The People Watcher
  • Published: 16 July 2024
  • ISBN: 9781529177428
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $26.00
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The People Watcher

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The atmospheric, haunting new thriller from the author of R&J pick The Memory Wood - original, moving and oh-so-dark.

'Propulsive, sinister, gripping' - ALEX MICHAELIDES, international bestselling author of The Silent Patient and The Fear

'Such a brilliant read with such well drawn characters – I loved it' - NIKKI SMITH, author of The Beach Party

'One thing I've learned, these last few weeks, is that small acts of kindness are far less effective than fear...'

SHE WATCHES THEM IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT

Hidden in plain sight, Mercy Lake provides what people need. Quietly. In secret. Making lives better.

BUT HE IS WATCHING TOO

And he doesn’t want to help anyone - he wants to punish them. And he wants Mercy to join him.

AND HE'S NOT THE ONLY ONE

Soon, their activities draw the attention of the very person Mercy is desperate to avoid. Someone who will go to extreme lengths to make her pay for knowing their secret . . .

The People Watcher is a shiver-inducing, heart-pounding suspense thriller that will keep you up into the early hours - perfect for fans of Alex Michaelides, Helen Fields and Catherine Ryan Howard.
  • Published: 16 July 2024
  • ISBN: 9781529177428
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $26.00
Categories:

About the author

Sam Lloyd

Sam Lloyd grew up in Hampshire, making up stories and building secret hideaways in his local woods. These days he lives in Surrey with his wife, three young sons and a dog that likes to howl. The Memory Wood is his debut thriller.

portrait photo of Sam Lloyd

Also by Sam Lloyd

The Memory Wood
The Rising Tide
Play Pals: At the Park
Play Pals: To the Rescue
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Praise for The People Watcher

PRAISE FOR SAM LLOYD

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'Lloyd is a rare thriller talent'

Daily Mail

'Remarkable. Stunning prose and compulsive reading. It's undoubtedly the best thriller I've read in a long, long time.'

Lesley Kara on THE MEMORY WOOD

'I was pulled into The Memory Wood from the very first page?it grabs you by the throat and doesn't let you go. It's an intense, atmospheric, and truly original thriller.'

Shari Lapena on THE MEMORY WOOD

'A truly chilling story.'

Woman & Home on THE MEMORY WOOD

'A taut and immersive story about a troubled, complex but ultimately enchanting character. Twisty and dark as the night itself, it is beautifully written, compulsive and impossible to put down. A triumph.'

Neil Lancaster

PRAISE FOR THE PEOPLE WATCHER

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'Absorbing and richly detailed, a novel with real heart.'

LISA BALLANTYNE, Richard & Judy book club bestselling author of The Guilty One 

Original, creepy and devastatingly clever. I raced through The People Watcher yet didn't want it to end. Utterly addictive. I loved it!

Andrea Mara

A propulsive, sinister, gripping tale about the dark side of human nature that is hard to put down.

Alex Michaelides

Deftly plotted and deliciously twisty, this character-led thriller is a step outside the rest

Heat

Another corker from the author of The Memory Wood

SAGA magazine

An unsettling thriller

Woman & Home

This is Sam Lloyd's third novel, though the plotting and characterisation show the sure touch of a veteran. This marks him out as one of the authors to watch over the next few years

SHOTS

Such a brilliant read with such well drawn characters – I loved it

Nikki Smith, author of The Beach Party