The People Before: A gripping, twisty suspenseful psychological thriller for 2023 that will keep you up all night!

Reviews

Mrsbookburnee

Narrated by Jess you feel that the move was very much her husband’s decision and she just went along with it. I’d say this is a great book for the bleak winter months ahead.

Griffy

It then switched narrative to Eve who works in the local gallery and is the one to bring some warmth into Jess’s life and plenty of ideas on restoring their new home. An easy reading solid thriller that had a perfect setting and plenty of chill for a winter read. The prologue instantly sets in the creep, using all the senses to evoke the feeling that you are not alone.

Melanie’s reads

Showing the measures people will take to be ‘perfect’ and the extreme measures that people will go to reflect their opinions/idealisms on others. I felt her isolation and the writing was so effective, I could smell the house and feel it’s coldness. Jess made a fabulous protagonist with her inability to settle and her secrets. This continues throughout part one of the book as Jess and Pete move from London, after a home invasion, to Maple House in Suffolk.

Book lover

Don’t want to scare yourselves silly - haha. I loved this creepy, atmospheric book. However she wants the idyllic life in the countryside to become a reality for their two children.