In this thrilling novel from bestselling author John Marrs, a young couple's house hides terrible secrets--and not all of them are confined to the past. It’s intense and intricately plotted, with everyday life slotting in with secrets from the past and present perfectly. Writing a one-dimensional villain is easy, but it takes true talent such as that possessed by Marrs to craft such a mesmerising yet chilling portrayal of a disturbed individual who is both repulsive yet sympathetic. Pregnant at the time, Mia then goes on to become obsessed with the findings to the detriment of all else, including her baby. Following the clue up into the eaves, the couple make a gruesome discovery: their dream home was once a house of horrors.

I really needed that epilogue, it did give the story some final grounding, complete with a shocking final twist! But just when they think the house is ready, Mia discovers a chilling message scored into a skirting board: I WILL SAVE THEM FROM THE ATTIC. In this chilling novel from bestselling author John Marrs, a young couple’s house hides terrible secrets―and not all of them are confined to the past. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages.I enjoyed trying to piece the clues together to work out the answer but the clever red herrings left by the author led me to also suspect the innocent at times. A story of family, manipulation, and the age-old question of nature vs nurture, Keep it in the Family is very dark and extremely twisted. His books include No1 bestseller and Netflix series The One, The Passengers, award winning What Lies Between Us and The Good Samaritan.

A note reads “This was the first of what turned out to be several stories about Minna and her unusual family”. As Mia and Finn try to turn their attention to their new baby, the trauma of what occurred under their roof still haunts them.She is prepared to do anything to protect her family—but will the previous tenants stop her from discovering their secret? Dark, twisty and pulsing with 'no let up' tension, Keep it In The Family will have you guessing until the very end--and likely checking out your own attic just to be sure. Seven of these she describes as black - or sour - comedies, and the first, THE KILLJOY, simply as "dead black".

A story of nature versus nurture, trauma, dark secrets, family inheritance and the past, Keep It in the Family is a mind-blowing chiller. The current day storyline is interspersed with chapters from the past which fill in blanks but also add a lot of flesh to the story and provide very important background information.But just as the house is nearly ready, Mia discovers a chilling message scored into a skirting board: I WILL SAVE THEM FROM THE ATTIC. It’s a reminder of how evil walks among us and how the scariest things are those that can happen in real life, not in horror films.