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Everyone is going to the housewarming party.
All the same people who lived on the street the…
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1 author picked The Housewarming as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Lynes writes masterful psychological suspense which always has the reader asking how they would behave in the world she creates.
This superb book opens with a mother whose toddler has gone missing when she looked away for just a moment. I was gripped from the first line.
Tackling personal and community responsibility, it also examines friendship and the love a mother has for her child.
You can’t go wrong with an S E Lynes.
From Lisa's list on The best family drama books with a central dilemma.
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