The Different Tenant by Lesley Kara #blogtour #evaluation @RandomTTours – mychestnutreadingtree

‘DON’T GET TOO COMFORTABLE’

Marlow has at all times lived in uncommon locations. However when she accepts a place as a live-in property guardian, she finds herself shifting someplace she swore she’d by no means return to.

Proper from the beginning, she is aware of it’s a horrible mistake. The elegant Victorian faculty is because of be was luxurious flats, however its eerie, empty corridors are stuffed with Marlow’s worst recollections.

And now one thing sinister is occurring on the location. One of many different tenants has disappeared with out warning, and Marlow suspects that the 9 different guardians know way over they’re letting on. She’s decided to seek out out what occurred to the lacking girl – however which of those strangers can she belief?

And may she uncover the reality earlier than her personal previous catches up together with her?

I’m thrilled to be sharing my evaluation at present as a part of the Random Issues weblog tour for The Different Tenant by Lesley Kara. Many because of Anne Cater for the weblog tour invite and evaluation copy of the e book.

I’ve been a giant fan of this creator since her first e book and at all times discover her books to be gripping and totally pleasurable! The Different Tenant is one other nice learn, stuffed with twists and turns with a forged of unlikeable and untrustworthy characters.

Marlow is a home sitter or as they’re referred to as here-a property guardian . There was lots within the press recently about these jobs the place folks keep in unoccupied homes and buildings to observe them while they’re awaiting their destiny. Marlow strikes from her solitary life in an outdated church to extra of a bunch guardianship although it’s in her outdated excessive school-a place that performed a giant half in her former life. However it quickly turns into obvious that the guardian she is changing left in a short time and presumably not of her personal free will! So Marlow decides to research additional…

There was a distinct vibe right here to Lesley Kara’s different books however that made it no much less gripping as I assumed the plot such an fascinating one and such a uniquely compelling story that it was troublesome to place down. Marlow has to withstand her personal previous as she investigates what occurred to the earlier guardian and I cherished how there was one other viewpoint working alongside hers with a really creepy really feel! I had no concept who the opposite pov was or why they had been watching Marlow and the way in which these tales unfolded and got here collectively was very intelligent certainly. There have been some surprising surprises and I discovered myself continuously second guessing myself as I discovered what occurred and, extra importantly, why.

The Different Tenant is fantastically written as at all times and I totally suggest it.

Lesley Kara is a Sunday Instances High Ten and Amazon #1 bestselling creator of psychological thrillers. Her debut, ‘The Hearsay’ was the very best promoting UK crime fiction debut of 2019, offered in 18 nations and is optioned for TV. Subsequent novels are: ‘Who Did You Inform?’, ‘The Dare’ and ‘The House Upstairs’. 

Lesley labored for a few years as a lecturer and supervisor in a big school of additional training in London. She now lives in Kent and writes full-time. Her subsequent novel, ‘The Different Tenant’ is out in April 2024