The House of Mirrors

Erin Kelly (author)

Crime, Thrillers & True Crime, Fiction & Poetry, Crime & Thrillers | Hardback Published on: 04/04/2024

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Erin Kelly Has Done It Again!!!

Erin Kelly has done it again and taken the family crime drama to a whole new level of intrigue, toxicity and genuine heart racing suspense and I was addict... READ MORE

Steven at Bluewater

If you like Lisa Jewell, you’ll love Erin Kelly

A fantastic mystery with intriguing answers to questions about what makes a family and the lengths we’ll go to for those we call family. The House of Mirro... READ MORE

Emily at Manchester Arndale

Another great thriller from Erin Kelly.

Everything I loved about the Skeleton Key is back in this excellent thriller. Family history, secrets, lies and murder. Perfection! I raced through this... READ MORE

Kyrsten Waterstones Chester

family secrets and skeletons in closets - except for Alice's closet, that's full of fabulous vintage clothes.

I simply love an Erin Kelly novel. So gothic, so up-to-date and so enveloping. In "The House of Mirrors" Alice's life is beginning to unravel due to two... READ MORE

Hannah Torres

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'A bold, beautiful, sexy, full-throttle thriller: immaculately constructed and rich with detail, it is a gorgeous, creepy Gothic story for our times' NICCI FRENCH
'The queen of psychological gothic reigns' GILLIAN McALLISTER
'Literary crime novel is justified here' SUNDAY TIMES
'Mysteries galore ... properly chilling' OBSERVER
One of them has killed before.
One of them will kill again.

In the sweltering summer of 1997, straight-laced, straight-A student Karen met Biba - a bohemian and impossibly glamorous aspiring actress. A few months later, two people were dead and another had been sent to prison.

Having stood by Rex as he served his sentence, Karen is now married to him with a daughter, Alice, who runs a vintage clothing company in London. They're a normal family, as long as they don't talk about the past, never mention the name Biba, and ignore Alice's flashes of dark, dangerous fury.

Karen has kept what really happened that summer of '97 hidden deep inside her. Alice is keeping secrets of her own. But when anonymous notes begin to arrive at Alice's shop, it seems the past is about to catch up with them all ...

'Breathtaking, original and beautifully written, I absolutely loved it' C.L. TAYLOR
'Dripping in atmosphere' HEAT
'A rich, gothic thriller that jumps from different perspectives and times, this is something of a work of art' BEST
'A fantastic read' WOMAN & HOME
'Full of duplicity, doppelgängers and dead girls' dresses, The House of Mirrors delivers a white-knuckle ride as a murky past creeps up on the present. I don't think I took a breath until I found myself screaming my way through the crescendo' ALICE SLATER
'I love an Erin Kelly book! The worlds she creates are so rich and alive' JANE FALLON
'When it comes to deeply involving, twisty thrillers, Erin Kelly is in a league of her own. The House of mirrors is a magnificent mystery that begs to be read in a single sitting but deserves to be pored over slowly, every word savoured. Possibly the finest thriller you'll read all year' CHARLOTTE PHILBY
'Erin Kelly is quite simply one of the best crime writers around. The House of Mirrors is a totally absorbing story of family secrets, omissions and outright lies, with unforgettable characters and settings. It is impeccably plotted down to the very last line. I loved it' JANE CASEY
'An electrifying thriller' WOMAN'S OWN

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 9781399711968
Number of pages: 368
Weight: 960g
Dimensions: 142 x 234 x 36 mm

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This is one of this year’s must reads.

Erin Kelly’s best book yet! There are so many layers to this book, each with its own plot twist this in truly unputadownable! What begins with a double m... READ MORE

Inked Book Reviews

Brilliant, Twisty Story

Karen, mother of Alice and wife of Rex, met aspiring actress Biba years ago. A few months later terrible events occurred where two were left dead and one w... READ MORE

Hannah Boucherat

Her best book yet!

Erin Kelly’s best book yet! There are so many layers to this book, each with its own plot twist this in truly unputadownable! What begins with a double m... READ MORE

Inked Book Reviews

Twisty tale

The is a sequel to The Poison Tree, which I have not read, but I don’t feel that I missed out on anything. Alice is running a vintage dress shop in London... READ MORE

Heather Buggins

So atmospheric

4+ Karen and Rex’s daughter Alice is opening a vintage dress shop which she has Instagrammed to perfection apart from a poster which Karen insists she tak... READ MORE

Celia Short

The hints of gothic that weave throughout the storyline, add to the suspense and ensured that I couldn't put the book down until I had finished

I have a few "must-buy" authors and as soon as their latest book is announced, I'm off to my local indie bookshop to pre-order a copy. One of those authors... READ MORE

Maria's Book Musings

Mystery thriller with a touch of noir.

4.5 I understand this is a 'sequel' to The Poison Tree but I haven't read that book and this worked really well as a standalone, I don't think I missed ... READ MORE

Sarah Foster

Very twisty

The is a sequel to The Poison Tree, which I have not read, but I don’t feel that I missed out on anything. Alice is running a vintage dress shop in London... READ MORE

Heather Buggins

A skilfully executed literary thriller

The House of Mirrors is a follow-up to Erin Kelly's debut novel, The Poison Tree. I read The Poison Tree when it came out in 2009, but in all honesty I cou... READ MORE

Nicola

Many layered and thoroughly enjoyable

I read The Poison Tree back in 2011 and had forgotten most of the plot although I remembered that it was set in a boiling hot summer in Hampstead and one o... READ MORE

Susan S

An excellent sequel but you don't need to read the first to enjoy

I was unaware that "The House of Mirrors" by Erin Kelly was a sequel - I've not read "The Poison Tree" - and I didn't think I was missing great chunks of b... READ MORE

Mel Pretorius

Fine writing wrapped around a brilliant plot

I love Erin Kelly’s writing and The House of Mirrors is among the best. You don’t at all have to have read The Poison Tree but if you have, you’ll both rec... READ MORE

Mary Picken

Twisted thriller read!

Thank you to the author and publishers for sending me a copy of this book! The House of Mirrors was an amazing mystery thriller read. It has lots of plot... READ MORE

Charlotte Gibbons

House of Mirrors

Wow! Wasn't this one all interconnected and convoluted and intriguing all the way through? We start in the present when Alice, daughter of Karen and Rex, ... READ MORE

Ashrae

Compulsive family drama

I didn’t realise when I read it that this is a sequel to the authors debut novel but it certainly read well to me as a stand-alone. In the present (2017) ... READ MORE

Lynda Checkley

Family intrigue.....

This was my first read of a book by Erin Kelly and I was not disappointed. A wonderful story of complex family relationships, delving into historical frie... READ MORE

Michael Morrison

The House of Mirrors by Erin Kelly

The House of Mirrors by Erin Kelly is a very dark novel about family secrets and who killed who and why. It begins in the summer of 1997, when Karen meets... READ MORE

Christine Rennie

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