The People Before - Charlotte Northedge

Guardian journalist and author of The People Before,
published in paperback by HarperCollins

Debut novel The House Guest published May 2021

“Charlotte Northedge turns the psychological thumbscrews with relish” - The Times

“Spooky, tense, richly atmospheric and profoundly moving” - Erin Kelly

“Creepy, atmospheric and cleverly plotted, an excellent winter read” - Catherine Cooper

The People Before

What if your dream house became your worst nightmare?

Jess and her husband need a new start. So when the chance to buy a rambling old house in the Suffolk countryside comes up, they leap at it.

But not everyone in Suffolk is welcoming. The locals know a secret about the Maple House, and soon, Jess realises they've made a huge mistake.

Something bad happened in that house. Something nobody wants to talk about.

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“Charlotte Northedge turns the psychological thumbscrews with relish”
- The Times

“Twisty, claustrophobic and deliciously dark, this is the perfect winter chiller”
- Ellery Lloyd

“Northedge is good at portraying the distinction between the real insecurities of some young women and the minor problems of the privileged type”
- The Daily Mail

“This twisty thriller is jam-packed with tense moments and a growing sense of unease”
- Good Housekeeping

“The tension slowly builds up to a heart-racing end.”
- Womans Own

“Northedge demonstrates a keen grasp of psychology, and her characters are drawn with suitable vividness, but the real achievement here is the slow-burning tension, building at a pace worthy of Alfred Hitchcock”
- Barry Forshaw, Crimetime

Photo credit - Nicola Parry

ABOUT ME

Charlotte Northedge is Joint Head of Books for the Guardian. She has previously written for a range of newspapers and magazines, including the Guardian, Psychologies and Cosmopolitan.

She has an MA in Modern and Contemporary Literature from Birkbeck and is an alumna of the Curtis Brown Creative writing course.

Her first book, The House Guest, was published in 2021. Her new novel, The People Before, is out on 10th November.