The House Fire

Written by Rosie Walker

Narrated by Vivienne Rochester

A tired old seaside town hiding a series of unsolved arson attacks.

A derelict mansion in the woods with a long-buried secret.

A bundle of old love letters that mask a dark story. 

When Jamie's documentary investigation gets too close to uncovering the truth behind a series of deadly arson attacks that tormented Abbeywick in the 1980s, her family might be the ones who pay the price. 

But for her younger sister Cleo, the secrets Jamie uncovers have the potential to get exactly what Cleo wants: to remove her mum's toxic new husband from their lives, forever. 

All it takes is one spark to send everything up in smoke . . .

Early readers are gripped by this edge-of-your-seat thriller

‘This book was hands down amazing, I read it in one sitting. I thought I had it figured out but wow was I wrong’

‘A great well written thriller, I was guessing from start to finish’

‘Suspense, intrigue [and a] great whodunit’

‘A must read’

‘A fantastic domestic thriller . . . the ending gave me chills’

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Release date: Jan 6, 2022
• ISBN: 9780008501761

Rosie Walker

Rosie Walker the co-author of The Rent Trap (Pluto, 2016), is a social policy writer and researcher interested in housing, inequality, employment rights and debt. She writes for the Guardian, Observer, Independent, Inside Housing and Third Sector. As a researcher she has worked for London School of Economics, University of Bristol and University of Brighton. She was once evicted by her landlord for asking for a new chest of drawers.