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- Revealing a neighbor's deep secrets and dark obsessions turns to murder in a shocking novel of psychological suspense by a New York Times bestselling author.Aspiring investigative journalist Shannon Gibbons and her family have moved into a beautiful house in the Fabulous Forties of East Sacramento, where Shannon finds a fast connection with a new neighbor.
- Author(s): T R Ragan
- 287 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Thrillers
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"Aspiring investigative journalist Shannon Gibbons and her family have moved into a beautiful house in the Fabulous Forties of East Sacramento, where Shannon finds a fast connection with a new neighbor. Renowned journalist Rosella Marlow appears to have a genuine interest in giving Shannon's own areer a boost--as personal assistant on Rosella's new project. Appearances are deceiving. Bitter, resentful, and consumed by excruciating grief, Rosella is obsessed with wiping the smiles off her contented neighbors' faces. Now she's watching closely, ready to expose their secrets. Secrets dark enough to destroy lives. In Shannon, Rosella has a trusting and unwitting accomplice. But Rosella is being watched, too. And when someone is found murdered, everyone on this quiet block is a suspect. Because everyone has a motive. With the help of a friend, Shannon begins an investigation into the death of a person she just met. As neighbor is pitted against neighbor, the truth is much scarier than anything they imagined."--Provided by publisher.Book Synopsis
Revealing a neighbor's deep secrets and dark obsessions turns to murder in a shocking novel of psychological suspense by a New York Times bestselling author.
Aspiring investigative journalist Shannon Gibbons and her family have moved into a beautiful house in the Fabulous Forties of East Sacramento, where Shannon finds a fast connection with a new neighbor. Renowned journalist Rosella Marlow appears to have a genuine interest in giving Shannon's own career a boost--as personal assistant on Rosella's new project. Appearances are deceiving.
Bitter, resentful, and consumed by excruciating grief, Rosella is obsessed with wiping the smiles off her contented neighbors' faces. Now she's watching closely, ready to expose their secrets. Secrets dark enough to destroy lives. In Shannon, Rosella has a trusting and unwitting accomplice. But Rosella is being watched, too. And when someone is found murdered, everyone on this quiet block is a suspect. Because everyone has a motive.
With the help of a friend, Shannon begins an investigation into the death of a person she just met. As neighbor is pitted against neighbor, the truth is much scarier than anything they imagined.
Review Quotes
"The murder of a bullying ex-journalist threatens to rip the lid off the many scandals plaguing a toney Sacramento neighborhood." --Kirkus Reviews
"An original and deftly crafted suspense with more unexpected plot twists and turns than an Oklahoma tornado." --Midwest Book Review
"Best House on the Block is bestselling author T.R. Ragan's perfectly executed Olympic-level dive into a new genre. Ragan's voice comes across just as strong as ever, if not more powerful--blazing an intense new psychological trail--with all the twists and turns she's delivered in the past." --Steve Konkoly, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of A Clean Kill