Louise Candlish is the internationally bestselling author of 17 novels, including The Only Suspect, winner in 2024 of a Ned Kelly Award and a Capital Crime Fingerprint Award, and Our House, winner of a British Book Award for Crime & Thriller Book of the Year and now a major ITV drama. Louise lives in a South London neighbourhood not unlike the ones in her books, with her husband, daughter, and a fox-red Labrador called Bertie. For up-to-date news catch her on X @louise_candlish, on Instagram @louisecandlish or facebook.com/LouiseCandlishAuthor.
Praise for Louise Candlish ‘Not only is Candlish a terrific storyteller, she has the gift of making you care about unlikable characters’ Guardian ‘The layers of plot astound’ Sunday Times Crime Club ‘Nobody writes so incisively about couples’ Daily Mail ‘Brilliantly plotted’ Mail on Sunday ‘The queen of the urban thriller returns with her winning blend of whodunit and thoroughly unreliable narrators’ Red 'One of the twistiest plots you'll ever read' Cosmopolitan ‘Cleverly captures the envy zeitgeist’ Stylist ‘Stylish, suspenseful and absorbing’ Best ‘You won’t want to put down this roller coaster read!’ Closer ‘Gripping from start to finish’ Bella 'I'm blown away by how good it is. A gripping tale of love, secrets and deception – it's the best psychological thriller I've read in a long time' Mark Edwards ‘A twisting, seductive, ingenious thriller’ Chris Whitaker ‘Tense, provocative and devastatingly powerful’ T.M. Logan ‘Candlish is a master of her craft’ Adele Parks ‘I inhaled it’ Lisa Jewell ‘I couldn’t put it down’ Shari Lapena ‘A compelling, nerve-tingling treat’ Nicci French ‘As good as I hoped it would be… loved it’ Jane Fallon Readers are hooked on A Neighbour's Guide to Murder 'Edgy, beautifully and astutely observed and often desperately emotional. Outstanding' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'I could never have predicted the outcome. I’m still in shock, it’s crazy. I would definitely say this has got to be one of my favourite books ever! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️