The House Hunt

When Lucy has to show her house to a potential client it sets off a chain of terror for herself and her boyfriend Sam .Full of twists and turns the author draws the reader right in .One i simply could not put down .

The House Hunt - C M Ewan

I really enjoyed this psychological domestic thriller. Fast-paced and a definite “just one more chapter” read. Very much a ‘read in one day’ twisty thriller.

I was interested in the subject matter (no spoilers) and thought the way the book was written was original and a clever take on the genre. The characters were believable and well written. I was hoping for retribution for the ‘baddy’ as much I was rooting for the protagonist.

It starts off simple enough, an estate agent is running late and asks the home-owner to show a prospective buyer around. Pretty quickly things start to unravel and from there the tension is never-ending.

A tense and claustrophobic read; I’ll be reading more by C M Ewan on the strength of this book. Highly recommend.

Thank you NetGalley and Pan Macmillan for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.

Very, very good and lots of twists and turns. Very unpredictable. Thank you @NetGalley for the early read. Will look out for this author in the future.

What a book! This is inevitable definitely not to be missed. It's cleverly written and keeps up a good pace throughout. There's an underlying atmosphere of tension and the storytelling is so vivid that it's like actually being there with the characters. Or at least watching it all play out on TV. The twists and turns in this are nothing short of masterful, ots amazingly well plotted out and executed. I read this whilst on the treadmill and I've never felt an hr fly by so quickly. It's impossible not to get completely lost in the story and to become invested in the outcome. The characters are so well written and human that it makes relating to them incredibly easy. This is what all other domestic thrillers aspire to be! An absolute must read

I highly recommend this brilliant, claustrophobic thriller. The plot is very unique and the writing superb.
I raced through it and loved the ending. A great read; quite possibly one of the best books of 2023.

Thanks Netgalley and Pan macmillan for the arc of the house hunt by C M Ewan.

I have previously read the interview by this author and loved it.

This one had a bit of a slow start but wow, then it picked up and left me stunned. Highly recommend!

Having read the Interview by the same author I was really interested in this novel, because the Interview was brilliant. This describes a woman left alone to do a viewing of a house because Bethany, the estate agent, is running late and Sam, her partner, is not available. It is difficult for her to do a viewing because she has claustrophobia, but she invites the male viewer in anyway. The atmosphere is tense from the beginning and I couldn't put the book down until I had finished. I will not reveal any more of the plot for fear of spoiling the novel, but for readers who love a good thriller this book is highly recommended.

I immediately clicked “request” when I saw C. M. Ewan’s name. Last year, I read The Interview, which was so impressive in terms of the tiny details, hints and scene-to-scene progression the author had introduced into that story. It felt like every single piece of information was there for a reason and, in the end, all of it effortlessly played into answering the main story question. The House Hunt has a similar signature Ewan’s premise: a woman comes face-to-face with a stranger looking for answers.
This isn’t a light read but it does read easily even though there are plenty of descriptions of the setting and character appearances which are largely incorporated through some sort of action. The author has an incredible skill of creating tension and intrigue. It is a slow-burn that keeps you in your toes.
I really enjoyed The Interview, but The House Hunt is another level of twists and reveals. I just couldn’t put it down. Thank you so much, Pan Macmillan, for giving me a chance to read it early.

Tense, Tense, Tense…
The pace never really lets up in this suffocating, tension fuelled suspense with whip smart twists and a choppy, edgy narrative which juxtapositions between a seemingly innocuous house showing and a self help group. The premise is intriguing, the execution is perfection. The reader is left hanging over and over again as they wonder what exactly is going to happen next. Characters are deftly drawn and wholly credible. Simply impossible to put down until the very bitter end.