The New Neighbours

Claire Douglas

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Penguin Books Ltd
17 February 2026

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Crime & Mystery; Thriller & suspense; Fiction: special features

You know your neighbours are plotting a crime but no one believes you . . . Dive into the gripping new thriller from The Sunday Times No.1 bestseller

Lena overhears a conversation she shouldn't have.

She's sure her new neighbours - the Morgans - are planning a crime.

Her family say she's mistaken.

They are a lovely, friendly couple.

She should forget it.

Yet Lena can't.

And the more she investigates,

the worse her suspicions.

But Lena hasn't counted on one thing.

A secret from her own past. One the Morgans seem connected to.

And which puts Lena in terrible danger . . .

By: Claire Douglas
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 279g
ISBN: 9781405957656
ISBN 10: 1405957654
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 17 February 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Claire Douglas worked as a journalist for fifteen years, but had dreamed of being a novelist since the age of seven. She finally got her wish after winning the Marie Claire Debut Novel Award with her first novel, The Sisters. She is a Sunday Times bestseller and a frequent Richard & Judy Book Club pick. Her books have sold nearly two million copies in the UK alone. She lives in Bath with her husband and two children.

Reviews for The New Neighbours

-- -- PRAISE FOR CLAIRE DOUGLAS I loved this twisty novel -- RICHARD OSMAN Outstanding * THE TIMES * Extraordinarily clever -- ANDREA MARA A real treat for psychological thriller fans -- T. M. LOGAN Clever and terrifically compelling -- SARAH PEARSE