Louise Candlish Books in Order

In grand Columbia Mansions, divorced busybody Gwen befriends her younger neighbour Pixie and quickly fixates on saving her from charming landlord Alec. Gossip, grudges and small acts of interference build until a shocking murder leaves everyone in the building wondering who really knows their neighbours.

Alex seems like a quiet husband in leafy Silver Vale, until plans for a new nature trail threaten to disturb ground tied to a decades old crime. As past and present collide, his memories of a volatile love affair and a vanished woman reveal why he cannot let the project go ahead.

Gen X partners Clare and Jamie open their comfortable riverside life to ambitious millennials Melia and Kit, craving the younger pair's energy while barely noticing the envy simmering beneath. After Kit disappears, their glossy friendship unravels, exposing tangled finances, desire and a very different story of what happened.

Ellen Saint blames charismatic teenager Kieran Watts for the tragedy that shattered her family, and thought she had seen the last of him. Years later she spots him on the roof of a London tower called The Heights and is pulled into a spiralling, obsessive quest for revenge.

Middle aged Jamie has swapped claustrophobic tube rides for a stylish Thames riverbus commute with his younger neighbour Kit. When Kit vanishes and a witness reports seeing the men arguing, Jamie becomes the prime suspect, and the secrets of both couples' city lives begin to surface.

Lowland Way is proud of its ordered, family friendly street until new neighbours Darren and Jodie arrive with loud music, junked cars and open contempt for the rules. As tensions escalate and a shocking death rocks the block, no one can be sure who is victim and who is to blame.

Fiona Lawson returns to her prized London townhouse to find strangers moving in and her estranged husband and children gone. As Fi pieces together how Bram managed to sell the house without her, a twisting tale of betrayal, blackmail and property obsession slowly comes to light.

In a sweltering suburban summer, a new lido opens on Elm Hill and teacher Natalie Steele is drawn into its glossy social circle, despite her daughter's terror of water. Seduced by glamorous Lara and the pool's party atmosphere, Natalie soon realises she may have put everything she loves at risk.

Christy and Joe Davenport cannot believe their luck when they buy beautifully renovated 40 Lime Park Road at a bargain price. Shunned by the neighbours and haunted by the previous owners' abrupt exit, Christy digs into Amber Fraser's past and uncovers a secret that once tore the street apart.

Reeling from a broken engagement, Eleanor Blake tracks her ex fiancé Will and his new lover to the idyllic island of Panarea. Among glamorous guests, enigmatic Lewis and dazzling actress Frannie, she discovers that paradise hides lies, and revenge may not bring the closure she expects.

After an affair with a married surgeon explodes into scandal, Emily Marr becomes the target of a fierce media witch hunt and is forced to disappear. Years later, drifter Tabby Dewhurst finds refuge with the reclusive Emmie on a French island, only to uncover secrets that could ruin them both.

On a summer river cruise in Paris, a toddler falls overboard and a stranger dives in after him, linking two families forever. In the aftermath, Alexa, her husband James, young mother Holly and Holly's mother Joanna must face buried histories, uneasy gratitude and the true cost of heroism.

Ginny and Adam Trustlove escape to a boathouse on Italy's Lake Orta, hoping two quiet weeks will heal a recent tragedy. Instead they are drawn into the orbit of glamorous neighbours whose charismatic friends, especially the beguiling Zach, stir up old wounds and shocking new betrayals.

Olivia has built a comfortable life with her husband and two sons, but her mother's death leaves a startling confession and the address of Richie, Olivia's first love. Visiting his coastal town, she is torn between rekindled passion and the family who believes she is theirs.

Single mother Kate Easton takes a lodger to ease money worries and finds herself drawn to charming neighbour Davis Calder. As Davis becomes entwined with Kate and her teenage daughter, buried tensions and a disturbing diary hint that this second chance at love may be dangerous.

At the birth of their daughters, best friends Rachel, Mariel and Jenny promise to care for one another's girls if tragedy strikes. Years later, Rachel's child dies and she vanishes to Santorini, where grief, secrets and a mysterious investigator test how far that promise can stretch.

Anna Day adores her boyfriend Charlie yet has never been allowed to meet his elegant, intimidating mother Meredith. When Charlie goes abroad for the summer, Anna reinvents herself to infiltrate Meredith's world, and a risky masquerade quickly spins out of control.

Hannah and Juliet Goodwin were once inseparable sisters, but marriage, pregnancy and very different ideas of adulthood have pushed them apart. When a sudden loss rocks the family, both women must confront envy, guilt and what loyalty really demands.

Heartbroken after her fiancé Will leaves her, Eleanor Blake secretly follows him and his new girlfriend to the chic Sicilian island of Panarea, where flirtations, new friendships and buried resentments build toward one unforgettable, life changing holiday showdown.