The Couple at Number 9: A Novel

Written by Claire Douglas

Narrated by Kenton Thomas and Nathalie Buscombe

“Tense, twisty, fraught with emotion and packed with secrets, The Couple at Number 9 is Claire’s best thriller yet.”—Gilly MacMillan, bestselling author of What She Knew

The internationally bestselling author of Do Not Disturb and Just Like the Other Girls delivers a heart-pounding psychological thriller about a couple who inherit what seems to be their dream home, until they make a horrifying discovery—and the danger begins.

The Victims . . . 

When pregnant Saffron Cutler moves into 9 Skelton Place with boyfriend Tom and sets about renovations, the last thing she expects is builders uncovering human remains. The remains of two bodies, in fact.

The Investigation . . . 

Forensics indicate the bodies have been buried at least thirty years. Saffy has nothing to worry about—until the police launch a murder inquiry and ask to speak to the cottage’s former owner. Her grandmother, Rose.

The Witness . . . 

Rose is in a nursing home and Alzheimer’s means her memory is increasingly confused. She can’t help the police, but its’ clear she remembers something. 

The Killer . . . 

As Rose’s fragmented memories resurface, and the police dig ever deeper, Saffy fears she and the cottage are being watched.

The Truth . . . 

What happened thirty years ago? Why did no one miss the victims? What part did her grandmother play? And is Saffy now in danger? 

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperAudio
• Release date: Aug 2, 2022
• ISBN: 9780063138193

Claire Douglas

Claire Douglas is the Sunday Times number one bestselling author of eight stand alone novels: The Sisters, Local Girl Missing, Last Seen Alive, Do Not Disturb, Then She Vanishes, and Just Like The Other Girls, The Couple at No. 9, and The Girls Who Disappeared. Her books have sold over a million copies in the UK and have been published worldwide. The Couple At No 9 was an Amazon number-one bestseller, a number three Sunday Times bestseller, and most recently hit number one on Germany's Der Spiegel paperback bestsellers chart. The Girls Who Disappeared was a Richard and Judy book club pick for Autumn 2022 and was an instant number-one Sunday Times bestseller. Her books have sold over a million copies in the UK and have been published worldwide.

Reviews for The Couple at Number 9

[K G · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Definitely one of the author’s better novels. Interesting plot line and character grouping. Slightly predictable but enjoyable and well written and read - very good narration. Worth a listen.

[Monique Monyei · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The writing and storyline should be 5 starts alone! At first I was confused and bored but I couldn’t stop listening towards the end. Major twist. -1 star because the chapters were wrong and the male narrator was harder to understand. Definitely going to start my books by Claire!

[Bev · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

It was Very long. Figured out all the twists. Just ok.

[Meenakshy Suresh · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Predictable towards the middle. Couldn’t keep up the interest with which I started it

[Ada Lynn Allison · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Suspenseful until the end! Great book, I’m about to start another by Claire Douglas now.

[Sara Wardrip · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Slow at the beginning. But now I can't stop listening to this book.

[Jennalee Sweeney · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Has you thinking you know it all until the very end. Beautifully read and written. Thank you.

[Zoe Leyh · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Loved this book! Highly recommend to anyone considering listening to it!

[Opal Brown · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book was full of interesting and captivating twist. Enjoyed!

[Charles Jones · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Not an overly original plot or twist, but the story was really good overall. It was so refreshing that the main characters didn’t act like ding dongs and they did the sorts of things that normal, intelligent people would do lol

I did really enjoy the story overall and it was a very entertaining book.

[Beverly Brown · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Good book held my attention. Really I'm writing this so that I remember I read it and Scribd makes you write a bunch of words before you can post.

[Angelica Bishop · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Slow start but WORTH IT. Not at all what I was expecting.

[Savannah Smith · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The audio is not accurately synced with this audiobook and skips around, not lined up with the chapters.

[patricia · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A little slow at first, but still kept me interested enough to keep going. A little hard to understand the male narrator. Great twist at the end!

[Liz Kirchner · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The confession of Daphnie. I felt this was her one true time that was not a lie.