Do Not Disturb: An International Bestseller – An Intense Dark Suspense Novel
From the award-winning author of The Sisters, Local Girl Missing and Last Seen Alive, comes a taut psychological thriller in which family secrets and hidden pasts build to a violent climax in a guesthouse among the idyllic Welsh mountains.
Following a traumatic event in London, Kirsty Woodhouse packs up her family and moves back to her native Wales. There she sets up her new home with her husband and two young daughters, and goes into business with her difficult mother managing a guesthouse in the Brecon Beacons.
But when the guesthouse is ready to be occupied, Kirsty encounters the last person she ever expected to see: her estranged cousin Selena. It has been seventeen years since they last talked—when Selena tore everything apart between them.
Why has she chosen now to walk back into Kirsty’s life? Is Selena running from something too? Or is there an even darker reason for her visit?
As Kirsty becomes increasingly concerned for the safety of her daughters, her dream home begins to feel like her worst nightmare.
Kirsty knows that once you invite trouble into your home, it can be murder getting rid of it . . .
Don’t miss these other psychological thrillers from Claire Douglas
The New NeighborsThe Wrong SisterThe Woman Who LiedThe Girls Who DisappearedThe Couple at Number 9Just Like the Other GirlsThen She VanishesLast Seen AliveLocal Girl MissingThe Sisters
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Publisher : Harper Perennial
Publication date : November 17, 2020
Language : English
Print length : 400 pages
ISBN-10 : 0063001519
ISBN-13 : 978-0063001510
Item Weight : 11.2 ounces
Dimensions : 5.31 x 0.9 x 8 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #343,421 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1,681 in Psychological Thrillers (Books) #3,162 in Murder Thrillers #5,093 in Suspense Thrillers
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debra lou anthony –
Very tense & scary book
Excellent book! Keeps you reading. It is hard to put down! Claire Douglas is my new very favorite author!
Karen –
Great author
Love her stories. This had me guessing a couple times
DIANE PATTERSON –
SHROUDED IN MISERY
Kirsty, her husband Adrian (and their two young daughters – Amelia 11 & Evie 6) move from London to Wales. Kirsty has always wanted to own a guesthouse. She & her mother are going into business together. They’ve bought a crumbling, derelict house & will turn it into a B & B. It’ll take a bit of getting used to, all of them living & working under one roof. Kirsty & her estranged cousin Selena were very close growing up. Their dads were brothers. They haven’t spoken in nearly twenty years. Selena’s lies destroyed their relationship. Selena is leaving her husband & has asked if she could stay with them for a few days. She has nowhere else to go. She has a little girl who’s not well & in a wheelchair. It’ll be good for Evie to have another child to play with, someone nearer in age. Not everyone’s been particularly friendly. Can Kirsty & Selena heal their rift? There are SO many subjects off limits. Kirsty’s dream home begins to feel like her worst nightmare.
Cheryl R. –
Creepy and thrilling
I enjoyed this book. Will try and read more from this author. It was creepy, but yet compelling at the same time.
Ashrae –
Do Not Disturb
I have read and enjoyed a couple of this author’s previous books but, for me, this one didn’t quite hit the heady heights that they did. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a good book but there was just something missing for me, making this a four rather than a five star read.So, after a bit of a rum time of late, Kirsty has partnered up with her mother in a new business venture. Relocating alongside her family – husband Adrian and their two children – back to her Welsh childhood hometown in order to run a guesthouse. After a few shenanigans with the renovations and indeed the locals, they are finally ready to open. But not all their first guests are as welcome, or indeed paying, as they’d have liked; especially cousin Serena, along with her disabled daughter, Ruby. Apparently Selena is escaping an abusive marriage, I say apparently as Selena has a bit of a track record with the economics of truth, the main reason for her long estrangement from one-time bosom buddy Kirsty. Another of the first guests also bizarrely declares the house to “have a dark energy”. Far from the fresh start that Kirsty wanted and needed after the time they had just been through in London with Adrian. But that’s just the start of things…I think that my main gripe with this book was that it was simply too busy. There was too much going on that certain things just got all caught up in the noise rather than having the impact that they probably should have had. It all got a bit too convoluted for me, sadly. Too many not-so-nice characters with motives did weaken the plot a tad. In fact, I can’t think of one character I actually liked. It was also a bit on the predictable side at times, I guessed a fair few things early which probably did mar my enjoyment if truth be told. Oh and we got a fair old share of twists, turns and red herrings throughout. And then, when all was said and done, and the truth, the real truth eventually all came out… well, that just didn’t quite work for me and left me a little unsatisfied. Maybe I’m being too harsh, maybe I’m just in need of a break from the genre for a wee while to get the juices flowing again. Maybe it just wasn’t quite the book for me. A decent enough read in itself, just not quite as I’d have preferred in certain aspects.My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book.
L Moran –
Another great book by Claire Douglas
Another great book by Claire Douglas! I have read all of her novels so I was excited to see she had a new book out. It did not disappoint. I couldn’t put this book down. It was just as good as her previous 3 books. “The Sisters” is still my favorite but “Do Not Disturb” is a close second. I would definitely highly recommend this book!
Ms. Magoo –
Fast-paced thriller
I really enjoyed this book and found that it got me out of my November reading slump. It took me just about two days to read with me only putting it down so that I could work and sleep. The book was fast-paced and told using two different timelines, before and present. I’m always a fan of different timelines so I thought this worked well for the story.There seemed to be a lot of different things or side stories going on within the main story. There were several characters that had issues with one another and it seemed as if everyone had their own secrets they were hiding. I think all of the different stories and events were able to tie in well at the end of the book to make the story seem cohesive.I also loved that this story touched on mental illness and how it can affect both the person suffering from mental illness and those around them. I wish that the story would have spent a little more time on the help available for those people, but I was also just glad to see it included. I think the more mental illness is talked about the more the negative stigma associated with it will disappear.In all, this was a fast-paced thriller that definitely didn’t disappoint. It had me up late reading and even had me feeling slightly creeped out. If you’re looking for a quick book to get you out of a slump, give this one a shot!*Thank you to Harper Perennial for a finished copy of this book in exchange for my honest review*
Erin Darby Spencer –
Must read!
Oh. My. Goodness. This book had everything and I promise you won’t have a clue of what is actually happening until nearly the last page. I love that it started slow but didn’t feel like it as you get a real sense of what this creaky old B and B is like and the hauntingly beautiful surrounding hillside. Definitely my top read for 2018!
Hide –
This story is started with a bloody scene of woman and followed by chapters in which disturbances rooted in the woman are described, unleashing hidden stories caused by who she had been. This disturber, eventually, also shoved me into disturbance and made me reeling in it. What a worthy psychological story to read this is!
Prof. Gunjan Sushil –
An avid fan of Claire Douglas I eagerly picked up Do Not Disturb and was immediately plunged into a nightmare where nothing is what it outwardly seems. Secrets, jealousy, betrayal and all the other negative emotions leading to a jaw dropping ending. Needless to say I read it in one sitting and when you read it too you will definitely not want to be disturbed. Five stars for me.
TorontoGirl –
Arrived before the expected date in great shape. Haven’t read it yet, but I know it will be an amazing read….all the books I’ve read from Clair Douglas have been phenomenal…she is one of my favourite authors.
literatureloveuk –
This chilling first-person narrative had me hooked right from the start. The novel starts with the discovery of a body then the book is split into ‘Part One: Before’ and ‘Part Two: After’. This cleverly structured plot keeps you guessing as to who has been murdered right until the end of part one, which is about half way through the story.The story is told from the perspective of Kirsty (the protagonist), and this point of view is consistent throughout, where lives of the other characters come to life through what Kirsty knows about them. This meant when the twists and shocks came to Kirsty, they were a shock to me as a reader too. The language is colloquial and made the story real. It was an easy read but don’t mix that with a simple story. It was easy to read because the language was so compelling and the focussed first-person narrative sucked me into Kirsty’s world. I managed to read the first few chapters on a chapter by chapter basis, but it wasn’t long before everything went on hold and I just had to finish the book.The narrative has an abundance of twists and turns that are so believable they make you think it could happen to anybody living anywhere. Just one small wrong turn here and another there. The story’s setting, and what happened in the guest house previously, adds to the creepy atmosphere. I started off thinking how lovely it would be to live in such an idyllic place, but it wasn’t long before I was willing Kirsty to pack her bags and whisk her family right out of the spooky place. But Kirsty is made of much sterner stuff than I am!I was starting to get a bit fed up with psychological thrillers and how they were becoming more and more obscure. I like books that have an element of realism: ordinary everyday characters who make ordinary everyday mistakes, but those ordinary mistakes become twisted into something much more sinister. Claire Douglas has managed to execute this to perfection, and this resulted in a very enjoyable read.I absolutely loved this book and can’t wait to read more from this author. As well as this, as a new writer myself, the writing inspired me, and reading this book taught me a valuable lesson in taking my writing to a new level. In this case, it was the story’s clear focus on the protagonist herself, as well as how twists and turns can still have a dramatic impact without being ridiculous.
Awesome girl –
Really an interesting book to read