Apartment 255

Bunty Avieson

Jan 2016 · Momentum

About this ebook

Someone is watching her ... looks can kill



Sarah and Ginny have been best friends since school. Then Sarah meets Tom. Her career takes off. She and Tom move into a stunning inner-city apartment.



But Ginny has not been so lucky. She wanted Tom, but she didn't get him. She wants ... what Sarah has.



Ginny moves into an apartment overlooking Sarah and Tom's. She starts watching them. Then she does something more than just watch ...



"a gripping read" – Herald Sun



"Avieson turns her considerable skills to a wonderfully chilling psychological thriller" – NW Book of the Week



"With its snappy pace, this is ... an excellent read" – Marie Claire



"Avieson offers an acute psychological study of obsessive behaviour ... kind of kinky and deliciously unputdownable" – Canberra Times



"Revenge, lust and obsession abound in this enjoyable first novel" Australian Women's Weekly



This suspenseful thriller is perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult and Paullina Simons.

Ratings and reviews

Apartment 255 was this author's debut novel ... and it's a doozie! She has written two others that I will definitely be looking forward to reading. Sarah is a beautiful young woman who seems to have it all. She's smart ... she's happy ...she has a wonderful job ... and best of all, she's just accepted Tom's marriage proposal. She has so much to look forward to. Ginny is her oldest friend. Although she has a terrific job as a veterinarian, she's not happy ...not happy at all. She envies what Sarah has .. especially Tom. I don't believe it's a spoiler to say that Ginny is a little disturbed. She rents an apartment right across the road from where Sarah and Tom live. She darkens the windows so no one can see in ... but she can look directly across the way into Sarah's home. This is where she plots and plans ... because there is only one thing standing in the way of her getting what she wants .... Sarah. Sarah and Tom are great characters. They fit each other perfectly. There is so much love between them. Ginny is a psychopath ... she holds conversations with Tom, even though he's not there. She talks to a stuffed cat. And she's very, very angry. The things that happen are diabolical, to say the least. There are twists and turns you just don't see coming. As the story unfolds, the tension mounts. I read this one in record time ... I just could not put this one down. I highly recommend this one to anyone who likes a psychological thriller. This one will keep you guessing at the ending until the very last page. Many thanks to the author / Momentum Books NetGalley who furnished a digital copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.

About the author

Bunty Avieson is an author, journalist and academic. She grew up in Victoria and worked for 20 years as a journalist on newspapers and magazines in Australia, Asia and Britain. She was editor of Woman's Day and Editorial Director of New Idea. Her first novel Apartment 255 won two Ned Kelly Crime Writing Awards (best First Novel and Reader's Vote) and has been translated into German and Japanese. She has written two other novels, The Affair and The Wrong Door. In 2002 Bunty and her baby lived with a local family in Bhutan while her film-maker partner Mal Watson, filmed Travellers & Magicians. Her book detailing the adventure, called Baby In A Backpack to Bhutan, was released in April 2004. The family spent a year in 2008-2009 working with the same Bhutanese family to publish the country's first bilingual newspaper, Bhutan Observer. Bunty wrote about this extraordinary experience in The Dragon's Voice: How modern media found Bhutan, published in 2015. Bunty completed her PhD thesis on the media landscape of Bhutan in 2013. She lectures on writing in the Department of Media and Communication at University of Sydney.