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The Couple At No. 9

The Couple At No. 9

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  • Create Date：2021-11-08 00:52:16
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Claire Douglas
  • ISBN：1405943408
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Summary

It was the house of their dreams。 Until the bodies were found 。 。 。

BODIES FOUND UNDER PATIO

When pregnant Saffron Cutler moves into 9 Skelton Place with boyfriend Tom and sets about renovations the last thing she expects is builders uncovering a body - two bodies， in fact。

POLICE INVESTIGATE

Forensics indicate the bodies have been buried at least thirty years。 Nothing Saffy need worry herself over。 Until the police launch a murder investigation and ask to speak to the cottage's former owner - her grandmother， Rose。

OWNER QUESTIONED

Rose is in a care home and Alzheimer's means her memory is increasingly confused。 She can't help the police but it is clear she remembers something。

A KILLER AT LARGE？

As Rose's fragmented memories resurface， and the police dig ever deeper， Saffy fears she and the cottage are being watched。

What happened thirty years ago？

Why did no one miss the victims？

What part did her grandmother play？

And is Saffy now in danger？

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Reviews

sarah frisby ，

Wow had me gripped ！From the moment I started reading this book I was hooked ，amazing story full of twists you couldn't for see ，definitely a must read for anyone ，can't wait for the next book Wow had me gripped ！From the moment I started reading this book I was hooked ，amazing story full of twists you couldn't for see ，definitely a must read for anyone ，can't wait for the next book 。。。more

GAIL ATKINSON ，

This novel was definitely a page Turner It had loads of twists but with a good ending Good read

Susie Nash ，

Loved this and could not put it down。 Unlike so many books I have read recently， I actually cared what happened to the characters in this book。 Did not manage to second guess the outcome， which is a first for a while。 My first Claire Douglas book I don’t think it will be my last。

Julie Harrison ，

This has got to go into my favourites list。 Kept me guessing most of the way through。 I did guess one of the twists but it didn't stop me absolutely loving the rest of the book。 The characters are completely 3 dimensional and I fell in love with Saffy。 I urge anyone that loves a thriller to read this！ This has got to go into my favourites list。 Kept me guessing most of the way through。 I did guess one of the twists but it didn't stop me absolutely loving the rest of the book。 The characters are completely 3 dimensional and I fell in love with Saffy。 I urge anyone that loves a thriller to read this！ 。。。more

Allie ，

I have a bit of a hit and miss relationship with this author， but this book was an incredible read。 I did struggle to warm to some of the characters but， this time， that didn't matter because the story continued to keep pulling me in。 Several times I thought I had something figured out， only to be proved wrong， and the twist at the end was one that I hadn't seen coming。Definitely up there in my top reads of this year！ I have a bit of a hit and miss relationship with this author， but this book was an incredible read。 I did struggle to warm to some of the characters but， this time， that didn't matter because the story continued to keep pulling me in。 Several times I thought I had something figured out， only to be proved wrong， and the twist at the end was one that I hadn't seen coming。Definitely up there in my top reads of this year！ 。。。more

Joanne ，

Brilliant I couldn’t put this book down。 A brilliant read - the plot is fantastic and keeps the reader wanting more

Lucy ，

Great book and I would recommend it。 It kept me entertained while I was waiting for 4 hours to have a procedure at hospital this week， so thank you for that！ It’s really 4。5 stars from me because it was quite a page turner。 The 0。5 star lost was just because it felt a little unbelievable sometimes - but then， life’s like that！ A very good read！

Wendy McManus ，

Loved this book， great read。。。

Dawn Foxon ，

Page turnerUnputdownable， gripped me to the end。 I like to think I can predict the twists in the books I read but not this one。 Very clever。

janet ，

EnjoyedPretty good story， dragged on a little in the middle， but I kept on with it。 Figured out the twist about half way through too。 Would still recommend and I did enjoy the book。

C ，

If you're looking for an interesting read that'll keep you engaged， this might be it。 I read it in one sitting because I really wanted to see how things will turn out。 I was able to guess the major "plot twists，" aka （view spoiler）[the body is actually Rose， Victor's artificial insemination， and Victor killed Caroline （hide spoiler）]， because they were kinda obvious and the hints were there， but that didn't make the reading experience any less fun。 You do have to suspend your disbelief a lot tho If you're looking for an interesting read that'll keep you engaged， this might be it。 I read it in one sitting because I really wanted to see how things will turn out。 I was able to guess the major "plot twists，" aka （view spoiler）[the body is actually Rose， Victor's artificial insemination， and Victor killed Caroline （hide spoiler）]， because they were kinda obvious and the hints were there， but that didn't make the reading experience any less fun。 You do have to suspend your disbelief a lot though。 I found Saffy annoying， if we're being honest。 And the writing style kinda bothered me at first before I eventually got used to it。 Anyway， I appreciate the （view spoiler）[double meaning of the title （hide spoiler）]。 。。。more

Nuyuryna ，

"It was the house of their dream untill the body were found。。。 "I love how the story haunted you with thousands of question from the begining untill the end。 I love the plot and the twist at the ending is just perfect。 "It was the house of their dream untill the body were found。。。 "I love how the story haunted you with thousands of question from the begining untill the end。 I love the plot and the twist at the ending is just perfect。 。。。more

amanda lennon ，

Fantastic bookInteresting book， unexpected story and likable characters。 Nice to read a book with different story line 。 First time in a while that I have needed to keep reading a book 。

Carol ，

This was an interesting and intriguing read full of twists and turns。 I enjoyed it。

Jodie Chalmers ，

What a great book。 I’ve needed to find a good book that’s kept me gripped all the way through as I haven’t for a while。 This one certainly did and I can’t wait to read more of Claire’s books。Definitely a must read！

Theresa Murtagh ，

Can't say I enjoyed this book。 The storyline was ok but the writing style seemed very immature。 Can't say I enjoyed this book。 The storyline was ok but the writing style seemed very immature。 。。。more

Lisa Nowak ，

I’d like to know what exactly was going through Victor’s head when he pulled the stunts he did at his fertility clinic！！ Being a doctor， he was intelligent enough to know better。 I’m happy he got caught and convicted！！ Between that and Freya being born， Lorna， Saffy and Tom found happiness。 The same could be said of Theo and Jen， who were expecting one of their own。 With those two couples， along with everyone else， it took some thinking to keep all the characters straight。 When it was revealed t I’d like to know what exactly was going through Victor’s head when he pulled the stunts he did at his fertility clinic！！ Being a doctor， he was intelligent enough to know better。 I’m happy he got caught and convicted！！ Between that and Freya being born， Lorna， Saffy and Tom found happiness。 The same could be said of Theo and Jen， who were expecting one of their own。 With those two couples， along with everyone else， it took some thinking to keep all the characters straight。 When it was revealed that the real Rose was killed and Daphne took her identity， things got a little hazy。 It was just a lot to process。 And， at 400 pages， this book was a bit long。 Some parts seemed to drag on， with aimless chatter while Saffy or Lorna roamed about the cottage。 Their dynamic was very realistic though， very relatable。 If I opt for another Claire Douglas book， I might check the page count before I dive in。 。。。more

Irene Treadwell ，

New author for meA gripping story full of twists and turns。 Keeps you guessing till the end。 Once you start reading its hard to stop。 I look forward to the next book from this author。🤔

julie futcher ，

BrilliantThere were quite a lot of characters to start with but they all melded together in this clever， twisty story。 Really unusual and highly recommended

Andrew ，

An excellent description of an English past 。The storyline is clever and complicated; told between two timelines。 The author throws in a number of good twists， but there were too many characters for me to keep track of。Having two storylines was well done， one past and one present， and needed to show who was responsible for burying the bodies。

christine adair ，

Loved itThoroughly enjoyed reading this， didn't expect so many twists and， turns brilliant writing Claire， my heart broke for lolly though looking forward to reading more by this author！ Loved itThoroughly enjoyed reading this， didn't expect so many twists and， turns brilliant writing Claire， my heart broke for lolly though looking forward to reading more by this author！ 。。。more

Katie Heasman ，

Loved it。

Rebecca Fowkes ，

Another brilliant book from Claire Douglas。 I really enjoyed it and couldn't put it down。 Wasn't expecting the twist either which was good。 Definitely recommend reading it。 Another brilliant book from Claire Douglas。 I really enjoyed it and couldn't put it down。 Wasn't expecting the twist either which was good。 Definitely recommend reading it。 。。。more

Thereasa O'keeffe ，

Highly recommendedWow what a fantastic book I loved every minute of it。Saffy moves into her grans house with her partner Tom not knowing what secret lays beneath 。 Whilst workman are digging the garden they discover a body which soon turns out to be two 。Love how it takes you back in the past and gives you snippets that make you want more。

Catherine Gogan ，

Beautiful Carefully and sympathicall writingI loved the characters Portrayed beautifully Any criticism was it ended rather abruptly I was very invested in the last part of the story。。。 feel it deserved a full chapter Lorraine was a big part of the novel for meHer character should have had more。。Loved it Spent my day off reading。。。Was worth it

susanne ，

Exciting This was a。 well written book it developed very easily and keep the interest。I got enthralled in the story ，that’s what make a good bookWill read more form this author 。

Jill Gibbs ，

Couple at no 9I really enjoyed this book。 I was unable to put it down as it twisted and turned as the story progressed。 The characters were well written and interesting so that you wanted to know more about them。 I'm not saying too much as I feel the not knowing is what makes the surprises so good and I don't want to spoil it for others。 Couple at no 9I really enjoyed this book。 I was unable to put it down as it twisted and turned as the story progressed。 The characters were well written and interesting so that you wanted to know more about them。 I'm not saying too much as I feel the not knowing is what makes the surprises so good and I don't want to spoil it for others。 。。。more

elles。 bookshelf ，

This is a really good psychological thriller。 I enjoyed the writing style and how Douglas built tension as the plot developed。 I was soon hooked and couldn’t put the book down。 There were also some really clever twists throughout the whole book but I was a little disappointed I guessed the ‘main’ twist fairly early on。 There are quite a lot of characters in the book but they were all easy to keep track of。 I liked the multiple points of view throughout as well as the alternating timeline from pa This is a really good psychological thriller。 I enjoyed the writing style and how Douglas built tension as the plot developed。 I was soon hooked and couldn’t put the book down。 There were also some really clever twists throughout the whole book but I was a little disappointed I guessed the ‘main’ twist fairly early on。 There are quite a lot of characters in the book but they were all easy to keep track of。 I liked the multiple points of view throughout as well as the alternating timeline from past to present， this definitely helped keep me immersed in the plot。 。。。more

Annemarie O'Donovan ，

Wow。 What a story。 Though it started slow， I was 40% into it before I got hooked。 Once I did I couldn’t put it down。 Saffy & Tom are renovating the cottage that once belonged to her grandmother when the bones of 2 people are discovered。 This starts then both as well as Lorna Saffy’s mother on a journey to the past。 It is explosive and so well written with 1 or 2 great twists。 I loved it

Julie Leask ，

I’m teen it 4 only becis I figured it oot but it didno ruin it。 Really good book！

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