One of the reasons I was compelled to write Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock was to illuminate the crucial role the screenwriter-turned-producer played as a literary force in Alfred Hitchcock’s career. Through the 1930s and ’40s Joan Harrison, more than any other person, was responsible for selecting which novels,…
The Other Passenger by Louise Candlish is an unputdownable, twisting thriller that explores privilege, societal pressures, and crime when a commuter becomes a suspect in his friend’s mysterious disappearance. Underneath the skin of this propulsive thriller involving the sudden disappearance of a charismatic young man is a thoughtful, socially conscious examination of contemporary mores and…
From Louise Candlish, author of the international bestseller Our House, Those People is a story of domestic suspense that asks, “Could you hate your neighbor enough to plot to kill him?” There are bad neighbors—people who, say, let their dogs use your front yard as a toilet or start their yard work a little too…
Hey there, reader! I’m absolutely thrilled to be collaborating with Criminal Element on this brand-new “Best of the Month” series. When I’m not reading crime fiction or writing about crime fiction as Crime by the Book, I can often be found perusing Criminal Element’s fantastic selection of crime book reviews and features—so I couldn’t be…
In Louise Candlish’s new novel, Our House, protagonist Fiona Lawson returns to her posh suburban London home on a Friday morning in January only to find a curious scene. A moving van is parked outside. And inside? Another family, eager to finish moving in and start setting up their new home. Except, Fiona insists, she…
Our House by internationally acclaimed author Louise Candlish is a disturbing and addictive novel of domestic suspense where secrets kept hidden from spouses cause shocking surprises that hit home. Louise Candlish’s latest domestic suspense novel, Our House, has had a ton of buzz surrounding it, so I couldn’t wait to dive in. Londoner Fiona “Fi” Lawson’s…
