The House with a Dark Secret. A Set of 3 Books: The Couple from House Number 9, Whispers Outside the Window, Shadows of Shadows

A set of 3 books in which a psychological thriller is elevated to a high art form. It is both top-notch entertainment and an opportunity to deeply reflect on a variety of important issues.

The Couple from House Number 9
When pregnant Saffy Cutler and her husband Tom inherited house number 9 on Skelton Place, they thought it was the house of their dreams. And certainly the last thing they expected was to find human remains buried in the garden in the backyard. More precisely, the remains of two bodies. A man and a woman…
Forensic examination revealed that the bodies had been buried for at least thirty years, and… it’s murder. The police ask Saffy to talk to the former owner of the cottage – her grandmother Rose, who lives in a nursing home…
Only Rose has Alzheimer’s disease. Her mind is slowly fading away, she remembers almost nothing, and cannot help the police. And yet the old woman clearly knows something…
As Rose’s fragmented memories surface and police dig deeper, Saffy realizes that someone is watching her and her house. Someone very dangerous…
What happened thirty years ago? Who are these victims? What role did Rose play in this case? And what danger threatens Saffy now?

Whispers Outside the Window
Twenty years ago, a serial killer dubbed the Whisperer by the press made life a living hell for the residents of the small English town of Featherbank. He kidnapped little boys, whispering promises and assurances through their open windows. And then brutally killed them.
The killer was caught, and it has been many years since he was imprisoned. Peace has descended upon the town. That is why writer Tom Kennedy and his son Jake decided to move here. After a recent tragedy in their family, peace is exactly what they need.
And then another boy goes missing in town. It is revealed that the day before, he had heard someone whispering outside his window. The long-standing horror seems to have returned… But who did it – if the maniac is in prison? And who will be the next victim? Perhaps Jake?

Shadows of Shadows
You have all met teenagers like Charlie Crabtree. A dark imagination, a sinister smile, always alone… It seems this guy is capable of something very bad. That’s exactly what Charlie did twenty-five years ago – he committed a murder so shocking that it even inspired several copycats. Crabtree himself disappeared without a trace… like a shadow.
All these years, Paul Adams has tried to erase the events from his memory: after all, both the murderer and the victim were his friends. But now, as his mother is dying, Paul has to return to his hometown. And the shadows of the past begin to come alive…
First, one similar murder happens, then another. And then Paul finds strange – and terrifying – signs in his home…

READ ALSO THE BOOKS IN THE SERIES «THRILLER OF THE YEAR»:
Alex Michaelides «The Silent Patient»
Alex Michaelides «The Maidens»
Mike Omer «Inside the Killer»
Theresa Driscoll «I Am Watching You»
Liz Moore «The Ashes of Rivers»
Soren Sveistrup «The Chestnut Man»