
The Roommates (Paperback)
Rachel Sargeant (author)Published: 28/11/2019
THEY LIVE IN YOUR HOUSE
University is supposed to be the best time of your life. But Imo's first week is quickly going from bad to worse.
YOU SHARE EVERYTHING
A stalker is watching her flat, following her every move, and Imo suspects that her new roommates are hiding dark secrets...
BUT DO YOU TRUST THEM?
When one of them suddenly disappears, the trauma of Imo's recent past comes hurtling back to haunt her. And she begins to realise just how little she knows about the people she lives with...
'Gripping. We loved this book ... full of twists and turns' Closer
'Deliciously dark & twisty... a gripping page-turner' Woman's Weekly
"Twisty and unnerving, Rachel is back with a thriller that will keep you up all night. Her best novel yet!' Phoebe Morgan, author of The Doll House
'From the very first page, the intrigue of this page-turning mystery builds until the gripping climax' Caroline England, author of My Husband's Lies
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780008331894
Number of pages: 336
Weight: 230 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 21 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'Gripping. We loved this book ... full of twists and turns' Closer
'Deliciously dark & twisty... a gripping page-turner' Woman's Weekly
'Gripping, original and unpredictable, The Roommates is a must-read' Alex Lake, bestselling author of After Anna
'From the very first page, the intrigue of this page-turning mystery builds until the gripping climax' Caroline England
"Twisty and unnerving, Rachel is back with a thriller that will keep you up all night. Her best novel yet!' Phoebe Morgan
'The perfect holiday read - there's so much mystery and intrigue - it kept me turning the pages right to the last one. I loved it - her best one yet' Ali Harper
'A dark and gripping psychological thriller with hints of Barbara Vine at her best. Sargeant is a dangerously talented writer. She keeps you guessing until the final pages' Michael Wood
'A tightly plotted thriller that swept me along and kept me guessing all the way to the end' June Taylor
A tense and claustrophobic page-turner ... wonderfully convincing ... a dark and gripping tale' Clare Chase
'The spare, sharp prose crackles with tension and delivers a story that grips from beginning to end' Mary-Jane Riley
'Will keep readers engaged to the end' Lincolnshire Life
Praise for Rachel Sargeant:
'Dark, claustrophobic and suffused with a creeping sense of menace, The Perfect Neighbours builds to a shocking climax. I thoroughly enjoyed it' Alex Lake, bestselling author of After Anna
'An escalating sense of foreboding ... Sargeant certainly makes the plot twists almost impossible to second guess, but for the merest passing details, keeping the reader turning the page' Lincolnshire Life
'An original, gripping thriller that is both unnerving and shocking in equal measure. I was immediately drawn into the strange, claustrophobic neighbourhood and Rachel Sargeant creates a thrilling sense of foreboding throughout' Phoebe Morgan, author of The Doll House
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“Overall an enjoyable read.”
Four girls become roommates at Uni. They are all very different & each has something in their lives they don't particularly want to share with others. Imo (Imogen) is still traumatised by her sister going... More

“Strong and involving”
I second-guessed my instinct to read this thriller of four girls off at uni thinking I was well beyond those years and what interest could The Roommates hold for me, a late forties reader? Well, it turns out... More
“A fabulous read”
I have had the great pleasure of reading and reviewing a couple of Rachel’s books now and those I have read, I have loved. I read the synopsis for ‘The Roommates’ and it certainly appealed to me. I was interested in... More
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