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The Quiet Tenant

Clemence Michallon

6 Reviews

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Crime & mystery, Thriller / suspense, Domestic violence

A New York Times bestseller - a compulsive read that you won't be able to put down.

'Clemence Michallon has written a classic' James Patterson

'Beautifully written, entirely convincing and relentlessly gripping ... so brilliantly told, with characters so plausible and compelling, that I was hooked until the last word' Sophie Hannah 'Wonderful' Robert Gold

'Gripping' Daily Express

'A brilliant, breathtaking thriller' Abigail Dean, bestselling author of Girl A

Aidan Thomas is a hardworking family man respected by his local town. He's the kind of man who always has a good word for everyone. He's also a kidnapper and serial killer who has murdered eight women. And there's a ninth, a woman he calls Rachel, imprisoned in a backyard shed.

When Aidan's wife dies, he's forced to move and has no choice but to bring Rachel too. He knows that after five years of captivity, Rachel is too frightened of the consequences to attempt to escape. But Rachel is a fighter and a survivor. And when Emily, a local restaurant owner, develops a crush on the handsome widower, she finds herself coming dangerously close to discovering Aidan's secret.

A searing, unputdownable thriller about trauma, and survival.

Read what everyone's saying about The Quiet Tenant:

'Wow what a book...All you thriller lovers need to get this in your baskets and read it NOW!' Five star reader review

'It was beautifully written, the characters felt like real people and I loved the 'rules'. It reminded me so much of Room by Emma Donoghue' Five star reader review

'I was totally gripped' Five star reader review

'Overall, I was completely gripped by this high stakes thriller - it's a creepy and unsettling read that had me hooked' Five star reader review

'Wow, this was a completely mind-blowing read, I didn't want to put it down. There was so much tension as you waited for Rachel to get her possible moment to escape' Five star reader review

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Praise for The Quiet Tenant

  • A brilliant, breathtaking thriller with characters you love - and love to hate - Abigail Dean, bestselling author of Girl A

  • Clemence Michallon has written a classic on her first try - James Patterson

  • A nail-biting terror of a read...I finished it at very high speed, heart pounding, absolutely loving it - Observer, Best Crime and Thrillers

  • A chilling depiction of evil - Best magazine

  • Dark and juicy...like Emma Donohue's Room, the novel takes this creepy and claustrophobic premise and spins a paradoxically expansive plot from it - Vogue

  • The tension in The Quiet Tenant grips from the very first page. The novel's emotional intensity never lets go - Robert Gold, author of Eleven Liars

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Clemence Michallon

ClA mence Michallon was born in France. She received an MS in Journalism from Columbia University in New York, and started working as a journalist for the Independent in 2018. She has interviewed artists from Judd Apatow to Ben Platt and authors such as Rumaan Alam, Taylor Jenkins Reid, and Curtis Sittenfeld. Her essays, features, and reporting have covered true-crime, celebrity culture, and literature.

She moved to New York City in 2014 and became a US citizen in 2022. She now divides her time between New York and Rhinebeck with her husband and their dog Claudine. The Quiet Tenant is her debut thriller.

You can find her on Instagram @Clemencemichallon, where she often posts about crime novels, mysteries, and thrillers, and on Twitter @Clemence_Mcl.

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