A sincere thank you to the publisher, author and Netgalley for providing me an ebook copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review. This is not my usual genre therefore am extremely pleased and grateful for opening up my mind to something totally different. 4 stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟

Simple but sinister idea.
There's a serial killer,and he's living in your house.
Not just living there,but watching you in your most intimate moments.
And he's messing with your head.
Unfortunately,I didn't find the killer in the least bit threatening,he seemed pathetic,and a bit childish.
The tension picked up towards the end,and the last few pages weren't quite what I expected.
Neat conclusion.

Fantastic novel. Couldn’t put it down and read in one sitting. 2nd book by David that I’ve read and they both kept me enthralled

I have just finished reading this utterly amazing, gripping and captivating page turner of a thriller. It’s every ones worst nightmare to have all their daily and nightly lives exposed to an outsider... well what they assume to be an outsider. This stunning book gripped me from the first page to the last. The amount of character depth and background is absolutely breathtaking. I am impressed and astounded by the quality and detail of this novel. I would gladly buy this in hardback when it comes out.

The devil is in the details. This sentence kept going in my mind as I read The Resident. Well, in the details and the attic.

What a brilliantly unique thriller! My expectations for this novel were sky high, and David Jackson didn’t disappoint. I had no idea I would be thrown on such a dark and twisted path, far from what I’d imagined, yet better than whatever my brain could have come up with.

Brogan is a fascinating character. We learn early on that he is a bad guy. After all, he is running from the police, and the chunks of information we get don’t picture him as the guy you’d invite for a BBQ. Yet, he is not your usual serial killer. More than ‘a kill-hide- kill yay here’s blood to satisfy our quench for murders’ The Resident is a masterpiece in characterisation. Brogan doesn’t simply kill, he imagines scenarios, he explores possibilities, he wants his victims to play a part and suffer both mentally and physically. The depth in this novel is such that more than the impending deaths, it is the exploration of Brogan’s mind that gave me all the chills. I can’t explain the strength with which he hit me. David Jackson has created one of my favourite killers, and given him a scary playground to play on, with the most fantastic cast to challenge Brogan, and show just how clever and resourceful he is… But not everything is black in Brogan and that may well be why I was so engrossed in his game. If it is easy to paint someone as the baddie and make them do the most awful thing, it is harder to depict a flawed and disturbed mind for which the reader can actually feel for. And I did feel for Brogan. I knew he was watching people with the intent to kill, I am no fool, but the waiting and planning allows the reader to experience a bit of his life, and the snippets of his childhood make him more real, more human. I remember I almost forgot he wanted to murder people!!!

On the run, Brogan finds himself in a killer’s heaven. An abandoned house connected through the attic to three inhabited homes. Old and vulnerable Elsie broke my heart and I prayed for her to stay alive. The role she plays in the book is essential in more ways than I thought possible and it is another example of the author’s talent. A middle house with a threat and a very loud couple. Then, The Fairbrights, a thirty-something seemingly cute couple… Brogan finds a new project, but things get complicated, and here lies the beauty of this novel. The intricacies of the plot take The Resident to another level. If you look up the purest definition of psychological thriller, you should find a link to this book.

The writing is knife-sharp and enhance every thought and action, giving every line a mesmerising taste.

The Resident is a terrifyingly unique kind of thriller. This book is the kind of beauty I love to read. Evil with a big E and multiple layers.