Her secrets will be the death of you…
When Pixie moves into Columbia Mansions, divorced Gwen is quick to take the younger woman under her wing. But as Pixie becomes entangled with her charismatic landlord Alec, the lines of friendship begin to blur.
With rumours of illicit goings-on swirling, Gwen soon realises Pixie isn’t the only one with something to hide. How well does she really know the neighbours she considers her friends?
As scandal erupts, old grudges resurface, leading to a crime that will destroy the peace of Columbia Mansions forever.
I have just finished reading A Neighbours Guide to Murder by Louise Candlish, an author whose books I have always thoroughly enjoyed. We meet the residents of Columbia Mansions, Gwen lives next door to Alec and when he takes in a new tenant a young beautiful woman called Pixie, Gwen sparks up a nurturing friendship with her but before long she starts to have suspicions about the goings on behind closed doors and worries about Pixie.
When Pixie confides in Gwen about her situation with Alec there then spirals a tornado of events that soon puts Gwen in an impossible situation.
This storyline starts off as a slow burn and took me a while to slot into but I persevered and I am pleased I did because the pace picked up and I found myself so engrossed in the story and also becoming as mind boggled as our main character Gwen, not knowing who to trust or who was telling the truth. This was certainly an unpredictable read, at times I felt like everything had been solved and had come to light but then the storyline would completely spin and show another side which left me with more questions rather than answers.
There is so much going on at the end of this book too so the author keeps you on your toes right until the very last chapter. My heart really went out to Gwen because you could really see she had such a loving, kind and caring nature but she never seemed to have anyone around her to match her character, it kind of felt like through her whole life she was in the wrong place at the wrong time, with the wrong people.
I was really invested in this storyline and although it may not be my favourite by this author it is still definitely one I would recommend if you're looking for an unpredictable thriller.
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