The New Neighbor: A Thriller

Carter Wilson

Apr 2022 · Sourcebooks, Inc.

About this ebook

"The New Neighbor is a dizzying descent into a Byzantine maze of psychological suspense. Carter Wilson proves once again why he is one of the best most inventive thriller writers working today." — S. A. Cosby, New York Times bestselling author of Razorblade Tears and Blacktop Wasteland

USA Today bestselling author Carter Wilson returns with another chilling psychological thriller, for readers of Megan Miranda and Alex Michaelides

Aidan holds the winning Powerball numbers.

Is today the best day of his life... or the worst?

Aidan Marlowe is the superstitious type—he's been playing the same lottery numbers for fifteen years, never hitting the jackpot. Until now. On the day of his wife's funeral.

Aidan struggles to cope with these two sudden extremes: instant wealth beyond his imagination, and the loss of the only woman he's ever loved, the mother of his twin children. But the money gives him and his kids options they didn't have before. They can leave everything behind. They can start a new life in a new town. So they do.

But a huge new house and all the money in the world can't replace what they've lost, and it's not long before Aidan realizes he's merely trading old demons for new ones. Because someone is watching him and his family very closely. Someone who knows exactly who they are, where they've come from, and what they're trying to hide. Someone who will stop at nothing to get what they want...

"Carter Wilson's writing is evocative and intense, his characters deeply flawed yet relatable."—Julie Clark, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Flight for The Dead Husband

"A smashing story about families and secrets and all the things you don't want to know about the people closest to you. Read it!"—David Bell, USA Today bestselling author for The Dead Husband

More books by Carter Wilson:

The Dead Husband

The Dead Girl in 2A

Mister Tender's Girl

Ratings and reviews

The New Neighbor is the eighth novel by American author, Carter Wilson and crosses over with his previous novel, The Dead Husband. On the worst day of his life, the day he buries his wife Holly, Aidan Marlowe learns that he has won Powerball. Two months later, he and his seven-year-old twins, Maggie and Bo, have moved from Baltimore to a mansion, sight unseen, in Bury, New Hampshire. The move seems to have been made on impulse rather than logic: Aidan admits to being inexplicably drawn to this town and this house. When they arrive, Aidan feels an energy on entering; Bo, his eerily perceptive son, tells him the house is creepy. Mere hours later, there’s a hand-delivered letter, not junk mail, but something addressed directly to Aidan, knowing much more about him and his family than any stranger should, mildly threatening and signed by “We Who Watch”. As Aidan sets about furnishing the house and managing his enormous windfall, he does indeed get the feeling of being watched. After a second letter, he involves the police, who recommend updated security, but get no trace or other clues from the letters. Aidan finds himself seeking advice and reassurance from his very expensive (and attractive) lawyer quite often. Aidan enlists his father to help keep his family safe, but what happens at a gathering of his neighbours seems to emphasise that someone has malicious intent. Timothy Marlowe agrees with his grandson about the house: “Like a thousand secrets trapped under the floorboards, radiating.” His father’s presence here recalls a long-buried guilt for Aidan, in addition to all the strange goings-on. Wilson gives the reader (what turns out to be) an unreliable narrator, a strange house with a very unusual basement and a bizarre history attached, a hint of paranormal, and enough intrigue to keep the pages turning right up to the nail-biting climax. This one is hard to put down. This unbiased review is from an uncorrected proof copy provided by NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press.

About the author

Carter Wilson is the USA Today bestselling author of eight critically acclaimed, standalone psychological thrillers. He is an ITW Thriller Award finalist, a five-time winner of the Colorado Book Award, and his works have been optioned for television and film. Carter lives outside of Boulder, Colorado.