She opened the wrong door. Now her life will never be the same.

When Lucy Foster visits her old friend, she doesn’t expect to hear a baby crying behind a locked cellar door. But what she finds shatters everything she thought she a terrified teenage girl and a newborn, hidden away like a secret shame.

As Lucy’s quiet life spirals into a media frenzy, and as the town turns against her, one thing becomes clear—someone is watching. And they want Lucy to stop helping the girl in the cellar.

Because the truth is darker than anyone imagines. And unlocking it may cost Lucy everything.

A gripping psychological thriller packed with secrets, lies, and jaw-dropping twists, Behind a Locked Door is perfect for fans of Freida McFadden, Lisa Jewell, and Shalini Boland.

My Review

I shouldn’t really give this five stars as a lot of it is so far-fetched, but I adored it. In the second half, it was so exciting I had to keep listening until the end (this was on Audible). It’s got everything, murder, psychopaths, kidnapping, mystery, secrets, suspense…

Psychology teacher Lucy Foster is a single mother to fifteen-year-old Theo. His dad is in prison for drug-related offences. He was Lucy’s teen sweetheart and she hasn’t really dated since. When Lucy rescues Alice and new born baby Jess from the basement of her friend Miriam’s house, where they have been locked up, Theo becomes a bit obsessed.

When Alice is well enough to go home, she begs Lucy to help her start again so social services don’t take baby Jess away. But Lucy doesn’t really want the responsibility – she doesn’t know Alice and has enough to do taking care of a teenager who she recently had to drag away from an illegal rave. But Alice is emotional and persuasive and Lucy struggles to say no.

Unfortunately, her relationship with Alice has caused all sorts of problems including a stalker and creepy notes and carvings left in her garden. She decides to back off but Alice starts seeing Theo behind Lucy’s back.

This wouldn’t be the great story it is without lots of twists along the way and Behind A Locked Door has plenty of those. There are times when the twists are believable, but Lucy’s ludicrous behaviour is over the top to say the least. She’s a school teacher after all, not a vigilante. It would almost be amusing if it wasn’t so scary. I just loved it, every crazy minute.

About the Author

Sarah A. Denzil is a Wall Street Journal bestselling suspense writer. She is also known as young adult author Sarah Dalton.

Sarah lives in Yorkshire with her partner, enjoying the scenic countryside and rather unpredictable weather.

She is the author of international bestselling psychological thriller Silent Child, which topped the bestseller lists on Amazon in the US, UK and Australia.

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