'The ending gave me shivers' Claire Douglas

'A plot that tightens like a vice' Erin Kelly

It all started to go wrong the day the Wrights moved in next door

Myles and Lana Butler live on a gorgeous new development in Wimbledon, leaning on a mortgage that is just within reach. When one of Myles' investments fails they are bound to lose everything.

Gabriel and Holly Wright have just moved in next door. The Wrights are sophisticated, ambitious and apparently very wealthy. At an after-dinner drink with their new neighbours, Myles and Lana share their worries and a solution is suggested between the couples. Life Insurance fraud. For a cut of the pay out, the Wrights would help them.

No one thought they were being serious. No one agreed they'd actually go through with it. And no one mentioned it would involve murder.

Then, one night, Lana doesn't come home.

Praise for The End of Us
'Witty, dark, unpredictable. A book to be devoured in one sitting' Karen Hamilton

'It reminded me of Hitchcock at his best. Tense, twisty, dark and so unpredictable' Claire Douglas

'The End Of Us is that rare book - beautifully written and impossible to put down' Fiona Cummins

'I loved it - easily Kiernan's best yet' Cara Hunter

'Terrifically compelling. And that last line. Oh my. That is how a book should end' John Marrs

'A superbly written tangled web of utter brilliance' Joanna Cannon

"Absolutely loved The End Of Us, it reminded me of Hitchcock at his best. Tense, twisty, dark and so unpredictable I couldn't read it fast enough to see how it all played out. The ending gave me shivers. My favourite Olivia Kiernan book yet! " - Claire Douglas

"The End Of Us is that rare book - beautifully written and impossible to put down. A dark, complex and nuanced thriller, its protagonist Myles Butler is a Ripley for the 21st century, rotten to the core of his luxury lifestyle, but impossible to resist" - Fiona Cummins

"Kiernan's greatest achievement is to make Myles such a sympathetic character that his increasingly violent actions seem almost sensible." - Literary Review

"Kiernan has delivered a standalone of style and substance." - Irish Times

"A nerve-jangling thriller." - Woman's Own

"If you love the old-style Hollywood glamour of films like Double Indemnity, this domestic noir tale, set in the contemporary opulence of a luxury Wimbledon housing estate, will do the trick." - Daily Mail

"Strong characterisation, an unpredictable plot and an unexpected conclusion will keep readers gripped. Kiernan has proved she won't be confined to one genre and we look forward to what she does next." - Irish Independent

"A gripping thriller" - Bella

"Beware, this psychological thriller is definitely a sit-up-all-night read" - Woman's Weekly

"It's a dark, twisted and satisfying read, which never lets up its pace. It's unpredictable, ingenious and brilliantly written. Read it." - Irish Examiner

"Hitchcock and Highsmith would both have been proud if they'd written suburban horror-story The End of Us . . .You won't be able to stop reading. Each unfolding episode is unbearable. A bravura thriller." - The Tablet

"Kiernan proves she's every bit as good at depicting the dark side of our interior lives as she is with her rollercoaster police procedurals." - Westmeath Examiner

"Tom Ripley would see the narrator of this deliciously Highsmithian chiller as a soulmate. . . ." - Telegraph (Best Books of 2023)

"I couldn't stop reading. Perfect for fans of Louise Candlish and Patricia Highsmith" - Jo Callaghan