This was an exciting and entertaining psychological thriller, set over the span of one week and told from multiple pov. The title opens with a 999 call and we know immediately that there has been an incident on Huntington Grove.

The rest of the story sets out the days leading up to the incident with Heidi and Freddie just moving into Huntington Grove, Dylan raising his daughter alone on the grove in the wake of his wife’s death. Willow and Gabes home where tensions run high with Willow’s daughter Issy and it seems there’s always an argument in the air. Then there’s efficient Alison whose husband is working overseas. Each of the characters are hiding something. Some of their lives are more intertwined than the neighbours realise and it’s all about to come to a head at a street party.

I enjoyed the story a lot, it could’ve probably benefited from being a little shorter, but the multiple characters were easy to follow, it was engaging and there was a definite sting in the tail of a twist.

The audio by all three narrators was great - my apologies I’m unable to credit all three here, it seems only one is named.

My thanks to Bookouture Audio and NetGalley for this ELC.

🎧Audio Book Review🎧

Home Is Where The Lies Live
Kerry Wilkinson

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I was instantly drawn to this book because 1. The cover and title intrigued me - it definitely looked like my kind of psychological thriller/mystery genre - but 2. This is the third book that I've read by this author and having loved the other 2 reads - The Night Of The Sleepover and After The Sleepover - I hoped that this would be just as good a read.

This definitely did not disappoint and was packed with secrets, lies and all kinds of twists to keep us guessing right to the very end - which I loved.

The story unfolds gradually over several different pov's and we also see a split timeline too.
The "future" chapters were told as a police interview or statement format which kept hinting at the recent event and showing snippets of each characters perception at the time.
This definitely threw a fair few ideas at us and had me making all kinds of assumptions and theories about what had actually happened at the party and who might have been involved.

The majority of the book then focussed on the "now" timeline.
This took us from the point of Heidi moving into her and Freddie's new home and led upto the street party and the events of that day.

I loved that we got to meet the neighbours through Heidi's eyes first - this felt as though we were right in the story together and getting to know everyone first hand - but each time we met a new character, our impressions changed as the other neighbours and other interactions revealed different pov's.

This was a pretty slow burn but I don't feel that the events or writing dragged. The pace was steady throughout and there was so much going on, that it held my interest from the first page.
The character development was brilliantly written and each secret plotted to perfection.

This was a complex one, but without being confusing ever. It kept me guessing and I loved the shocks as each reveal came....



💕Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for my ARC copy - this is my honest review 💕

This was my first book by the author and the narrator was very good and enjoyed listening but the plot was just missing something for me, not alot happened and I expected so much more to be honest. Maybe it's just me but I felt not much happened until 90 percent in.
Ill have to read more by the author to have something to compare this to. Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the audio arc.

Oh this one had a great set up!
Slow build kinda dragged for me but oh the twists! Worth it!
Kerry does an amazing job with character development, backstory and keeping momentum. I loved the audio - though so many names to keep track of, connections, kept me on my toes and confused at times.
Also loved the "neighborhood" feel - invested in their lives, comings and goings, accepting a new neighbor. Well done.

Couldn’t put this down and thought it was innovative how it all came together. Violence begets violence

I did think the narrator / voice for one character was way off; she sounds like a pensioner but is supposed to be just 36.

In Home Is Where The Lies Live, Kerry Wilkinson presents a neighborhood full of secrets, where no one is as they seem. Heidi and Freddie, the new couple on Huntington Grove, seem friendly enough—except for that one door in their house that always stays locked. Across the street, Willow struggles with her crumbling marriage and a secretive husband. Then there’s single dad Dylan, still shadowed by the unsolved murder of his wife. A sunny summer party soon spirals into chaos, with overturned tables, sirens, and a resident taken away in handcuffs. Everyone on Huntington Grove has something to hide, and as lies unfold, readers are left wondering who has a secret big enough to kill for.

This story is more of a slow burn than a fast-paced thriller, which allows plenty of time to dig into each character’s complicated life. Just when you think you’ve figured out the mystery, another layer is revealed, keeping you on your toes until the very end. Wilkinson does a fantastic job of weaving together each resident’s storyline, and the narrators—Matthew Spencer, Rebecca Lee, and Julia Barrie—truly bring the characters to life, adding depth and intensity to the suspense. Fans of character-driven mysteries with a twist of suburban secrets will find Home Is Where The Lies Live a thrilling and satisfying read.

Oh Kerry Wilkinson, you kept me on my toes with this book! I could not put it down! It was fabulous! So intense, and gripping. Absolutely loved it. It'd be a great book to do for a book club.

The three narrators of this did an absolutely fantastic job for all the different characters and I found myself really drawn to them!

This was a slow burn throughout however I loved diving into each characters different stories and found myself trying to guess what was going to happen to them.

The plot had lots of different elements and loved the domestic life elements scattered throughout this as it felt like us as the reader were having a peak behind Thier curtains and having a nosey into the characters lives.

Some of the characters were pretty unlikeable so I found myself wanting them to get their comeuppance by the end!

I did guess a few bits early one resulting in this not quite hitting that 5 star range for me but overall this was a really enjoyable audio book and I'd definitely like to read more by this author in the future!

I loved this neighborhood suspense/thriller/drama where nothing is at it seems. Everyone has secrets. Some of the secrets are your everyday, normal quirks and some are definitely not.

This one is told from multiple points of view and there are multiple narrators. All of which did a perfect job with speaking their parts.

If you liked Big Little Lies, definitely make sure to read this one, you might just need a piece of paper to keep track of all the characters.

I’ll definitely be reading more from this author in the future.

Thank you to the author, NetGalley, and Bookouture Audio for letting me partake in this one a little early, in exchange for an honest review.

<i>Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this eARC in exchange for my honest review.</i>

Audio

3.5 stars rounded down

This was a new author for me. Lots of Lisa Jewell vibes with how the story is set up, but the first half was just pretty lackluster and slow. The twist was interesting and the character set up was solid but just fell a little flat for me!

This book was very complex with alot of intersecting characters. I love the premise of a neighborhood being very pure, and good in the " daylight" and hiding secrets in the dark. I could see where the author wanted to intersect the characters and their lives to make it suspenseful and interesting. Sadly I don't think she achieved it 100 percent. At some points the story fell flat, and parts felt missing. The end felt unfinished and open for more.

The narrator was very robotic and made it hard to follow as well.

I don’t think this audiobook was for me. Not a lot happened until more than halfway through the book. It took all I had to try and push through the boring and mundane. I do understand that can be the appeal to this book, just normal people and their drama, but it wasn’t enough to keep me engaged.

The narrators of this book were great. I like how they had different narrators for the different people. It made the story telling a bit better.

All in all, not for me, but I can see how it would appeal to others.

I loved the narration here. They all did a fantastic job. I also love the weird kind of boring neighborhood business stuff, like Alison making Tea while dealing with her mother in law, a girl making bunting, and two men having a beer because a mother and daughter are fighting. I fight with my daughters all the time so I felt for those two.
It was not like full of mindblowing new reveals but it was a lovely and interesting book about people doing people things. Love that.

First, I've actually read / listened to this author, and I see that there are many, many more by him, which I would definitely look into reading more.

The structure and bones of this psychological thriller is exactly what I hoped it would be and more. I was immersed immediately and finished this one really quite quickly.

There are many characters in this book all living in Huntington Grove when we find we are met with a dualistic timeline of events one that is pre street party and one that is stated to be the future which is based around the events of that day. It was well done in that you don't get lost going between both scenarios and impeccably intertwined so you can see and feel into the plot of all the characters.

An easy 4 stars from me! The way this ended definitely leaves you pondering a little. Maybe there will be more, but also, maybe that is exactly the point!! Amazing work by Kerry Wilkinson, and this was also well narrated by all again bringing characters to life whilst all maintaining their own authenticity.

With thanks to Netgalley & Bookouture Audio for this ALC in return for an honest review. Wishing you the best of luck with this publication, Kerry!

Oh my gosh this audio! I was hooked from the prologue! Immediately add this to your TBR it definitely gives thriller vibes from the cover and those are the o es you should never judge! Amazing audiobook definitely will be re listening

Oh My Goodness, I absolutely loved this book! It's written in the usual two timeline style but rather than past and present, it's present and future.

This is such a simple switch in perspective but makes this an extraordinary read, as rather than knowing what has happened and finding out why, you find out what the secrets are and wonder who has acted on them.

A fabulous read (listen for me) which is definitely one to share.

Wow. This was one heck of a ride. Nothing is what it seems in this neighborhood. You just never know what is going on Nextdoor. Great storyline with plenty to keep you interested. A lot of characters, so it can be hard to follow at times but it fits in. Great narrators

Man this really is a you never know what your neighbors are up to book for sure. It weaves multiple families and past and present and does it in a way that is seamless. A book that keeps you guessing all the way through out and then the ending definitely gives you some closure. The cast of characters seemed very likable and written in a way you can understand their motivations. Very quick read that keeps you reaching for the next page.

So many characters and so much drama’! Heidi and Freddie move to a new neighborhood but there is some sort of connection between some of these people. Heidi can’t figure out what is going on with her husband. Meanwhile, willow also cannot figure out what is going on with her husband. Everyone has secrets. Dylan can’t let go of his wife dying, but it is that connected to any of the other people? There is def a lot here and I’m not sure I caught all that was going on, but I did enjoy it!

Pretty good book but still some sort of unanswered questions about kiras murder but other than that the twists were for sure twisting I enjoyed it