The Family at No. 12: The explosive, addictive psychological thriller from Anita Waller

Written by Anita Waller

Narrated by Marie Lawerence

The explosive new thriller from international bestseller Anita Waller.

When Janette answers the door to a potential customer looking to board his dog, she never imagines he has nefarious plans.

But minutes later he’s dead and in her cellar.

Weeks later she realises she’s pregnant.

And so she becomes Mother and the baby Child, and a hidden life begins.

But all secrets come out eventually . . .

Reader Reviews of The Family At No.12:

'A very tense story. Great characters. An enthralling read' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review
'Loads of twists and turns. Kept me interested up until the last page. Recommend reading this' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review'An exciting read all the way through, and as promised, an explosive ending' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review

What readers are saying about Anita Waller:

'I was completely hooked'

'She just gets better . . . An absolutely fabulous read'

'Grabs you from page one'

'Absolutely phenomenal'

'A cracking good read'

'Honestly, I cannot get enough of this author'

• Language: English
• Publisher: Boldwood Books
• Release date: Nov 29, 2022
• ISBN: 9781804153031

Anita Waller

Anita Waller has written and taught creative writing for most of her life, and at the age of sixty-nine she sent a manuscript to her publisher and it was immediately accepting. In total, she has written several psychological thrillers and one supernatural novel. She married her husband Dave in 1967 and they have three adult children.

Reviews for The Family at No. 12

[Patty Holmes · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Heart wrenching, gripping tale. Hard to put down. Don't miss this one.

[nicky81973 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

This book had so much potential, but it missed its mark tremendously. There should have been more character development and back story and worked off that. I also did not like the main character, at first I sympathized but as it went on I lost that, if the author would have focused on character development, back story and redemption then this could have been very good book

[Janelle · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Brilliant. Lots of twists and turns. I highly recommend this book.

[Helen · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

And one super story more, with great characters, and a surprising end. Thanks to the great author, and to the equally talented reader. I loved it, as I love all Anita Waller's books. Feel like I'm there, a fly on the wall, but in each skin.

[Valerie Hahn · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I loved this book but the end and twist kind of annoyed me, so 4 stars instead of 5.

[karen young · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Wow What a writer . Anita just gets better every book.

[Brenda Shealey Steele · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The Blount meanness of Marta. She knew no love at all. Not surprised if her manipulation will also kill her sister.

[Sharon Walker · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Couldn’t stop listening. You never know what’s coming next. Great development of the characters.

[Cilica · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

I found the story implausible that in the beginning to find a child in such a state as to immediately place her with a foster family. Also the ending didn't make sense. Why when their loving adopted father was a good man did he get lumped in with two bad men neither girls knew personally?

[Mary Beth Maifeld · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

This book left me wanting more characters in the first half and a more believable story line.

[Catherine Penrod · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

It was an interesting story for sure. I think a section on the grandmother’s story would have been a great addition. Weird people for sure. It really does bring a new perspective to the nature versus nurture debate. I guess Anita Waller wanted to tap into the weaknesses of men. It would be nice though to see a significant character who is male but not so awful. There were some issues that were not really addressed that I would liked answered-Why/how did Philip target Jeannette? Why Archibald? What became of Harry? Etc. I found the early “Marta” section dragged on a bit too long while the latter teen years were brushed over. The ending was a bit anticlimactic.

[Donna Benoit · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The story started off very interesting and creepy but got tame as it continued. I thought it could have been much more interesting if the main character’s flaws were flushed out.