Behind the shutters lies a devastating secret...
When Helen moves abroad with her loving husband Gary, she canโt wait to meet her fellow expat teachers from the local International School. But her new start is about to become her worst nightmare...
As soon as the charming family across the way welcome Helen into their home, she begins to suspect that all is not as it seems. Then Gary starts to behave strangely and a child goes missing, vanished without a trace.
When violence and tragedy strike, cracks appear in the community, and Helen realises her perfect neighbours are capable of almost anything...
โDark, claustrophobic and suffused with a creeping sense of menace, The Perfect Neighbours builds to a shocking climax. I thoroughly enjoyed itโ Alex Lake, bestselling author of Seven Days
โAn original, gripping thriller that is both unnerving and shocking in equal measure. I was immediately drawn into the strange, claustrophobic neighbourhood and Rachel Sargeant creates a thrilling sense of foreboding throughoutโ Phoebe Morgan, author of The Babysitter
โA gripping tale of dark secrets and domestic liesโ Sam Hepburn, author of Her Perfect Life
โBuilds from a creeping sense of unease to a jaw-dropping climax and a denouement I defy anyone to see comingโ Chris Curran, author of Her Deadly Secret
โFrom the very first page I knew I was assured of a fluffing good read from an author I canโt wait to hear from againโ Jen Medโs Book Reviews
โA riveting, twist-packed thriller that had me hooked from the first pageโ Nickiโs Life of Crime
โA chilling and cryptic novel, proving just how difficult it is to truly know someone, inside outโ Pretty Little Books
Rachel Sargeant grew up in Lincolnshire. She spent several years living in Germany where she taught English and she now lives in Gloucestershire with her husband and children. She is a previous winner of Writing Magazineโs Crime Short Story competition, and her writing has appeared in My Weekly. She has published three novels and her most recent, The Perfect Neighbours, became a top ten Kindle bestseller.