Behind Closed Doors: A Novel

B.A. Paris

Aug 2016 · Macmillan Audio · Narrated by Georgia Maguire

About this audiobook

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLING DEBUT PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER YOU CAN'T MISS!

The perfect marriage? Or the perfect lie?

“A hair-raising debut, both unsettling and addictive...A chilling thriller that will keep you reading long into the night.” —Mary Kubica, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Good Girl

“This debut is guaranteed to haunt you...Warning: brace yourself.” —Bustle (10 New Thrillers to Read This Summer)

“The sense of believably and terror that engulfs Behind Closed Doors doesn't waver.” —The Associated Press, picked up by The Washington Post


Everyone knows a couple like Jack and Grace. He has looks and wealth; she has charm and elegance. He’s a dedicated attorney who has never lost a case; she is a flawless homemaker, a masterful gardener and cook, and dotes on her disabled younger sister. Though they are still newlyweds, they seem to have it all. You might not want to like them, but you do. You’re hopelessly charmed by the ease and comfort of their home, by the graciousness of the dinner parties they throw. You’d like to get to know Grace better.

But it’s difficult, because you realize Jack and Grace are inseparable.

Some might call this true love. Others might wonder why Grace never answers the phone. Or why she can never meet for coffee, even though she doesn’t work. How she can cook such elaborate meals but remain so slim. Or why she never seems to take anything with her when she leaves the house, not even a pen. Or why there are such high-security metal shutters on all the downstairs windows.

Some might wonder what’s really going on once the dinner party is over, and the front door has closed.

From bestselling author B. A. Paris comes the gripping thriller and international phenomenon Behind Closed Doors.

Ratings and reviews

Good for a beach read, bathroom break or decompression on the bus ride home. Would've loved to see more altercation with Jack and Esther, as she was hands-down the most intelligent character and the only one who was suspicious from the beginning, but overall a bit repetitive and definitely light on the critical thinking factor. In the end, you figure, "Meh, guess he got what he deserved." Not bad for a first novel though.

Just pure morbid. I could handle people getting abused...but the suggestion that the new puppy would be left alone for weeks with no one to feed it or care for it just turned my stomach. (Even if it didn’t happen) I literally could not finish this book.

Loved it! Starts out slow but gets really good. We'll worth the read. I would have loved an epilogue of the ending from his pov. Just because I'm curious... But even without, great book.

About the author

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author B. A. Paris grew up in England but has spent most of her adult life in France. She has worked both in finance and as a teacher and has five daughters. Behind Closed Doors is her first novel.