Honno signs gripping new domestic thriller from Judith Barrow

Honno is excited to announce that we have signed The Stranger in My House by Judith Barrow. A thrilling and gritty domestic suspense, The Stranger in My House will mark Judith’s eight novel with Honno.

After the death of their mum, twins Chloe and Charlie are shocked when their dad introduces Lynne as their ‘new mummy’. Lynne, a district nurse, is trusted in the community, but the twins can see her kind smile doesn’t meet her eyes. In the months that follow they can only try to survive as Lynne will stop at nothing in her need to be in control.

Betrayed, separated and alone, the twins struggle to build new lives as adults, but will they find happiness or repeat past mistakes? Will they discover Lynne's secret plans for their father? Will they find each other in time?

The Stranger in My House is a gripping ‘cuckoo in the nest’ domestic thriller, exploring how coercive control can tear a family apart. Set in Yorkshire and Cardiff, from the 60s to the winter of discontent, The Stranger in My House dramatises both the cruelty and the love families hide behind closed doors.

“Compelling, vivid and necessary. Characters that live and breathe - a story for our time.” Rebecca Parfitt - Commissioning Editor, Honno

The Stranger in My House will land on shelves in November 2024.