I really enjoyed this book. The storyline keeps you gripped, and guessing until the very end. The characters are really well written and relatable.

I was hooked from the start when I picked up The Street and I couldn't put it down; it's SO intriguing and gets darker and darker as you start to work out what's going on.

There's something not quite right about Anna and Peter's relationship but my interest in that had to be put on the back burner as the freaky street they had moved to took centre stage. The residents are all strange and a little creepy and the only normal ones seem to be the next door neighbours who disappear without trace overnight.

I didn't really like Anna or Peter but I did feel sorry for Anna as she starts to feel like she's losing her mind. Good on her for sticking to her guns though and trying to uncover the secrets of the street, although she doesn't realise how much danger it is putting her in. I can't say any more for fear of revealing any of the plot and spoiling it for others.

Brilliantly written and filled with tension and suspense, The Street is a massively intriguing mystery that kept me riveted form start to finish.

I chose to read a digital ARC and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.

This story brings Ms Holliday back to her grass roots in and around the Edinburgh area unlike the previous 2 books. It features a couple who are put into witness protection from London in a gated community however as soon as they get there, things begin to go wrong. The story jumps back and forth into the couples lives before and current and I'm not stating their names as they have dual ones throughout. We are given some background information as to why they have ended up there, but not the whole tale which oozes out throughout the book and keeps the reader guessing. It was a good read and I enjoyed the book and look forward to the next one from this author.

Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC to review.

I very much enjoyed this creepy suspenseful novel. The street is an extra character in an engaging tale where everyone has something to hide. I would recommend this book to others and read other novels by this author. Thank you for the advance copy.

Overall a page turning read.

Anna and Peter have moved to a brand new estate, and it felt a little like Stepford wives to me. With everyone seemingly living in a dream house and denying anything was amiss.

After their neighbours disappear and the other people on The Street deny their existence I needed to suspend disbelief. If it had been one person they could have been delusional, but two was stretching it a little. Anna won't let it go though and keeps digging as something feels off to her.

There are flashbacks into the lives of some of the residents before they lived on The Street. There is also some narration by an anonymous diarist which was very was intriguing. Certainly the writing did leave me feeling more than a little uneasy at times, but still wanting to know, why was everyone acting so strangely?

With so many characters it did get confusing at times. I thought that we never really got to know any of them, not even Anna and Peter. So I did feel a little disconnected from them all, but maybe that was intentional as part of the ambience of the plot.

This didn’t exactly go in the direction that I was expecting! The plot was intriguing as I love a mysterious disappearance so went Anna and Peter move into their new house on a new estate, I found it fascinating that the neighbours they spend their first night entertaining are no longer there the next morning! Not only that but every trace of them has also disappeared and even the neighbourhood are denying they have even existed. There was a strong start to the mystery of what had happened and why, then it lost its way a little before a strong finish. Well written with an interesting twist.

Thank you for the advanced readers copy in return of an honest opinion he

This is about Anna and Peter who have had to change their names and move. They’ve moved to a gated community called the street, where it seems everyone has a secret.

Captivating from the start, making you wonder what happened to Anna and Peter to have them move to a new neighbour hood, and to the new friends they’d made and have now disappeared.

Great read, did not disappoint

Where to begin?! The book contains many twists and turns at every page. Just when you think you have the plot figured out, NO YOU DON'T.
The author provides in depth pov from several characters which is a nice break from the traditional single or dual pov in this genre. There's times where you'll love to hate then hate to love the main character.

Overall well written and kept me on the edge of my seat.

This was was as twisty as you are going to get. I liked the characters, and had not got a clue what was going to happen. Great read, I enjoyed it.

This is one of those where the reader knows less than the narrator, and the narrator knows less than she thinks.

Susi Holliday's writing style in "The Street" is very much in the same vein as her novel, "The Hike." Where any character's motivation is cloudy until Susi is good and ready to reveal the real personality. She likes her secrets wrapped in pretty bows, awaiting the perfect time to be torn open.

The story of "The Street" mainly follows "Anna," a woman who we quickly discover is in witness protection. She's been re-homed on in a new addition of posh houses with shady neighbors. The only ones who don't give her crazy eyes disappear the next day…

Anna doesn't feel safe, and is constantly suspicious. Always questioning everyone's motives. Even her own. Her neighbors were real, right?

Anna, the main character, never relaxed and was always an anxious wreck. I had a hard time personally connecting to her point of view for that reason. There were so many questions she never asked. My real motivation for reading was to figure out the mystery of 'The Street.' If something more nefarious was going on, and what were those neighbor's juicy secrets. A desperate housewife, if you will.

The story was slowly layered in, only giving the littlest of tidbits at a time. Fed well into Anna's paranoia. The main mystery as a whole was succinct and felt planned out. Each neighbor had a tale that helped uncover more. Even if it led Anna further down her rabbit hole.

The conclusion was pretty clean. It was logical and satisfactory, almost. I did feel that something was missing. A perspective left out, or some connection that would have tied the neighbors together better. There's closure, but Anna's next step in life is left open ended. It is for these reasons I give 4 of the 5 stars.

A free advanced reader copy (ARC) was provided by the author through Netgalley. This did not affect my review. I strive to remain as honest as possible to give authors real feedback and readers a true insight.

It seems that when Anna and Peter move to The Street, they can start building a new life. But why is their past something they can’t share? What happens in this neighborhood where everyone seems to have their own secrets. More importantly are they safe here? Short chapters that tell what is happening now and what events led them to this new life.
The reveal about the neighbors on The Street didn’t really surprise me. It was the only thing that made sense. This was a fast read and while it wasn’t my favorite book by this author, I’m looking forward to what she writes next. 3.5 stars.

The Street is inhabited by a mysterious lot of reclusive characters, I enjoyed the unusual plotline and the Ms. Holliday's ability to create a mood with small atmospheric details. As an anglophile, I also relished the British mood and language of the story. It's not a typical whodunit, but still a suspenseful story. I would have liked more "diary entries" and a deeper dive into the backstory of the Whitelaw family. Maybe that's another book? I also enjoyed the author's previous novel, The Hike.

*What’s it about?*

When Anna and Peter move into a new house they meet a friendly couple next door. The next morning the couple have disappeared and everyone else on the street says that no one has ever lived there.

How can that be and what’s going on?

*What did I think?*

Very early on you discover that Anna and Peter are in witness protection. I felt it was obvious that everyone else in the street was too.

The story is fast moving and similar to her other books, a lot is hidden to the reader that is slowly revealed.

I was disappointed we didn’t find out more about the back story for some of the other characters in the street. I wonder if there’s the possibility of prequels to tell some of these stories in the future?

Overall I really liked the book. It keeps you on the edge of your seat and turning the pages to find out what is going to happen next

The Street by Susi Holliday - I was lucky enough to be given an advanced copy of this book and have enjoyed many of Susi's books (I especially enjoyed The Hike) but I'm afraid I struggled with this one. The premise is very good and unlike any that I have read before. The story follows Anna and Peter and their move to an exclusive street on the Scottish coast from London. On their first night they meet their neighbours and have a great evening eating and drinking with their new friends. The next morning Anna goes round to ask for a paracetamol and find that the house is empty and everybody in the street is denying any knowledge that the house has been lived in. We then start to discover some of Anna & Peter's secrets and this then leads to some more revelations from other members of the exclusive road who may have more in common with each other than they thought! I found that the storyline got a little muddled and it became quite hard to keep track of characters - although this aspect did keep you guessing! I found that parts of story and the ending was a little unbelievable and I was left feeling a little disappointed. This will not put me off reading any future releases of Susi's and thank you for the opportunity to read this one early.

Susi Holliday is a favorite new author for me! As with her book Last Resort, which I loved, this book had me hooked from the very beginning!!

Anna and Peter move into a new home in the perfect housing development. The house is modern and overlooks the ocean. The couple next door is fantastic. The impromptu housewarming dinner is amazing. Anna can't help but think that this is the fresh start they need and things are looking up.

But not everything is as it seems.

The couple next door vanishes. The security system is tracking them. And the neighbors are acting cagey. Anna is left to wonder, "What is happening on the Street?"

If you are looking for a good suspense author, look no further than Susi Holliday and The Street. You won’t regret it!

Didn't want to put this book down, Full of secrets for you to discover and some you knew but the lead character didn't and you were willing her to work it out throughout the book. The characters really came to life and were easy to picture. Fast paced and easy reading, would definitely recommend.

Susi Holliday always does a good job writing dialog and describing her character’s feelings. I find her books interesting and easy to read and The Street was no exception. The Street had a very interesting premise that grabbed me right off but then went in a totally different direction than I expected. Overall it was an enjoyable read.

While I thoroughly enjoyed this book, I did find it predictable. It was obvious from the start what was going on, well to me anyway. There were quite a few unexplained events and it wasn’t that clear at the end. However, saying that it was an enjoyable read, the characters were pleasant and the area was beautiful up in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿.

I think when time allows I will read other books by this author, as they are well written and not too dark.

My thanks to the author, Netgalley and the publishers for the ARC.

This is the second book I have read by Susi Holliday. Like the first I read it held my interest all the way to the end. The characters were interesting and the plot moved forward at a good pace. Considered it a “page-turner”. If you like this genre you will be very satisfied with this book. I definitely will go back and read more of her works.

I read a free copy of this book in order to give my unbiased review.

This is the second book by this author that I have read and I can say she is a very good writer. Her books have been easy to read and entertaining. But every good writer knows they will not please everyone and I do have a few issues with this book.

This first one is not a big deal and is not a spoiler but there WILL be big spoilers after this one so skip to final paragraph if you don't want to see them. The first small issue, and the only one of its kind in the whole book that I noticed, is that in one paragraph it says that Anna threw a piece of paper (that had been a message left on her door by a neighbor) on the floor. The next paragraph says that her husband grabbed the piece of paper out of her hand to read it. I'm surprised this got past an editor.

Read the next paragraph at your own risk. There be spoilers ahead!

I'm going to put all of my issues that include HUGE spoilers, in one long paragraph so skip to last paragraph for final thoughts and rating.

1) I didn't like the big reveal of what was going on. I actually already had figured out that everyone who lived on The Street were in Witness Protection, almost from the beginning. But I thought everyone living there were all witnesses for the SAME case, which actually would have been a better plot line, in my opinion. But that was not the case. I didn't understand how putting everyone in one area was supposed to save the witness protection agency money. The amount of money they had to spend to even build all those fancy houses seemed a lot more expensive than just putting people in homes that were already built. Having only one handler for everyone didn't seem like a big deal and could have still been done even with everyone living in different areas. Most of the corresponding took place on the phone and not in person anyway. Basically I just didn't get the point. It would have made more sense if everyone was being protected in order to testify in the same case against the man that Anna had testified against, in order to take him down for good. Just my thoughts on that. 2) Then there's the fact that at least one of the couples in the program were relocated to a place VERY CLOSE to where they had lived previously. That didn't even make sense. If you're trying to protect people, you move them FAR AWAY from the bad guys that wanted to kill them. The fact that they were, in fact, found and killed, made you think, "Just how stupid are these witness protection officers to 'hide' these people right down the road from their hometown?" Again, I had already figured out that everyone on the street were in witness protection, almost from the very beginning of the book, so maybe other readers wouldn't have pieced that together so quickly...? *shrug* 3) Then there was the ominous feeling you were supposed to feel even though there really wasn't anything ominous going on, other than the fact that three of the witnesses being protected were found so easily by the people they were being protected from, but that's not even what felt ominous. The things that were ominous were things that weren't actually scary. Here are a few examples. First, one of the couples said somewhat jokingly that the walls have ears. Second, there was this stupid bot app that automatically downloaded to everyone's phones when they moved to The Street and they couldn'tget rid of it. The bot would send messages saying weird and intrusive things about something the person was just talking about, making everyone believe the app was listening to everything they said. For instance one person texted Anna, saying to meet her on the beach but don't bring anything with her, implying her phone with the listening app. Then Anna got notified by the bot to never go anywhere without her phone, for safety reasons. Third, Anna got a message left on her car saying she wasn't safe in that house. And the BIG number four, the neighbors in number 8, who lived next door to Anna and her husband, disappeared the day after meeting and bonding with them on Anna's and her husband's first evening in their new house, and everyone on The Street, except Anna and her husband, got texts saying to say there had never been people living in number 8. Anna asked people on The Street what had happened to the people in number 8 and their response was, no one has lived in number 8. WHY??? Why were they told to lie? All that would do was exactly what it did do...It made Anna want to know why everyone was lying. There was literally no reason to tell everyone to lie. It would have been easier and smarter to just say they had to leave suddenly. The end. But no! They were told to lie which only increased Anna's need to know what had happened to her neighbors. Did the witness protection officers actually think making everyone deny the existence of those people would make Anna say, "Ah, ok. Sorry, I was just confused. My bad."...? All this book did was make the entire witness protection program and people seem utterly useless and stupid. Yes, they were listening in on everyone on The Street, so yeah, the walls did have ears, so to speak. But being told living in that house wasn't safe? Didn't make any sense. The person who said it would have had to know that Anna was also in protection. Meaning, the person who said it was running for her life because she had been found by the people she was supposed to be protected from. So yeah, SHE hadn't been safe in HER house. But why would she say that Anna wasn't safe in her own home, unless she knew that Anna was in protection too and could possibly be found by HER bad guy? If you have read the book and are reading these spoilers, I'm hoping everything I'm saying is making sense because it won't make any sense to anyone else. I also hope that I'm making sense to the author, if she reads this review. It's so hard to explain everything in just a short review. There's just too much. Bottom line on all of this is, all of these ominous things were nothing more than the officers trying to keep an eye and ear on everyone to keep them safe. Not ominous at all. The actual ominous part was that they sucked at their jobs so no one was safe, even with these so-called safety measures.

End of spoilers!!! There are actually more things that didn't work for me in this book but I've said way too much already. No one is going to read this book of a review. Plus, I think I've made my point. Everything else I would say would just be more of the same types of issues anyway. It just seemed like the reasons for people's words and actions didn't match with the reality of the situation. As I said before, even without all of the flaws I thought there were, it was still an easy read and also entertaining enough to keep me reading. Overall, I give the book a 3.5 but leaning slightly more towards the 3 than the 4. So maybe the rating should be 3.49, which is why I went backward and gave a rating of 3, instead of rounding up and giving 4 stars.

If you read this review, you can breathe a sigh of relief. It's over! I do appreciate you reading through the slog of it all. And I also appreciate the author and her great writing ability. I can recognize the gift she has, even if I don't agree with her plot points.