Longlisted for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger 2024
‘So pacy and addictive. Just brilliant!’ – Claire Douglas, author of The Couple at No.9
The House Hunt is a heart-pounding, claustrophobic thriller from C. M. Ewan, acclaimed author of The Interview, A Window Breaks and the half-a-million-copy bestseller Safe House.
Your estate agent calls.
She’s running late and needs you to show a man around your home.
You let him in and begin the tour.
But something about him feels wrong. . .
You ask him to leave and he refuses.
Then he tells you something about you. Something inconceivable.
And then you realize. . .
He doesn't want your house. He wants YOU.
What authors are saying about The House Hunt:
‘The tension mounts with every chapter in this edge-of-the-seat, tense and twisty thriller. Don't miss it!’ – B. A. Paris, author of The Therapist
‘Truly impossible to put down’ – Chris Whitaker, author of We Begin at the End
‘Be prepared to put everything else on hold until you've finished The House Hunt, because once it grips you it doesn't let go’ – Jane Casey, author of Let the Dead Speak
‘Nobody does heart-thumping, dry-mouth, claustrophobic thrillers like C. M. Ewan. The House Hunt is exceptional’ – Sharon Bolton, author of The Pact
‘Unbearably tense, effortlessly plotted and packed with twists’ – Tim Weaver, author of No One Home
What readers are saying about The House Hunt:
‘WOW WOW WOW !! The twists in this story had my head spinning. I had no idea where it was leading. What a brilliant book’
‘I lost so much sleep reading this book but it was so worth it. Brilliant!’
‘The twists and turns are superb and the ultimate unravelling very satisfying. I loved it!’
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9781035010684
Number of pages: 432
Weight: 654 g
Dimensions: 242 x 190 x 41 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
The tension mounts with every chapter in this edge-of-the-seat, tense and twisty thriller. Don't miss it! - B. A. Paris, author of The Therapist
What a cleverly plotted and unputdownable thriller. The House Hunt is tense from the very first page with a gasp-out-loud moment that I never guessed. So pacy and addictive. Just brilliant! - Claire Douglas, author of The Couple at No 9
Nobody does heart-thumping, dry-mouth, claustrophobic thrillers like C. M. Ewan. The House Hunt is exceptional, with a glorious WTF moment - Sharon Bolton, author of The Pact
Unbearably tense, effortlessly plotted and packed with twists, Chris Ewan is the master of the cat-and-mouse thriller. . . - Tim Weaver, author of No One Home
Tense, taut, and terrifying. The House Hunt takes an everyday, knife-edge dilemma and turns it into the stuff of nightmares. Truly impossible to put down - Chris Whitaker, author of We Begin at the End
Read this in one unplanned whirlwind binge. The perfect one sitting read. A propulsive, tightly plotted, minimalist treat - Catherine Steadman, author of The Family Game
You can almost feel the walls closing in on you as you race through The House Hunt! It’s intense and claustrophobic, a darkly creepy thriller that will have you looking over your shoulder long after finishing it - Gilly Macmillan, author of The Long Weekend
With relentless pace, Chris Ewan turns an ordinary, everyday situation into a terrifying nightmare, as the story becomes a desperate one of survival against the odds. Prepare yourself for a sleepless night! - Jane Shemilt, author of The Patient
Be prepared to put everything else on hold until you've finished The House Hunt, because once it grips you it doesn't let go. C. M. Ewan is one of the very best thriller writers I know - Jane Casey, author of The Close
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