It took me a minute to decide how I wanted to review this book. I am torn.... On one hand it started off with a promising story line of the widowed main character with a dark past winning the lottery and moving into a house filled with secrets and I was excited to read how the story evolved and then it just fell a little flat...and got flatter. At times it was a choppy, broken read as the main character delved deeper into madness and the story line was hard to follow along at times. By about 50% I thought about putting it aside but didn't for whatever reason, by 80% I decided to keep truckin' along ready to move onto my next read and contemplating about which book to pick off my shelf. By about 90% my attention was held to see it through and find out how the author was going to wrap this all up (he didn't) and by 100% I still had so many questions....but at that point I didn't care enough to go back and to try to figure it out.

As my first book of 2022 I was a little bummed it was this one but there's always more to read. Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

Aidan Marlowe dreams of hitting the Powerball lottery. Determined and superstition, he has been playing the same numbers for fifteen years with no luck.

On the day of his wife’s funeral, Aidan is struggling to cope with the loss of the love of his life, the mother of his children, and suddenly winning the lottery.

The newfound money gives them endless opportunities and is a new beginning for him and his kids. Aidan and his kids purchase a new huge home, in a new neighborhood where they can try to move on with their lives.

However, this new home comes with an attachment; a stranger who is watching them, waiting. This stranger knows exactly who Aidan is and will stop at nothing to get what he wants.

I really enjoyed the premise of this book. The sketchy stranger lurking outside was so creepy. I loved the thrill ride!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Oh my goodness... if I get any new neighbors I hope I don't think of this novel! It is so creepy and suspenseful I couldn't put it down. Excellent writing and wow... the characters were out of this world. A must read!

This latest book by Carter Wilson starts off with Aidan at his wife’s funeral. While at the funeral, he finds out he’s won a $30 million lottery ticket. Can you imagine? Aidan and his 2 twins move to a big house in Bury, NH and strange things start happening. This book kept me on the edge of my seat until the very end. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this early release in exchange for my honest review.

This is my first time reading a book by this author, and after this one, I’d definitely be willing to check out some of his other books. “The New Neighbor” isn’t a masterpiece by any means, but it was thoroughly entertaining and a quick, easy read. The book opens with Adain Marlowe attending his wife’s funeral. She died suddenly and quite young of a brain aneurysm, and now Marlowe (as he’s known to his friends) is a widower with seven-year-old twins and no clue of what to do next.

While at the funeral, Marlowe’s phone buzzes, and he briefly wonders if it’s his wife, sending him a message from beyond. No such luck, but while looking through texts he’s ignored since his wife’s death, he sees a text from the lottery. The numbers he’s been playing for years have paid off, to the tune of tens of millions of dollars. He couldn’t afford a nice tie for his wife’s funeral, but now he’s a millionaire.

After spending a lifetime scrimping and saving, his biggest dream has come true, but now Marlowe doesn’t even want it. All he wants is his wife back. Having such a good thing happen as he’s dealing with the worst day of his life really hits hard. He decides to make a big change and move from their home in Baltimore to the quiet and affluent town of Bury, New Hampshire.

Once settled in their new, palatial home, Marlowe and his twins start feeling vibes. There’s a smell and an energy that makes them uneasy, and there are many rumors about the last owners. Certain rooms feel more creepy than others. There are secrets in the walls (and in the basement). There is something strange about this house, but this isn’t a typical haunted house book … the ghosts in this book live in people’s minds.

There is much more to this story than a broken man trying to raise his children alone. The house has a long history, Marlowe himself has a long history, and a mystery begins when vague notes start being left outside the house. Those notes begin as something curious, but soon take a dark turn. The police department in the little town has few resources and little ambition, so it’s up to Marlowe to find out who is threatening his family.

This book was completely enjoyable and as I mentioned, a quick read. I’m torn on the ending, and still trying to decide if I liked it or not. I guessed some parts of it, and it had so many twists - I kind of wish some of the twists were more spread out, but it definitely made for a speedy conclusion. This wasn’t brilliant or thought-provoking, etc., but it was definitely entertaining, and a reminder that money can’t buy the truly important things in life. 3.5 stars, rounded up for the entertainment value!

(Thank you to Poisoned Pen Press, Carter Wilson, and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my review.)

Minutes after burying his wife, Aiden Marlowe receives a notification that he just won 30 million dollars.

The first thing he does is move to Bury, NH with his 7-year-old twins, Bo and Maggie. Marlowe buys a grand house with a grand entrance before even stepping foot inside. What he hoped would be a new start for his family quickly turns into a nightmare when he finds the last owners went missing. This fact is made more ominous when mysterious letters start appearing on his lawn, letters that hold information that no one else would know. Letters signed by ‘we who watch’. As the letter become more and more threatening, Marlowe gets desperate to find out what happened to the last owners, hoping that when he finds them, he will find who is threatening his family.

This book is as good as the synopsis makes it sound. It really kept me guessing until the end. The twist was very fitting, but I will say that I was a bit disappointed by the motive. Other than that it was a great quick read that draws you in right from the start.

The story centers around Aiden Marlowe who is grieving the loss of his young wife to a brain aneurysm. Not only is Aiden a widower but now he's left to take care of his seven-year-old twins alone. During his wife's funeral, he receives a text from the lottery notifying him that he just became a millionaire. Aiden has had to struggle his entire life to make ends meet but now he doesn't have to worry about money.

Aiden decides to relocate from Baltimore, Maryland to an upper-class neighborhood in Bury, New Hampshire. Soon after Aiden and the twins start to sense that something is wrong. Someone is watching them. Someone who knows every personal detail of his past and what Aiden is trying to hide.

This is the first book I've read by Wilson and it did not disappoint. The New Neighbor is a highly entertaining, dark, and twisty read. The chapters are shorter so it takes no time at all to finish it.
In fact, I finished this one in less than 24 hours.

Carter Wilson did a fantastic job writing this one and I highly recommend this one to fans of psychological thrillers/suspense novels! The New Neighbor will be available on April 12. Many thanks to Netgalley and Poisoned Pen Press for the arc in exchange for an honest review!

Aiden Marlowe has just simultaneously experienced both the best and worst days of his life. He has buried the love of his life, his wife, on the same day that he has won the lottery. What are the chances? He moves his children to a new house and a town, hoping to leave their old life behind. The move did not put an end to the misery and unease that the family has recently faced, in fact, the bad things keep multiplying. Is it related to the money? Is it related to the death of his wife? The book was easy to follow and enjoyed Aiden’s character. It had twists and turns that certainly kept me guessing. I recommend this book and this author to those that enjoy psychological thrillers. Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the advance review copy in exchange for my honest review.

THANKS TO NETGALLEY AND THE PUBLISHER FOR THIS REVIEW COPY IN EXCHANGE FOR AN HONEST REVIEW.

Aidan Marlowe won a lottery on the day of her beloved wife's funeral. He is suddenly a rich widower with 7-year-old twins. He decided to move to a new town because he thinks his wife would want that. Bury is the hub of rich people and life is reserved here.

Aidan is trying to adjust his new money with the help of his lawyer Maya. The house Aidan bought a history and so the Aidan. One day he got a letter from an unknown source who wants him to live in the house. With time one letter turned into two-letter. Bury police are out of resources and motivation to solve any new case. Aidan decided to throw a party to get to know the neighbors but after that party letters are now asking for money.

I was completely absorbed into the world and the character development was just fine that made me feel for Aidan despite him being a not-so-interesting character. This book was standalone but there were certain references from the past books. I was really enjoying the book (read getting angry at the police and the people who were writing letters). The ending spoilt my mood and it was the troop I hate the most in mystery.

🏡 Aidan Marlowe moves himself and his 7 year old twins to a mansion in Bury, NH after hitting the lottery the same day he’s burying his wife. Shortly after arriving he starts receiving vaguely threatening notes, someone doesn’t want him to move away, they also don’t want him to feel safe staying.

I’ll start out saying I did not know this was a standalone that had a previous book tie in. Had I read the other book first I may have liked this one a little more. This book is all over the place. You deal with Aidan’s grief over losing his wife, a tragedy from his childhood in Ireland, the mystery around the previous owner of his new home and that families disappearance as well as the disturbing notes. Aidan also drinks a lot and deals with plenty of mental health issues. It was too much. The ending was just meh and there were too many questions left unanswered for me. Thank you to the publisher and @netgalley for an eARC of this book.

I enjoyed this thriller so much! When you read the reviews for those of you debating it, you will see a broad spectrum of ratings and understandable because it will have you thinking outside the box.
It was a sad beginning with Marlowe losing his wife to a brain aneurysm and left to pick up the pieces of a devoted mom to 7 year old twins, Bo and Maggie. While he is saying goodbye at the burial site, his phone tings with a message, he subconsciously expects a message from his wife, but shaken to reality with a notice he has won 30 million from his handpicked lottery numbers. Hearing a “crack” in a tree branch, which reaches inside his soul, he slowly spirals from there.
Packing his family up and buying the Yates House, a sprawling mansion in Bury, New Hampshire. The house is a character itself and displayed in Carter Wilson’s book The Dead Husband, but definitely can read this as a stand-alone. With uncanny energy and an unsettling history of family members that lived here before disappeared, you might compare Marlowe to “Jack” in The Shining! What is imagined or real?
A lot of triggers of paranoia, Threatening letters appear with the signature We Who Watch, a security advisor recommended by the local sheriff requires an invasive questionnaire and gaps in his memory created by his own self destruction will have you turning the page quickly in one sitting to finish this heart racing thriller.
*Warning…a torture scene of a rabbit 🐇😭
Thank you NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for this Title in exchange for my honest review.

After winning the lottery on the day of his wife's funeral, Aidan Marlowe and his twins move to a huge mansion in Bury, New Hampshire. Winning the lottery is something he always wanted and now they have a chance to start fresh. Or do they? Soon threatening notes appear. Someone is watching.

Hmm where do I start? The letters come out of nowhere which would be frightening for anyone. But beyond that there is no way to get much of a clue as to their origins. We aren't introduced much to the town and the people who live there. So the pool of suspects is small and any possible motive is hard to find. Still creepy stuff does go on and we clearly see the toll it takes on Aidan because he is also caught up in investigating what happened to the previous occupants of the house. Do the letters have any connection? What happened to them?

Odd occurrences, even frightening ones, do seem to happen. But are we seeing them that way merely through Aidan's strained emotional state? Aidan is a very unreliable narrator. At several points I was worried for the safety of the children. The psychological aspect was done well.

This was a quick read with some very short chapters that will make readers happy. I can't say I'm a fan of the writing itself though. Paragraphs are full of choppy fragments and odd phrasing. It's possible that it is a reflection of the main character's personality but it distracts from the story.

If you like unreliable narrators then the New Neighbor might be for you. There is also a connection to a previous book by the author, which is fun. I haven't read it but it might give a different viewpoint while reading The New Neighbor.

Thank you Netgalley, Poisoned Pen Press, and Author Carter Wilson for this ARC.

I wasn't immediately hooked, it took me several chapters to really get into this story but when I did I was all in. A man burying his dead wife and winning the lottery on the same day is pretty explosive. And then he moves his little family to some mcmansion in Maryland where things are . . . odd. The neighborhood and the house.

I loved the mystery. It deepened then widened then narrowed and kept me totally glued. The ending was satisfying. The characters were believable and relatable. My only issue with this book was that it slowed down significantly to the point of boredom around 70% to about 90%. I was absolutely dying for answers but there were none, instead there was a bunch of boring stuff going on that I didn't care about.

On the day of Aiden's wife's funeral, he learns that he won the lottery and is instantly millions of dollars richer. To try and adjust to this new life without his wife, he and his two kids decide to move to a small town. With a new house, comes weird instincts and gut feelings that something isn't quite right. When Aidan starts feeling paranoid, nothing is the same again.

Overall, this was a three-star read. Aidan was such an unreliable narrator and as the book went on, it got worse. I do feel that many things were not tied up at the end and I ended with a lot of questions. I did enjoy the short chapters, as that helped me fly through the book.

I wish the end was a little different, but alas, still a well-written book that kept my attention mostly the whole way through.

One thing that I don’t enjoy about giving reviews for NetGalley is if I don’t really like the book. It’s just my taste and we are all different. So having said that I have to say this book didn’t grab me at all. Premise could have worked but just seemed to lack something and in places went around in circles.

On the day Aidens wife is buried, he finds out he has won millions in the lottery. He takes his seven year old twins and moves to a mansion in a place called Bury to start afresh. But it seems someone is out to get him and at the same time Aiden seems to be unravelling. He still hasn’t recovered from his brothers death at 14, and he isn’t dealing with the loss of his wife either. The home he has purchased belonged to a wealthy family, 4 of them vanished without a trace, and Aiden can feel a negative energy in the house. Not long after moving in he starts to receive nasty letters saying he isn’t welcome. As time and reality start to blur, Aiden calls his father to come and stay. With someone to keep an eye on things, he lets himself go further spiraling into drink and bouts of self harm. Then he gets letters blackmailing him and he finally realises he needs to protect his family. On the whole an easy on sitting read.

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This was definitely a roller coaster of a book but with not too much whiplash so it was a 4 star read.

Part 1 of the book had an eerie atmosphere with a medium pace. I loved this because it sucked me right in as we are introduced to the characters and some minimal background. Part 2 the story line starts to pick up, however slowly, where I found myself thinking "get to the point" with all the descriptions and internal thoughts of Marlowe. Part 3 sped up and felt like the author woke up and thought "oh yes, this is a thriller so I need to add some thrilling things". It was a little frustrating given the pace of the beginning of the book but I still couldn't read fast enough. One thing that saved this book for me were the super short chapters and cliff hangers.

I believe this book would be perfect for fans of Alice Feeney, "The Woman in the Window" by AJ Finn and "The Push" by Ashley Audrain. Carter Wilson will definitely be on my radar from now on but I wish I knew this was more of a character study instead of thriller when I dived in. Also, I wish Wilson had trimmed up the book a bit because it felt almost too meaty or excessive at times.

Thank you Netgalley for a copy in exchange for my honest review. Publication will be April 12, 2022!

Great domestic thriller! Marlowe wins a lottery on the same day of his wife's funeral. He and his 7 year old twins move to a new house in another state. He starts receiving threats soon after moving in. His new house is huge and has quite a history and he becomes obsessed with finding out what happened to the previous owners. Lots of twists and turns throughout to keep you guessing until the end.

A certain trip to Never Never Land.........

Why is it that particular authors feel compelled to overload at the literary buffet? The New Neighbor is in the hands of a very competent writer, Carter Wilson, who begins his novel with a strong yank at the heart and then over promises on the delivery of every rabbit hole afoot. Let's sink our fork into this one.

They always say it's the Luck of the Irish. That pot of gold and that all too famous rainbow at the end. Aidan Marlowe played the same lottery numbers for years without a spark. But it finally hit on the worst day of his life.....the funeral of his beloved wife, Holly. There's not a whimper of joy even though as a Powerball winner it hits at 30 million dollars. His bartending days in his father's pub in Ireland always prepared him for a simple life. That's all he's ever known.

But living now in Baltimore, Aidan who answers to only "Marlowe", must provide comfort to his seven year old twins, Maggie and Bo. He's decided to leave big city life and buy a house in Bury, New Hampshire. What appears to be a solid decision turns into a nightmare for Marlowe. There's a heavy backstory on the former owner who abandoned this house after several of its occupants went missing.The house is immense with a secret room in the basement with a huge safe.

Marlowe invites his father from Dublin to stay with them as they get settled in. His newly hired lawyer oversees his good fortune and is a source of comfort for Marlowe. But Marlowe is now receiving threatening letters signed "We Who Watch". Small town police don't seem equipped to deal with the threats in a timely manner. Now Marlowe is alone and is responsible for his family's safety.

The New Neighbor is a promising read and I encourage you to check it out. My issues were the complexity of overload. We have a heavy-duty backstory in the life of Marlowe as well as a constant journey into his slanted psyche doused in buckets of booze. The storyline dances on the head of a pin in the hands of Marlowe the majority of the time. And more concerning, we have tons of unanswered questions at the end. None the less, Carter Wilson is an author to keep your eyes on. Perhaps the next offering will serve up a leaner storyline with more emphasis on content than frills. I'll be the first in line.

I received a copy of this novel through NetGalley for an honest review. My thanks to Poisoned Pen Press (Sourcebooks) and to Carter Wilson for the opportunity.

This book is just completely batsh!t crazy in all of the best ways. I devoured it, loved and completely recommend it.

Thank you to the publisher for gifting me a copy. It was my pleasure to write an honest review. It was SO good!

Becoming a widower at the age of 35 wasn’t in the plans for Aidan. Winning the lottery wasn’t either, even though he played the same numbers time after time. Then the day of his wife’s funeral, everything changed. Besides the obvious way of burying his wife, he also won over $29 million in the Powerball.

Fate brought him to Bury, New Hampshire. He buys a house without seeing it and brings his twins to a new start. Then he finds an envelope with a letter signed “We Who Watch.” The letter has a sinister undertone as it warns him not to leave because they need him there. After talking to the gardener and his sister who used to work in the house, Aidan learns that four people who are related to the seller disappeared, never to be heard from again. The energy in the house is suffocating to a point that the children can also feel,something is off. Aidan takes the letters to the police after receiving another one and then arranges for an elaborate security system to be installed. Who knows details about him that aren’t public and why have they singled him out? Does it have something to do with the missing family members who used to live there?

As I read this book, I had moments of confusion and felt there were gaps that I wasn’t able to connect. These gaps are also a mirror of the gaps in Aidan as the book progresses. I definitely kept looking at the possible suspects for who was doing what, and I can say that I didn’t see the ending coming. Once it was revealed, I did think back to clues earlier in the book that were pointed out and gave myself a mental head smack for not “getting it” then. This is my first Carter Wilson novel and depending on the summary/teaser, I would possibly read more. I’d do feel a better title would benefit this book. I have come across three on upcoming publications with the same title. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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