{"product_id":"the-couple-at-number-9-9780063246324","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\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClaire Douglas\u003c\/strong\u003e is the \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e number-one bestselling author of eleven stand-alone novels, including \u003cem\u003eThe Sisters, Local Girl Missing, Last Seen Alive, Do Not Disturb, Then She Vanishes, Just Like The Other Girls, The Couple at No. 9, The Girls Who Disappeared, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Woman Who Lied\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Wrong Sister.\u003c\/em\u003e Her books have sold over two million copies in the UK and have been published worldwide. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50554355056914,"sku":"9780063246324","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c86b0d72-688b-4caf-a441-9f977bf60948.jpg?v=1748510694","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-couple-at-number-9-9780063246324","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}