This is an absorbing book, part psychological thriller, part study of human healing and redemption. The main character, a widower and a lottery winner, moves to a house with secrets. He, too has secrets and is an unreliable narrator. Who is out to hurt him and his family. What happened to the people who lived there before and disappeared, what happened in his past that still haunts him. well written and worth the read

This one was a fast read with short chapters that had cliffhanger endings that make you say just one more chapter several times. I enjoyed the premise of the book but I didn't much enjoy the ending i feeling there are so many unanswered questions

Carter Wilson has written a fast-paced, tense, psychological thriller that I absolutely didn't want to put down! If I could have read it straight through, I would have.

A young Irishman learns he has hit the Powerball lottery on the day his is burying his wife. With seven-year-old twins, Bo and Maggie, to raise alone, he decides to start over in the small but beautiful town of Bury, New Hampshire. The house he buys has a history to it. He loves the "feel" of the house; his children are not as enthralled. On Day 3 in the house, Aiden discovers a threatening note which clearly indicates whoever wrote it knows a lot about him. It is signed "WE WHO WATCH".

And we're off and running!!

I don't want to write one thing that could spoil your enjoyment of this addictive read. Prepare to read it on the edge of your seat with your heart in your mouth. Yes, it's that good!

My thanks to the author and Poisoned Pen Press who permitted me access to an e-ARC via Netgalley. The book is scheduled for publication on 4/12/22. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and are freely given.

This was a good psychological thriller. I liked that the main character was a male. I feel like a lot of psychological and domestic thrillers lately have female leads (or maybe it's that I tend to pick those up) but either way, it was really nice to have a dad with his kids as the center of the story. I enjoyed the creepy town and the spooky house atmosphere. The plot was interesting but dragged a bit at times. I didn't love the MC, and as I got farther into the book, I understood why, but it did stop me from thinking this was a 5-star story.

Overall, this is a solid thriller, and readers are going to enjoy it!

This book was just not a great one for me. I believe partly due to the narrator being unable to catch and keep my attention. The story was fine, but overall I was unimpressed and did not want to finish. I did end up finishing to see if more happened, but it was very predictable.

This book started off good but unfortunately for me it was more of a supernatural kind of read. I never read any books like that.. it would have been a great read if not for that reason. The story itself was enjoyable. I’ll continue to keep my eye out for more books by this author in the future.
Thank you netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for a honest review.

Aidan Marlowe's current life:
- Lost his wife due to an aneurysm
- Found out he won the lottery at her funeral
- Moved to a new house in a new neighborhood
- Received creepy, threatening letter telling him to never leave said new house

Carter Wilson wrote quite the detailed psychological suspense novel. Aidan's past is shocking, his present is filled with booze, and his future is uncertain. I enjoyed the building suspense and increasing unreliability of the details we are given as readers. I honestly couldn't guess all the twists, and let's be honest, thrillers where we can't guess everything are the best! Gary Bennett was a fantastic narrator, and I greatly enjoyed the audio copy of this book.

Thanks to Dreamscape Media for the gifted copy of this ALC and to Poisoned Pen Press for the ARC.

Thanks to NetGalley for an advanced copy.

This was suspenseful and freighting read. It left me on the edge of my seat.

This book definitely had potential. I was super intrigued by the plot and how it basically threw you right in the middle of the story. Immediately I already felt horrible for him and the loss of his wife. The grief felt so real.

But the pacing was a bit off. The beginning was great, the middle was slow, the ending dragged. I still really enjoyed the storytelling and the way Carter wrote the story.

I think the ending could have been shortened. I kept waiting like… okay when is it going to end? What more is there to go over? It felt like a horror movie when the killer just wouldn’t die. Even though that wasn’t the case, it just felt like he needed to wrap it up.

However, it was a quick read even if the pacing was not the best. I think others will enjoy this one a lot.

The New Neighbor missed the mark for me. It felt long, and unnecessarily drawn out, the plot moved slow with details that weighed the story down rather than add to it. I found myself skimming more than reading and as much as the ending wrapped things up it just didn't do enough for me to enjoy the book as a whole any more. I enjoyed the previous book I read by Carter Wilson, but this one was a miss for me.

I’d never read anything by Carter Wilson until now, but I will be in the future as The New Neighbor was an engrossing book that I just couldn’t stop reading.

Aidan Marlowe has played the same Powerball numbers all his life, but on the day he’s burying his young wife, he finds out that he’s won 30 million dollars in the lottery. He feels as if he needs to move to New England to a house which, as it turns out, and unbeknownst to him, was the site of an unsolved mysterious disappearance of four people. From that point, the creepiness begins, and the book just gets more and more intense. Masterfully plotted, great well drawn characters, and a suspenseful ending that kept me riveted to the book. Bravo!

My thanks to Poisoned Pen Press and Netgalley for an ARC of The New Neighbor in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for the ARC of Carter Wilsons The New Neighbour in exchange for my honest review.
I found this an intriguing storyline, Aidan Marlowe finds out he has won the lottery on the day he buries his wife, wanting a new start Aidan and his 7 year old twins move across country to a new house, a house where the previous year a family disappeared from leaving no trace as to their whereabouts…. Then the letters start..
This is a fast paced book with a few unexpected moments, I thought I had it all figured out but boy was I wrong. With short chapters I quickly devoured this book. This was a new author to me and I will defiantly be checking out Carter Wilsons other books.

3.5 stars

Aiden Marlowe is a man who lost his wife suddenly and he is left to raise his two young children all by himself. Coincidently, on the day he was burying his wife, he wins the lottery. An incredible huge win so he decides to make a new start in life by buying a mansion in a town far away from where he has lived so far.

As soon as he moves in this new place strange things start to happen, some letters are being delivered that are not pretty nor funny.

From here onwards, Carter Wilson does a great job portraying the downward spiral on which Aiden is fast sliding. He is consumed by darker and darker thoughts, as time goes by. There are things that are revealed along the way, explaining why Aiden can't seem to find his way out of the foggy situation. His struggle is very well written and his pain is quite real for the reader. Wilson really takes the reader into Aiden's mind and makes one see through his eyes.

Thank you NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for this great book!

This book was just sos-so for me. I liked the setting, a rambling old house in a small town in New Hampshire. I liked that the protagonist was a single father to twins after losing his wife to illness. There was a weird, supernatural element that did not appeal to me and I didn’t love the resolution.

Fast paced - maybe a bit too fast, as I struggled with the pacing, but I loved the premise and enjoyed it overall!

A powerful tale of a house that holds a shocking secret and a new resident with haunting secrets of the past. TENSE AND COMPULSIVE. A whodunnit domestic thriller that will keep you guessing until the final page. I LOVED this book! Wilson nailed it.

Carter Wilson returns to the crime scene (from The Dead Husband to Bury, New Hampshire, with THE NEW NEIGHBOR. An addictive, twisted, witty, and darkly wicked psychological/crime thriller that will have you longing for the next resident of 1734 Rum Hill Road.

INTENSE. RIVETING. ADDICTIVE! Thriller lovers, if you have not read this author, you are missing out.

2018 Baltimore, Maryland: we meet Aidan Marlowe. He is now a thirty-five-year-old widower with seven-year-old twins, Bo and Maggie.

His lovely wife, Holly, has passed an aneurysm at age 34, and he is at the funeral at the graveside. He never told her about his past, and right before they lower the casket into the ground, he tells everyone he needs a minute alone.

Something dark happened back in Ireland that was in the past. However, he never gets the chance to tell her. There is a text from an old childhood friend, which he will reply to later, and THEN he sees an older text that says he is a POWERBALL WINNER! He knows the numbers, the ones he has played for years. Every Wed and Sat.

Winning #s 01-05-08-10-14 PB 22. One Winner. He does not tell her after all his confession. This may be a sign of a new beginning. $30 Million, which will give him a new life. He wants to move somewhere different and start over with his children. He buys a mansion in a nice quiet, upscale neighborhood on impulse. Something he would otherwise not be able to afford on a bartender's salary.

BURY, NEW HAMPSHIRE: Two months later, Aiden and the twins are moving into the mansion at 1734 Rum Hill Road Bury, New Hampshire.

Now you know, if you have read THE DEAD HUSBAND, this is a HOUSE OF HORRORS.

He hears his wise wife's voice speaking to him all the time.
Don't screw up our kids.
Don't let the money change you for the worse.
Make a difference.
Own who you are.
Figure your shit out, Marlow.

A bartender turns a millionaire overnight. He does not want anyone to know this in his prestigious new neighborhood. He just wants a fresh, clean start and a safe community and school for his children.

The minute he steps through the massive castle-like front door, he knows this house has a strange vibe. (You aren't kidding. Man does it ever. ) The mansion is eight thousand square feet, built in the 1980s. Multiple levels. Aidan suddenly desires to know more about the past, which the realtor did not tell him much.

In his seventies, the home formerly belonged to a wealthy investment banker, Logan Yates. Some other family members also went missing (you can read all about it in THE DEAD HUSBAND). He just left the house one day and never came back. The house was already in his son-in-law's name (Peter Ainsworth) since the deed was changed five years earlier.

Not long after moving in, he receives strange and creepy messages. He is distraught and must find out who is sending the threatening letters. A welcome letter and warning signed "WE WHO WATCH."

He decides to host a dinner party and invite the close neighbors so he can do a little sleuthing. Reminiscent of B.A. Paris's The Therapist. If you loved her book (a fav), you must read this one

Aidan spins out of control. He becomes obsessed with their safety and the source of the mysterious letters. He suspects everyone. He even calls in his old attorney friend from Baltimore (Maya) and his dad from Ireland (which owns a bar) to try and help him with his detective work. They all come up with different scenarios, leading to a new search.

He has gone to Police Chief Walter Sike (creepy) without a lot of assistance except to give him the name of a friend, Owen, who owns a security company. There was an old housekeeper and a gardener. They seem a little strange when he questions them. He knows no one except the realtor who sold him the house and his attorney back in Baltimore.

Soon after a housewarming party, the news comes out that he has won the lottery making it more difficult. The eerie, chilling notes continue arriving mysteriously from WE WHO WATCH, making it clear they want him to stay, and they know about the money.

Each letter is more sinister.

Aidan has a troubled past revolving around the death of his younger brother, Christopher, which haunts him to this date. He met this wife in Dublin at the bar where he worked, and she changed his life, and they later moved to the states.

Bestselling Author and popular podcast host Wilson takes us from Day 1 through Day 97. The notes get more dangerous and sinister each time, sending Aiden into hysterics. He then discovers a secret panel downstairs (or does his daughter). This is the last straw. No one will harm his children. (The daughter reminds me of Kimberly Belle's My Darling Husband.)

Does the person writing the notes know about his past?

Aiden (unreliable narrator) starts hallucinating, drinking more, losing chunks of time, and seeing former people who lived in this house from looking at photos. Is he losing it?

When he heard the tree snapping at the gravesite, was that him snapping? How can he take care of his children in this house of horrors but the note warns him not to leave. He is losing his mind. He is not a good father, and Holly would be so disappointed.

His dad and his attorney, Maya (former psychologist) are trying to help him since they are worried about the children and his sanity. This house. The millions. Why did he choose Bury? Is this his punishment for the sins of his past? Is he sabotaging himself?

The complex maze will have your head spinning with non-stop action and adrenaline-fueled suspense leading to the explosive showdown at 1734 Rum Hill Road. Someone was out to get him and his money.

"Confession is the path to absolution."

Deliciously evil and funny. I have discovered a new FAVORITE author and quickly found myself going back to read The Dead Husband and will be purchasing the remainder of his backlist between new books. Here is hoping for more Rum Hill Road!

I was trying to solve this puzzle and a total wreck on pins and needles. The author cleverly keeps the twists coming into a dark world of madness.

Carter can flat out write. Every time I see his name (which was my name - Judy Collins Carter Wilson) when married and after both divorces went back to my maiden name "Collins." Also English/Irish ancestry. I absolutely DEVOURED this book!

I highly recommend you read The Dead Husband first, but this one can be read as a standalone, but why miss out on all the juicy details and background? Both books are excellent, but I loved THE NEW NEIGHBOR more. This author is on my radar now and cannot wait to read more. I love dark humor and he does it so well!

Check out Carter's popular fun podcast MAKING IT UP and sign up for my newsletter to receive in your inbox my #AuthorElevatorSeries Interview with Carter coming pub date, April 12th as we go behind the scenes of the book and this talented author!

HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

Please, Carter, continue the Rum Hill Road by either bringing back the old owners (ones that are not dead) or a new family. Too good to end!

I am getting into all the new thrillers revolving around a house (a haven) like the ones mentioned above and Kaira Rouda's Somebody's Home. Also, you will want to read (moving to a new house to escape past) Samantha Bailey's Watch Out for Her coming April 19th and my other April #AuthorElevatorSeries guest.

Poisoned Pen (Sourcebooks) is cranking out some top 2022 thrillers and top-tier talent. In addition to Carter Wilson, I have the following #AuthorElevatorSeries Interviews coming up from them and looking forward to reading the ARCs.

And There He Kept Her Joshua Moehling (new to me) June
The Deepest Black Randall Silvis (all-time favorite author) August
The Guest House Robin Morgan-Bentley (new to me) Sept.

A very special thank you to Poisoned Pen & Netgalley for a paperback copy and e-galley ARC.

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Synopsis:
The best day in Aidan's life is actually his worst, too - because he's at his wife's funeral when he finds out that he just won 30 million dollars on the lottery. Wanting a fresh start with his kids, he decides to buy a house in a small town called Bury. But something just doesn't feel right - and then he gets some letters indicating someone knows about the darkest parts of his past, and that they are watching until they got what is his...

My thoughts:
Honestly, I loved this book! It put me out of a major reading slump with its unique storyline and its tense and suspenseful plot. I really liked Aidan as a MC, but I wish his relationship to another character would've been executed and elaborated further. The ending surprised me, and the whole thing kept me at the edge of my seat the whole time. Also, I appreciated the mention of a character from The Dead Husband, Carter's novel before that one! I would have rated this novel even a star higher, if it weren't for the animal abuse. Again.

This was my second book by this author, and I liked them both equally.

Blimey, what a page turner.

Imagine losing your wife then winning millions on the lottery. That surely would mess with your head and that's the starting point for this brilliant thriller from an author that's new to me but I've just ordered two of the previous novels.

This is one of the twistiest thrillers I've read this year so far with the most unreliable of unreliable narrators and enough "ooh" moments to satisfy the most ardent of psychological thriller readers.

An emotionally charged, oft edge of the seat, addictive novel that works its way to a confrontational conclusion. I adored every minute of it.

Highly Recommended

This is a creepy (in the best way possible), suspenseful novel & I absolutely enjoyed it! I couldn’t quite peg what was going on at the start but there’s plenty of eerie occurrences to keep you turning the pages. It deals so well with guilt & loss & regret, what’s real & what isn’t. Wilson very adeptly pens a man that’s slowly losing his way/mind. There’s one aspect of the mystery that wasn’t resolved, that left me a bit let down but overall it’s a really strong book, especially if you like reading ones with unrealisable narrators. Easily a recommend.

The premise of this one sounded so good.  A recently widowed dad wins the Powerball and wants a fresh start for his family.  They move to a mansion in the small town of Bury and after arriving they find that previous inhabitants disappeared.  The family starts receiving threatening notes after arrival and other strange things happen.  The story kept me guessing and I had so many different theories going in my head.  I love when a story does that.  There were short chapters which always makes the pace of the story move faster. Unfortunately the story went in a direction that I just didn't like which made the story fall a bit flat for me. I think others might really like this story so I recommend giving it a shot.