PHOEBE MORGAN is an author and editor. She studied English at Leeds University after growing up in the Suffolk countryside. She has previously worked as a journalist and now edits crime and women’s fiction for a publishing house during the day, and writes her own books in the evenings. She lives in London and you can follow her on Twitter @Phoebe_A_Morgan, or visit her website at www.phoebemorganauthor.com for tips on writing and publishing. Her debut novel, The Doll House, was a #1 ebook bestseller. The Girl Next Door is her second psychological thriller.
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First published in Great Britain by HQ in 2019
Copyright © Phoebe Morgan 2019
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Ebook Edition © February 2019 ISBN: 9780008314859
Version: 2019-02-22
‘A real page-turner, I loved this story.’
B A Paris, bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors
‘Tense, suspenseful and unsettling!’
Lisa Hall, bestselling author of Between You and Me
‘Unsettling, insightful, evocative and poignant, Morgan’s writing is both delicate and devastating.’
Helen Fields, author of Perfect Remains
‘A brilliantly creepy and insightfully written debut. I tore through it.’
Gillian McAllister, Sunday Times bestselling author of Everything But the Truth
‘Totally engrossing from start to finish. A clever, clever book.’
Amanda Robson, author of Obsession
‘Morgan’s intense prose grips and thrills from the first page… a terrific debut.’
S. R. Masters, author of The Killer You Know
‘Atmospheric, dark and haunting, I could not put this book down.’
Caroline Mitchell, USA Today bestselling author
‘Deliciously creepy, genuinely unnerving and incredibly confident, The Doll House is the stellar first outing of a major new voice.’
Catherine Ryan Howard, author of Distress Signals
‘Unnerving and spine-chilling.’
Mel Sherratt, million-copy bestselling author
For my family, and for Alex.
Contents
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight