{"product_id":"the-couple-at-number-9-9780063138148","title":"The Couple at Number 9","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Tense, twisty, fraught with emotion and packed with secrets, \u003cem\u003eThe Couple at Number 9\u003c\/em\u003e is Claire's best thriller yet.\"--Gilly MacMillan, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eWhat She Knew\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe internationally bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eDo Not Disturb\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eJust Like the Other Girls\u003c\/em\u003e delivers a heart-pounding psychological thriller about a couple who inherit what seems to be their dream home, until they make a horrifying discovery--and the danger begins.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Victims . . . \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen pregnant Saffron Cutler moves into 9 Skelton Place with boyfriend Tom and sets about renovations, the last thing she expects is builders uncovering human remains. The remains of two bodies, in fact.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Investigation . . . \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForensics indicate the bodies have been buried at least thirty years. Saffy has nothing to worry about--until the police launch a murder inquiry and ask to speak to the cottage's former owner. Her grandmother, Rose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Witness . . . \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRose is in a nursing home and Alzheimer's means her memory is increasingly confused. She can't help the police, but its' clear she remembers something. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Killer . . . \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Rose's fragmented memories resurface, and the police dig ever deeper, Saffy fears she and the cottage are being watched.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Truth . . . \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happened thirty years ago? Why did no one miss the victims? What part did her grandmother play? And is Saffy now in danger? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDouglas, Claire:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eClaire Douglas has worked as a journalist for fifteen years, writing features for women's magazines and newspapers, but she's dreamed of being a novelist since the age of seven. She finally got her wish after winning \u003cem\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/em\u003e's Debut Novel Award for her first book, \u003cem\u003eThe Sisters\u003c\/em\u003e, which became a bestseller. She lives in Bath, England, with her husband and two children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50619860746514,"sku":"9780063138148","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fb9b68f0-4fa6-49f0-88ba-982c1c0edfb1.jpg?v=1732556412","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-couple-at-number-9-9780063138148","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}