden used to write this book. It was literally a Frieda book, except this book it didn't have one likeable character, and the plot was all over the place. I tried so hard to find something I liked about it but I couldn't.

I was trying to thug it out and finish it, but this book literally single handedly put me in a reading slump.

Nina is house sitting for her brother who is out of the country. When the power goes out in her 5th floor unit, she takes binoculars out on the balcony to see if other areas of the community are out as well. She watches a neighbor on the 6th floor opposite her balcony and a woman "In flagrante delicto". When the woman is later reported missing, Nina goes to the police with her story, but the neighbor has an alibi for the time in question. Nina will not waver from what she knows she saw, and she tries to find out the truth while becoming aware that people are watching her, too.

This is definitely one of those edge-of-your-seat books that will keep a reader up until the wee hours trying to figure out who saw what and who is covering for someone else. Throw in a budding romance, and there's a lot to enjoy in this thriller.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

When is a house sitter just a house sitter?

If you’re not sure on this story, bear with it…. The development of the storyline is gradual but then the pace quickens and the story really gets going and your mind booked on how deadly can this innocent house-sitting really become. Well, I can tell you now, thank goodness for nosey and interfering neighbours, if not this story could’ve taken a more sinister turn.
Individual women go missing after being seen on a date with Julian, a super hot man who owns the penthouse in a block of stunning apartment - naturally he is suspected in their disappearances.
When an inconvenient power outage in the apartment block opposite leaves Nina, the house sitter, craving for cooler air outside on the balcony she’s grabs a pair of binoculars and notices something that sets her nerves on edge.
Surprisingly she isn’t only one with binoculars out on the balcony watching, the nosey neighbour below Julian, Leonard is also looking around and notices Nina opposite also having a nosey in other apartment.
Is her evenings actions going to cause her any repercussions and put her in danger or is her conscience clear….
Read on to find out.

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this arc. Keri Beevis books are a go to. Every single one is great. I love people watching and I can see how this could happen. Then when the police don't listen, ugh. Loved this!

Thank you for the advance reader copy of the house sitter. This is the first book I've read by this author and I've since read two more. I'm really enjoying her stories and recommend her if you like quick thrillers.

Nina Fairchild, 35, is a freelance editor. When her longtime boyfriend, Michael, proposed to her, she declined saying that she honestly doesn’t love him enough to marry him. Now, she has moved into her brother’s apartment to take care of his cat while he and his partner are out of the country for a while.

The first night there, she loses electricity and decides to sit on the balcony. Grabbing her binoculars, she sees a man across the street forcing a woman to have sex on the balcony. Shocked, she then realizes another man one floor below is watching her with his binoculars. Embarrassed, she goes inside.

The next day, the owner of the apartment she is staying in has returned. Nina has known him all her life as he and her brother have always been friends. He agrees for her to stay there until she can find another rental.

When a woman is found dead, the picture is the same woman that Nina saw being raped on that man’s balcony. She realizes she has to call the police who then investigate it.

The man who raped her is Julian, the son of a wealthy real estate man. He had once been charged with murder of another woman but was cleared. Now he gets frantic knowing someone saw him on the balcony.

Nina is determined to show that Julian is a murderer and will not rest until she can prove it. Thus, she becomes entangled in a a very frightening situation from which she may not survive.

This is another terrific thriller by an expert author who knows how to ramp up the suspense. There are a lot of scary and dark situations in this book that left me literally breathless. I was very surprised by the ending. Enjoy!

Copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

The House Sitter by Keri Beevis was very well written. While I did guess the culprit, the author did a great job of presenting other viable suspects and scenarios. It seems everyone has something to hide. There are some nosy people, some amateur sleuthing, missing women and some romance. I hated to put it down and was eager to return to the story.

This is the first book I’ve read by this author. I have to admit it took me quite a bit of time to get into this book after reading the prologue. This was no fault to the author, I’m just not used to reading in 3rd person. It was different getting use to how English is worded in the UK as well. That being said, I was rooting for Nina to figure everything out. Though she didn’t know who to trust beside Zac, and with their history she questioned that as well. After breaking off her engagement, Nina house sits for her brother while he travels Hong Kong. But the first night, there’s a power outage and she sets out on the balcony with a pair of binoculars trying to figure out the cause behind the power outage. She witnesses something across the road on another balcony. But as she’s spying, someone is spying on her. All the characters were great, including Julian, Leonard, Tabitha, Conrad, Zac and all the others who played a pivotal role in this story unfolding. By the time I thought I had everything figured out, Keri threw us another curveball and I was back at square one trying to figure out who done it. There were a ton of twists, suspense, shocking revelations and the epilogue wrapped everything up with life after it all. A good read!

Brilliant slow burn thriller that has you hooked from the off. Great holiday read. Thank you netgalley for the advanced copy

WoW. . . . . . . . . The House Sitter by Keri Beevis was another excellent book from start to finish and a great page turner which makes it a great holiday read or a book to get away from everything - for your day off.
I loved reading it through the different characters' perspectives which made it very enjoyable.

Big Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for this ARC.

This was a shocking twisty addictive thriller i loved! for fans of riley sager, this was hard to put down

The House Sitter by Keri Beevis is another compelling read from the author, and it is almost guaranteed to keep you guessing until the very end.

Nina is housesitting for her brother when she notices unusual activity in the penthouse of the building opposite. Something doesn't seem right in the exchange between the couple she is observing. When the woman goes missing, Nina begins to question if she should get involved and, if so, how far she is willing to go in the pursuit of the truth.

Keri Beevis can always be relied upon to provide a heart racing pageturner, and her latest is no exception.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for an ARC.

Another great read from Kerry. She always delivers a good thriller and this one I just couldn't put down. Looking forward to her next one. My thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return for an honest review.