In <i>The House of Secrets,</i> Claire lives in a large, formidable home that her husband Duncan built for her years ago, back when Duncan wasn’t living a double life. Claire discovers Duncan’s secrets and vows to move out immediately, taking their 18 year old son Joe with her. But suddenly, Joe is missing as well and Claire can’t seem to piece together what happened that led the three of them all to this place in their lives.

I found this novel a bit slow, and some plot points unnecessary, but there are a few things I didn’t see coming!

Claire has discovered her husband, Duncan is not the man she thought he was. She’s terrified of him and as soon as she can, she intends to abscond with their son, Joe. But when Joe goes missing, Claire finds herself hiding from Duncan in an old cottage. She has plenty of time to think and begins trying to unravel the web of lies that both she and Duncan have told each other, but is the truth that awaits her at the end something she can handle?

Please refer to my review of "Magpie" The premise for this story sounded great. The first third of the book actually captivated me. After that - I found myself having to look back to see if something was "before" or "after". I don't know who of the three main characters I wanted to hate the most. Maybe it was me, but the Hall and the Estates behind gates was confusing and not interesting to me.

I am sorry to only give 2 stars to this book. Even the ending did not seem as a "thriller" or "suspense" story to me.

I truly appreciate the ability to have reviewed this book.. Thank You to AVON Books, UK and NetGalley for a chance to read and review.