A beautiful house. A new beginning. The almost perfect neighbours…
When newlyweds Jane and Alex Clarke move into an idyllic house on the quaint Bristol Lane, they are excited for a new beginning in what will be their ‘forever home’.
And when an elderly neighbour welcomes them, she soon becomes a friend. But she grows a little too interested in the couple next door as she sits watching them, day in, day out, from the rocking chair in her window.
Alex says it will be fine. After all, she’s a lonely widow who just wants some company. But when she invites Jane into her home, who knows what she’ll find there…
A dark and gripping domestic thriller, perfect for fans of Shari Lapena and Paula Hawkins.
** Praise for The Widow Next Door **
‘This was a showstopper. I couldn’t put it down, and never wanted it to end. Will be looking for L.A. Detwiler’s next book!’ NetGalley reviewer
‘It has me hooked from cover to cover. Such an incredible read!’ NetGalley reviewer
‘This book was twisted, and brilliant. It gave me chills down my spine.’ NetGalley reviewer
‘A great book to read on the sofa with a cup of tea while it storms outside. I really love domestic psychological thrillers and this book did not let me down!’ NetGalley reviewer

The Widow Next Door: The most chilling of new crime thriller books from the USA Today bestseller

Literature & Fiction

Detwiler, L.A.

Genre Fiction

One More Chapter

The next chilling thriller from the bestselling author of THE WIDOW NEXT DOOR... "Get out while you can. You'll die here..." Adeline Evans has recently moved into a home for the elderly. A safe space, where she can be cared for. When she begins to receive cryptic and threatening notes, she is certain that someone is out to get her. But the residents are warned against listening to a woman who is losing her memory. It would seem Adeline is tormented by the secrets in her past, and that the menace is all in her mind. Until danger comes down the corridor and starts knocking in the night... A compelling serial killer thriller from the bestselling author of THE WIDOW NEXT DOOR, perfect for fans of A.J Finn, K.L. Slater and Teresa Driscoll. What readers are saying about The One Who Got Away: "Wow! I totally loved this book! I was gripped from the very beginning and it never let go. Such a dark and twisted tale about real life scary situations." "A delicious domestic thriller!" "Such a great read. The plot and storyline were very well done. I could not put it down. Read in one day." "Tense chilling kept me reading late in to the night. My favorite type of thriller: multi-layered and a twist on each page. Kept me guessing to the end." "I was totally gripped" "It caught hold of me and had me hooked from the start . I was literally on the edge of my seat reading this book." "Literary magic... For lovers of a proper psychological thriller that truly lives up to its name, The One Who Got Away is the one you won't want to get away." "Oh my, what a little beauty this is!... The story escalates in intensity... a book that I couldn't put down. There are some real shockers to come and an ending that knocked the wind out of me!" "An edge of your seat thriller." "I wanted to pick up where I left off as soon as I could."

The One Who Got Away: A wonderfully tense edge-of-your-seat domestic thriller

Product Description From the USA Today Bestseller L.A. Detwiler comes a new eerie horror filled with secrets, ghosts, and murder. The dead do talk ... if you're brave enough to hear their sinister secrets. In a thick forest sits a forgotten stone building, The Redwood Asylum. Once inside, the criminally insane, the darkly disturbed, and the eternally confused residents learn one thing very quickly: they are at the mercy of ruthless evil in many forms. At twenty-six, Jessica Rosen starts a new job at Redwood in the hopes of forgetting an insidious past. She quickly realizes, however, that Redwood harbors malevolent secrets and beings in every chilly corner. On her second day adjusting to her job, the unstable man in 5B quickly latches onto Jessica in an unsettling way. When his rantings and warnings start to make sense, though, Jessica will be taken on a ride of secrets, murder, and dangerous beings. As she begins to uncover the horrifying truths behind the man's past, the terrors of Redwood Asylum will follow her home and make her question her own sanity. Can Jessica solve the secrets of the man in 5B in time to save herself, or will the terrors trap her in Redwood's evil clutches forever? A spine-tingling page-turner by USA Today Bestseller L.A. Detwiler perfect for paranormal horror fans. About the Author L.A. Detwiler is USA TODAY Bestselling author and high school English teacher. Her debut thriller, The Widow Next Door, is a USA Today and International Bestseller with HarperCollins UK/Avon Books. Her second thriller, The One Who Got Away, released in 2020 with HarperCollins UK/One More Chapter. The Diary of a Serial Killer's Daughter released in 2020.L.A. lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, Chad, their five cats, and their mastiff named Henry. Her writing has appeared in several women's publications and online magazines. She also writes romance under Lindsay Detwiler, including her popular Lines in the Sand Series.Join her Readers' Club with this link: http: //eepurl.com/gkZ2Sf

The Redwood Asylum

Lindsay Detwiler

From USA TODAY Bestseller L.A. Detwiler comes a sinister psychological thriller with jaw-dropping twists. Everyone has a breaking point. At twenty, an unplanned pregnancy seals Crystal Holt into a marriage to the abusive Richard Connor. After a stillborn birth, Crystal insists they have the baby baptized postmortem. A cynic, a drunk, and a poor man, Richard has other plans. When her monstrous husband tosses the baby into the woods to be forgotten, Crystal instantly spirals. After beating her within an inch of her life, Richard does something else he's done before--he disappears. This time, however, things feel very different... With her husband gone, Crystal battles with the demons of abuse, dark childhood memories, and a declining mental state worsened by horrific nightmare sequences. As the story unfolds, it becomes clear that something's not quite right about the way Richard disappeared this time, and Crystal is in more danger than ever. After all, not all of the dark secrets belong to Richard. Will Crystal be able to escape from a lifetime of torture unscathed, or will she succumb to the dark secrets she's fallen prey to before? A twisted domestic thriller that will shake even the toughest thriller fans...

A Tortured Soul

Literary

L.A. Detwiler

From USA Today Bestseller L.A. Detwiler comes a disturbing paranormal horror novel that will bring hell to the holidays and chilling fear to the festivities.\nSome Christmas ornaments should be left in the attic.\nWhen Candace Mills, 26, heads home for the holidays to visit her mother and ailing grandmother, she's expecting a peaceful, dull Christmas. She has no idea, though, that a single Christmas ornament is about to send her into a whirling chasm of evil.\nIt starts with the Christmas bell, scratched and worn in one of Grandma Anne's boxes in the attic. Once they put it on the tree, Grandma Anne starts to say terrifying things and act strangely. Candace and her mother assume it's her dementia talking—until they start to have dangerous encounters with a fiendish being. 
As the secrets of Anne's past involving her twin sister rise to the surface, the women face sinister horrors from a dark force looking for revenge.\nWill any of them be able to survive, or will they fall prey to the malevolent secret Grandma Anne is harboring from her past?

The Christmas Bell: A Horror Novel

From USA Today Bestseller L.A. Detwiler comes a disturbing domestic thriller and winner of the Readers' Favorite Bronze Medal for Psychological Thriller There's something very wrong with Daddy..." Ruby Marlowe's mother died when she was two, and her single father has ensured she has everything she needs. However, everyone has dark secrets, and Ruby's father is no exception... When she's young, she doesn't understand the weight of her father's killing game. After she begins to investigate her mother's life and death, however, Ruby starts to believe there are some secrets even she doesn't know about the serial killer she calls Daddy. As her father's killing grows rampant, the secrets get harder and harder to hide--and she fears it will all come crashing down. Will Ruby seek a different life for herself and betray the only person who has ever loved her, or will she get wrapped up in his sinister path? A twisted page-turner that shines an eerie light on the father-daughter bond from the USA Today and International Bestseller L.A. Detwiler.

The Diary of a Serial Killer's Daughter: A chilling new page-turner for fans of dark thrillers

United States

Independently published

The Redwood Asylum: A Paranormal Horror

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