When a rude working class couple moves into an inherited house on a nice neighborhood and stir up all kids of trouble, the neighbors are sent into a tailspin until they decide to take matters into their own hands.

With a cast of characters that may remind you of Big Little Lies, most just a inch shy of likable, this story took a turn I wasn’t quite expecting. While I did guess one of the mysteries, the rest of the story propelled me forward and I still really enjoyed it.

So this is why there are Home Owner Associations! It's great to live in a neighborhood of like minded people, but what happens when the new neighbor isn't of the same mindset and can't be convinced to join the law and order of the tight knit group? Gossip. Chaos. Sabotage......Murder? This book has not one, but two mysterious deaths, and a whole slew of suspects revealed one by one in a cleverly intricate puzzle of who-done-it. While the ending is abrupt, I'm sure most people can speculate. Would you rather live next to the neighbors you already know, with all of their foibles, or with new ones you don't?

The quintessential perfect neighborhood, and all the perfect people living in it. Or that was the case until the newest neighbors moved in. Their upgrades, an eyesore. They use their entire yard and the street around it as a car yard. They blast music at all hours. This is just not what they do here. Then there is a death. The killer, you discover, and motive will shock you. No one is above suspension in the eyes of the detectives. You watch this close knit community begin to point at each other to accuse and place blame. How far will they go to protect their little Eden? Are they pointing fingers in guilt, or to cover up their own misdeeds? Every single character you meet, has a reason for being there. That blew my mind in the end. This seems like the ideal neighborhood, from Hell.

I can't imagine living around people that are so close and gossip about each other behind their backs. Ugh - it sounds like a nightmare! It only got worse when Darren Boothe moves in, starts renovating his house, and doesn't abide by the neighborhood's "rules".

This book alternates between several different points of view of each of the neighbors, and each chapter in the first half has parts of the police interviews. We don't find out exactly what happened until about halfway through.

Unfortunately, I found the characters in-relatable and annoying, and it was hard to really connect with the story and people with it jumping around so much between points-of-view and time periods. I can't imagine a neighborhood that hates someone so much that they want to hurt them. They all have kids, but they don't seem to have any compassion for the new neighbors. By the time I got to the end of the book, I didn't really care who did the deed because everyone on the street wanted it to happen and no one felt any guilt about it.

Those People is a book about a wonderful little maintained neighborhood filled with wonderful busy bodied neighbors who get along well until the new unruly neighbors move in. I understand their issues with them. They definitely have some understandable concerns. I've read stories like this before but none so similar to what I've actually watched on television before, I felt like I was reading a script from a true life murder show. This book had to many characters and the vast majority were unlikable. I believe my favorite character was Sam and he was a crying infant who never seemed to get enough sleep. I wished I would of saved myself sometime and watched something similar on television, at least that way I could of turned it off. Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

I think everyone can relate to having terrible neighbors and having them cause problems.

Unfortunately for me, this book just dragged on and on. By 75% I had a hard time continuing to read it.

Thanks to Netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

You have to hate these neighbors. When Darren inherits a house in a calm cul-de-sac with friendly neighbors, playful children, and a suburban idyllic atmosphere what comes next is chaos.

It almost seems that everything Darren is doing is designed to infuriate the neighbors. What ensues is unbearably loud music, audacious remodeling, a used car/repair business, and obnoxious behavior. The homeowners association is called to no avail. When an accident kills a woman visiting one of the neighbors, police question everyone on the block and suspicions and tensions begin to mount but the police do nothing. Soon it seems everyone has something to hide and while they all want the new neighbor gone they also become suspicious of everything everyone else is hiding. Selling and moving become less of an option as housing prices tumble due to the condition of the neighborhood. Everyone is frustrated, pushed to their limit, and want the problem to go away no matter the cost.

Several of the neighbors are considering taking action to get rid of these obnoxious neighbors, but will anyone actually have the guts to do it? Therein lies the mystery…and the unexpected ending.

Thank you, NetGalley, for offering me a free advance copy of this novel for my honest review.

This book was an entertaining thrill ride regarding an unwanted neighbor and scheming neighbors trying to get the unwanted obnoxious one out of his house. There were many twists and turns that I didn’t see coming. Kept me guessing until the end. I didn’t find the characters too likable regardless of what ‘side’ they were on. Thank you Netgalley for this eARC in exchange for an honest review. I would recommend to those who enjoy a thrilling bumpy ride!

This is one of the best domestic thrillers I have read in a LONG time. I devoured this book from page one all the way to the end! What a thrilling ride! I highly recommend it!!

** Full review to come closer to release.

A Netgalley ARC Book - Darren Booth and his wife Jodie inherit the corner duplex home and start to renovate and start up a used car business disturbing the neighbors with noise and loud music all day and night. A scaffolding falls and kills a women and each neighbor is interviewed by the police. After each interview you start to wonder if that person had something to do with the scaffolding falling After all the plotting to get rid of Darren and Jodie, Darren dies and interviewing everyone happens again. There is a twist and a surprise ending.

Lou Jacobs's Reviews > Those People

Those People by Louise Candlish
Those People
by Louise Candlish (Goodreads Author)
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Lou Jacobs's review Mar 26, 2019 · edit
really liked it

The new neighbors from Hell! Suddenly the beautiful and harmonious neighborhood of Lowland Way is cataclysmically altered. Darren and Jodie move into the vacant house on the corner. Music blares all night, along with seemingly unending and unsightly self home renovations ensue. Darren is actually running an auto repair and used car sales at his home ... along with parking cars not only on his property but even in front of the neighbors houses. A rickety scaffolding structure is thrown up by Darren , that actually hangs over into his neighbors property. It collapses crushing an expecting pregnant relative of the neighbor across the street. In spite of multiple neighbor complaints ... neither the police or town council will do anything about this intolerable situation. Tempers and tension flare. ..... pitting husband against wife and neighbor against each other. Home values plummet to ridiculously low levels making it impossible to sell. Darren and Jodie at their best are rude, insulting, antagonistic and impossible to deal with. The so called police investigation seems to assert that Darren and Jodie are the victims. After the horrific death of pregnant Amy, the neighbors start to plot and scheme to obtain some sort of revenge.
The narrative supplies an unrelenting ratcheting up of tension and the mounting strife and plotting lead to violence and mayhem and further investigation of the neighbors. Intermittently black humor mercifully intervenes. Multiple twists and turns lead to an unexpected but satisfying denouement. Thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for providing an Uncorrected ARC of this gem in exchange for an honest review.

Have you ever been a group where everyone is of similar likes and dislikes and then someone new joins? Lowland Way is a neighborhood made up of people with the same mind sets who mostly get along, except a few disagreements that are extremely minor. Then the empty house at the end of the street is sold.. Because of their lifestyle, those people continually clash with the rest of the neighbors. Animosity is the word of the day. Those people certainly do not belong. and someone needs to do something about it. A real page-turner.

Have you ever heard the saying that you should shop the neighborhood, not the house? Well, for the residents of Lowland Way, this couldn’t be more true. Although the neighborhood was a great place until HE moved in— Darren Booth, along with his girlfriend Jodie. They immediately begin renovating the place, leaving piles of trash and rubble all over the yard. They run a used car business right from their property, parking cars up and down the street. They blare music through all hours of the night. Frustrations are high among the residents, who have complained to Booth about his behavior, which only seemed to worsen the situation. One day soon after, there is a death, leaving the police to put together the pieces of what actually happened. They discover that the nieghborhood is not as perfect as once thought and everybody has a secret to hide.

Although interesting, this book started a little slow for me. Each chapter is told by the point-of-view of one of the residents of Lowland Way as they explain their disdain for Booth. I could feel the frustration of the circumstances— living in a dream house situated in the middle of a neighborhood where home values are increasing— until the new guy moves in and refuses to play by the rules. There was no perfect remedy to the situation as long as Booth continued to be uncooperative. Even if some residents would decide to sell their property and move on, they’d have to agree to settle for less to accommodate the eyesore that is now their neighbor. It’s a lose-lose situation either way!

Things definitely picked up for me at about the halfway point and from then on I was completely engrossed. Once the plot thickens and secrets are revealed, I found myself completely invested. I really don’t want to give too much more away, but the ending held an unexpected surprise.

Another fabulous book by Louise Candlish. Her first book, Our House, just floored me and this one did the same.

Have you ever had a bad neighbor? Not just an annoying one but one that literally disrupts your everyday life so much it affects your personality? I had a neighbor like that for a year so this storyline really resonated with me. Some characters you will like and some you won't, as you should. And Louise is an absolute master at brilliant endings. I really, really enjoyed this book and recommend it highly. Now, I'm looking forward to the next Louise Candlish novel.

In true Louise Candlish fashion, Those People kept me reading until the very end.

This story was very intriguing and makes me nervous about moving soon. I know I’m not that type of neighbor, but I worry about getting neighbors like that. When someone moves in next to you, you always hope you can become friends or friendly acquaintances in the least. There are times when someone moves in and they keep to themselves, but be so intrusive with the things they do.

I wonder how this story would have been if that very first encounter had been more congenial rather than snooty. Things just snowballed from the very start, all the way to the end.

Speaking of the end, I was a little disappointed with the way things ended. The loose ends were not tied up and it actually added a couple of questions. The ending is why this story isn’t 5 stars. I do recommend it be read!

Thank you to NetGalley, Louise Candlish, Berkley Publishing Group for this ARC.

Louise Candlish never fails to deliver on these "omg, no way" thrillers. I loved this book as much as I loved all her previous books.

A South London neighborhood appears to be picture perfect with tight knit neighbors and a street where children can play. All is idyllic until Darren Booth inherits the house on the corner. With him, comes constant construction noise, loud music, and multiple cars. He is running a car repair and resale business. He is driving the neighbors crazy. No amount of cajoling or appeals works to have him conform to the neighborhood standards. Then a tragic accident occurs that pit the neighbors against each other. Who is to blame? I enjoyed the format of the book. It starts eight weeks prior to the accident and works forward. Additionally each chapter is told from a different character's perspective. The beginning of the book starts out very strong, but goes into a lull mid way through. However, I did find the conclusion satisfying and would recommend it for those looking for a mystery.

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book! Although the writing was very well done, I found this to move a little slow.

Candlish developed the characters very well for this book, but overall I did not feel as though this book came together very well overall.

Review THOSE PEOPLE by Louise Candlish. Reviewing for Netgalley and berkey/ penguinrandomhouse. Lowland Way is a nice neighborhood with nice houses where the neighbors all get along but when Darren and Jodie move in they sell cars out of their yard, blast music at all hours and start unsightly repairs. All of the other neighbors become hostile toward them and a horrible death comes into play. Everyone is under suspicion. Fantastic read that keeps you in suspense. ⭐⭐⭐⭐Four Stars.

Those people ⭐️
Starting off strong with a murder and an alibi but going back 8 weeks can either make or break a mystery...

Each chapter and each character gets to say their peace about the house and the murder making everyone the perfect suspect.
As the police investigation goes on and we see what those neighbors did to cause all this discomfort in the neighborhood we see why maybe someone might have wanted them gone.
I enjoyed the characters and the writing but I wanted the story to move faster.

Thank you so much to Berkley Books via netgalley for sending me an ARC copy of Thise People by Louise Candlish. This will be released on June 11, 2019.
All opinions are my own.