

But once again, he has no idea what he is getting himself into… Lucy is up to her old tricks-ruining lives for fun. But at least the woman responsible, ‘Dark Angel’ Lucy Newton, was in prison, and slowly Jamie was able to rebuild his life.īut now Lucy has been freed on appeal, and before long Jamie receives a message from a desperate stranger. The terrifying sequel to the #1 bestseller The Magpies.įive years ago Jamie Knight lost everything: his home, his wife and their unborn child.

Mark Edwards achieves what other writers yearn for, by creating characters that genuinely feel like real people, individuals you know personally-and then puts them into the scariest of situations so that we cannot help but suffer with them. Edwards takes the places that should feel safe and subverts them, shifting the It is a nightmare that could happen to anyone. The Magpies is a gripping psychological thriller in which the monsters are not vampires or demons but the people who live next door. After Jamie's best friend is injured in a horrific accident, Jamie and Kirsty find themselves targeted by a campaign of terror.Īs they are driven to the edge of despair, Jamie vows to fight back-but he has no idea what he is really up against. They hear disturbing noises, and much worse, in the night. The other residents of their building seem friendly too, including the Newtons, a married couple who welcome them to the building with open arms.īut then strange things start to happen.

The future, in which they plan to get married and start a family, is bright. When Jamie and Kirsty move into their first home together, they are full of optimism. Meet the neighbors from hell, in the gripping thriller that reviewers and readers describe as fast-paced, chilling, and impossible to put down.
