Summary: The Heights is a tall, slender apartment building among warehouses in London. Its roof terrace is so discreet, you wouldn't know it existed if you weren't standing at the window of the flat directly opposite. But you are. And that's when you see a man up there--a man you'd recognize anywhere. He may be older now, but it's definitely him. But that can't be because he's been dead for over two years. You know this for a fact. Because you're the one who killed him.
"Impossible to resist, impossible to predict, impossible to put down...this is an author at the top of her game." -- Erin Kelly, author of Watch Her Fall
The author of the "masterfully plotted, compulsive page-turner" ( The Guardian ) Our House takes you on a haunting and nail-biting journey of tragedy and revenge.
The Heights is a tall, slender apartment building among warehouses in London. Its roof terrace is so discreet, you wouldn't know it existed if you weren't standing at the window of the flat directly opposite. But you are. And that's when you see a man up there--a man you'd recognize anywhere. He may be older now, but it's definitely him.
But that can't be because he's been dead for over two years. You know this for a fact.
Because you're the one who killed him.
With Louise Candlish's signature dark and twisty prose, The Heights shows "the ferocity of maternal love" (Hannah Beckerman, author of If Only I Could Tell You ). "This cleverly constructed novel will keep readers enthralled until the last page" ( Publishers Weekly , starred).
"Originally published in Great Britain in 2021 by Simon & Schuster UK Ltd."--Title page verso.
The Heights is a tall, slender apartment building among warehouses in London. Its roof terrace is so discreet, you wouldn't know it existed if you weren't standing at the window of the flat directly opposite. But you are. And that's when you see a man up there--a man you'd recognize anywhere. He may be older now, but it's definitely him. But that can't be because he's been dead for over two years. You know this for a fact. Because you're the one who killed him.
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Library Journal Review
With Candlish's (The Other Passenger) trademark twists and turns, this is a slow-burn psychological suspense that examines grief, fear, guilt, and revenge. Ellen Saint is a mother, wife, and lighting consultant. While at a client's home, she looks out the windows to the apartment across the way and sees Kieran Watts, a man she thought she had killed. This puts Ellen back on a dark path as she recalls Kieran's impact on her son Lucas and all that Kieran destroyed. As a form of therapy, she writes out the disastrous effects that Kieran had on her family from when he entered it seven years earlier. Interspersed with Ellen's manuscript is a Sunday Times magazine article about Ellen as well as the perspective of Ellen's ex (and Lucas's father) Vic. As the narrative circles backs to Ellen's present-day sighting of Kieran, readers will wonder who is the real bad guy. VERDICT In the vein of William Landay's Defending Jacob, this title is a good choice for readers who enjoy twisting narratives.--Lynnanne Pearson
Publishers Weekly Review
At the start of this mesmerizing psychological thriller from British author Candlish (The Other Passenger), lighting consultant Ellen Saint is working with a new client on a London warehouse conversion when she spots a person she recognizes on the roof of a nearby building. That man, Kieran Watts, however, has been dead for more than two years--or so Ellen thought, because she, along with her ex-significant other, Vic Gordon, contracted with someone to kill him. The murder-for-hire scheme was revenge against the "monster who destroyed" her life when Vic's and her 19-year-old son, Lucas, died in a car accident, for which she blames Kieran, the car's driver. The current sighting resurrects devastating memories and provokes Ellen, who fears for her new family, to try again to kill Kieran. Obsession, deception, betrayal, and injustice follow. Chapters from Vic's point of view, from both past and present, help build tension. In the end, the narrative threads cross in a heart-stopping confrontation that tests Ellen's lifelong phobia for high places. This cleverly constructed novel will keep readers enthralled until the last page. Agent: Sheila Crowley, Curtis Brown (U.K.). (Mar.)
Booklist Review
Ellen met Vic when they were both very young. She became pregnant and had a son, Lucas. Vic has played a big part in both Ellen's and Lucas' lives, even since he and Ellen split and she remarried and had a daughter. Ellen has high hopes for both of her children and is determined that Lucas will attend Oxford or Cambridge. But in his last year of secondary school, Lucas meets Kieran Watts, who, in Ellen's mind, is extremely dangerous influence on her son. Then something terrible happens. Ellen blames Kieran and vows to get revenge, no matter how long it takes, what she has to do to get it, or how much her friends, family, marriage, and work might suffer. The rest of the story shows what happens when a woman turns from protective mom to vengeful fury capable of focusing only on retribution. The ending delivers a terrible shock, and while readers may initially feel pity for Ellen, by the end of the novel, they are likely to see only her paranoia and single-minded quest to make Kieran pay. Dark, disturbing, and deeply affecting, this humdinger of a story is full of unexpected twists and is sure to keep readers riveted from first page to last.
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Louise Candlish is the internationally bestselling author of fifteen novels, including The Other Passenger , The Heights , and Our House , which won the Crime & Thriller Book of the Year at the 2019 British Book Awards. It is now a major four-part TV drama starring Martin Compston, Tuppence Middleton, and Rupert Penry-Jones, available to stream on CBC Gem. Louise lives in London with her husband and daughter. Connect with her on Twitter @Louise_Candlish, Facebook @LouiseCandlishAuthor, and Instagram @LouiseCandlish.
TextPublisher: New York : Atria Paperbacks, 2022Copyright date: ©2021Edition: First Atria Paperback editionDescription: 406 pages ; 21 cmContent type: 
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