by K. L. Slater
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‘One word – spectacular! This author gets better and better... This book had me on tenterhooks and there were times I forgot to breathe… She has exceeded the high standards she set in her previous books. Brilliant! An amazing, addictive, thrilling, unputdownable, fabulous read.’ Renita D’Silva, 5 stars
The Visitor
A psychological thriller with a breathtaking twist
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Everyone has a secret in their past.
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Everyone pretends to be something they’re not.
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But someone is always watching… and that someone is closer than you think.
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Holly returns to her home town after some time away – she has been through something terrible and now she needs a safe haven in which to recover, and to plan the rest of her life. She finds a room in a quiet and leafy suburban street, in the home of Cora Barrett.
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David lives next door to Cora Barrett and he sees everything that happens on Baker Crescent. David stays at home, and he watches: he likes to feel safe and he doesn’t like to leave the house. He wants to keep his friends and neighbours safe too. So he observes them, and he records every tiny detail of their lives, just in case the information is ever needed.
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Both lonely and vulnerable, Holly and David gradually begin to strike up a friendship. But Holly can’t shake the feeling that someone from her past might have tracked her down. And David is always watching… But uncovering the secret that could save his new friend and neighbour could be the one thing that destroys him.
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The Visitor is an unputdownable psychological thriller, from the bestselling author of Blink and The Mistake.
Acknowledgements
Firstly, huge thanks to Lydia Vassar-Smith, my editor, for her first-class expertise and guidance during the editing process. Thanks to all the Bookouture team for everything they do, especially Kim Nash and Alexandra Holmes.
Enormous thanks to my agent, Camilla Bolton, who is such a valuable support to me and also to Roya Sarrafi-Gohar. Thanks also to the rest of the hard-working team at Darley Anderson Literary, TV and Film Agency.
Massive thanks as always go to my husband, Mac, and my daughter, Francesca, for their love and support. To my writing buddy and fellow Bookouture author Angela Marsons for always being there.
Special thanks must also go to Henry Steadman, who has managed to do it yet again, designing a mind-blowing cover for The Silent Ones.
To eagle-eyed copyeditor, Jane Selley, and proofreader, Becca Allen. Thank you both for your skill in helping to polish up the book in the final editing stages.
Thank you to the bloggers and reviewers who do so much to help make my thrillers a success. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to post a positive review online or taken part in my blog tour. It is noticed and much appreciated.
Last but not least, thanks a million to my wonderful readers for their continued loyalty and support.
Published by Bookouture in 2019
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An imprint of StoryFire Ltd.
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Copyright © K.L. Slater, 2019
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K.L. Slater has asserted her right to be identified as the author of this work.
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All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publishers.
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eBook ISBN: 978-1-78681-773-0
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This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, organizations, places and events other than those clearly in the public domain, are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or locales is entirely coincidental.
