The Good Neighbour by R.J. Parker 3***

Thank you #netgalley and #harpercollins UK for this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review. This started off great with a woman, Leah, crashing her car and killing a deer in the middle of the night. It was really atmospheric and creepy, just an excellent way to start a thriller. With her phone dead and her car not working Leah knocks on the door of the closest house for help. A normal looking guy opens up and helps her out, but the next morning a woman’s body is discovered in the same house. The dead woman apparently lived alone...so who was the man who answered Leah’s knock? I had high hopes for this one, but it kind of deflated as it progressed. By the end, it all seemed a little too far fetched and the police procedure felt almost comical! There are no big revelations or twists in this thriller but just the actual search for the murderer. I thought the characters were all quite one-dimensional, in fact, the inspector we are introduced to fades out of the picture near the end to never

return and you don’t even realise it... A lot of the story was just unrealistic and even Leah’s actions and reactions seemed off! That being said, the idea and writing were good!

3 stars!