On a Quiet Street: An absolutely gripping and totally addictive psychological thriller with a heart-stopping twist

Carla Kovach

Jan 2024 · Bookouture

About this ebook

Every family has its secrets. Some are more deadly than others…

I live on a quiet tree-lined street with my perfect husband Cain. But when 18-year-old Charlotte knocks on the front door, what she says has me questioning just how well I really know my husband.

‘I was adopted as a baby and I’m looking for my biological parents. I was told they live here.’

My heart races as I fear Cain has been keeping a huge secret from me. Does he have a child he never told me about? And has he been lying all these years?

I can’t trust anything Cain says. Desperate for answers, I agree to meet Charlotte in secret. But it’s Charlotte who is full of questions: about our lives, our relationship. It’s only when she lets slip the name of the road I used to live on, that I realise how much she knows about me, too…

Cold fear floods through my body. My husband may not have told the truth, but his lies are nothing compared to mine. If Charlotte knows my darkest secret, my whole life could fall apart. How far will I have to go to keep the truth hidden?

If you loved The Housemaid, The Perfect Marriage and Gone Girl you will be absolutely gripped by this heart-stopping psychological thriller.

What readers are saying about On a Quiet Street:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Wow, wow and more wow!!!! I couldn’t put this one down for the life of me. I read this in just a few sittings. I had to finish it and quick… That ending was shocking and left me totally speechless… I thought my head was going to explode by the end… the heart attack of an ending, I couldn’t believe it. Never would I have ever guessed that in a million years. I knew something big was going on, but OMG, when I found out what it was.’ Blue Moon Blogger

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This story had me in complete turmoil… I couldn’t stop reading… The storyline blew me away and certainly had me on the edge of my seat and my heart pounding… Superb.’ NetGalley reviewer

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Wow, this was a page-turner… There is so much tension and you are kept guessing over and over… Could not get enough of this. An amazing book from an amazing author.’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Carla Kovach does it again! So many secrets and lies. The tension and twists were off-the-charts great.’ NetGalley reviewer

‘There were times while reading it that if I heard a noise in the house, I would jump out of my seat. I had a hard time putting it down… It gave me quite a bit of heart palpitations and hot flashes… It’s a rollercoaster with a lot of loops. Love it, read it, get freaked out if you hear a noise.’ @blissfullychaoticbookreviews

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This thriller is not to be missed.’ @bookloversanonuk

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘What a fantastic thriller full of secrets and deception, the plot is full of twists and turns which had me on the edge of my seat and made me read well into the night!… Wow, what an ending… A brilliant book with lots of suspense, deception and lots of compelling twists and turns!’ @arcreviews_by_m

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This book had me hook, line and sinker… Compelling.’ Goodreads reviewer

‘Oh my word, what a book. It had me up till late into the night… An absolute rollercoaster of a ride.’ Goodreads reviewer

Ratings and reviews

Really good book. Terribly sad in parts and scary in others. Love Carla's writing style too, so easy to read.

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