From the very first page, I was hooked! We meet Dionne (Di), her husband Christian, and their son Kai as they move into a shiny new home on a brand-new estate—what should be their forever family home. But from the start, something feels off. Di soon discovers that another couple lived there before them… and mysteriously vanished. What really happened to them?

This is an extremely fast-paced thriller with all the twists and chills you could ask for. Daniel Hurst has such a knack for drawing you in—every chapter leaves you needing more. The atmosphere had a spooky, almost horror-like feel that totally elevated the suspense.

📚 The characters were well developed, the writing was razor-sharp, and those twists… I did not see them coming!

✅ Highly recommend if you love thrillers that grab you from the first page and don’t let go!

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Tense chilling picked up to read a few pages couldn’t put it down.Edge of my seat from beginning to end to end.# NetGalley #bookoutore

Daniel Hurst has done it again. I had butterflies in my stomach waiting for the next twist. Remember always trust a woman's intuition.

This book was addictive, fast-paced and a drama-filled rollercoaster ride! WOW!! Never in a million years did I see that twist coming out it literally blew my socks off!

Every chapter was as fabulous as the next, I was reading on the edge of my seat it was truly amazing! I ADORE this authors writing style he is quickly becoming my favourite author!

From the minute I picked it up I struggled to pull myself away I was hooked! There were SO many twists and turns it was amazing! My heart was pounding throughout!

This was truly first-class thriller writing! I’d highly recommend this book it’s a must read when it comes out!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ stars!

Hurst fans won't want to miss this creepy, unputdownable page-turner! There were so many secrets and twists that I never saw coming. I truly thought I had it figured out, but Hurst kept switching things up and sending me on a wild goose chase. A scary one at that. All of Dionne's fear and emotions somehow became my own. I felt like I was trapped in this pretentious disturbia alongside her with all of these shady characters and eerie occurrences. And don't get me started on her husband. He will definitely not be winning any husband-of-the-year awards anytime soon. I loved every minute of it, even though my teeth were clenched the entire time! I flew through it in a few hours and now I'm sad that it is over. Can't wait to read the next adventure that Hurst brings to the table! I can always count on him for crazy thrills. Highly recommend!

Huge thanks to Bookouture for sending me a widget via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review!

I am so happy that Hurst writes several books a year, because I always know I will get a fun psychological thriller that will satisfy me and be read in an afternoon.

An expecting couple move into a new home even when one of them has reservations! What is about listening to your gut?

The new housing area has an overbearing resident and requires several things of its members. If you have ever been part of a homeowner’s association, there are rules you have to follow, BUT This is so WORSE!

With secrets, demands, lies and more this new neighborhood packs a lot of action behind the SCENES!

𝑴𝒂𝒚𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆. 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒊𝒇 𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒔, 𝒘𝒉𝒚 𝒅𝒐 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒂 𝒃𝒂𝒅 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒊𝒕?

Dionne, Christian, and their young son Kai have outgrown their family home since they have a daughter on the way, and living in a camped hotel room is really getting to Dionne. House hunting hasn't netted anything noteworthy until they tour a new home in a brand new development. Christian is fully on board, but Dionne is reluctant. It's just too much of a blank slate, and so much work will have to be done to make it a family home. Nevertheless, with her due date drawing near, she relents.

She has immediate regrets.

Dionne's uneasiness starts with something she finds in the house, and it continues to grow after meeting the neighbor next door and then hearing his partner crying outside. The uneasiness reaches intense proportions when the owner of the development makes his presence known in a very heavy-handed manner, and after overhearing whispered phone conversations between her husband and an unknown person, her intuition is screaming that something isn't right. Can she unravel the mystery of what happened in her home, or is she just another hysterical woman seeing danger everwhere?

I thoroughly enjoyed this tense thriller, and I thank NetGalley and Bookouture for the early copy. Look for this one July 17, 2025.

Thanks to NetGalley and Storm Publishing for this Advanced Reader’s Copy of The Couple Before Us by Daniel Hurst due to be published July 17, 2025.

Dionne, Christian, and Kai have moved into a new neighborhood. It is a little strange, but who can they trust? Their neighbors? Their landlord? Their family?

I love Daniel Hurst’s books – they are fast-paced and easy to read and keep you guessing until the very end! I flew through this one in a day and couldn’t wait to see who the “bad ones” were! It was a page turner that had me hooked from the first chapter – why he is one of my favorites!

#NetGalley #DanielHurst #TheCoupleBeforeUs #StormPublishing

Thank you Netgalley for this ARC. Read this book in one sitting. It kept me hooked from the first line. Would recommend it.

Something terrible happened to the couple who lived here before...’ My hands shake as I read the warning note I’ve just found hidden in a forgotten corner of my brand new house. My husband told me we’d be the first people to live here. Did he lie?! Great read! This book had chilling suspense, murder, mystery, dark family secrets, gaslighting, and a few jaw dropping moments! The storyline was very interesting! I highly recommend reading this book! Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!

Secrets and red herrings kept me guessing. Realistic characters kept the story moving quickly. This talented author has written a page turner. I like novels by this author. Even the title is intriguing. A new beginning…the note…family and friends…Thanks Netgalley.

House hunting is a fun but time-consuming activity.
One person prefers an older, characterful home they can put their own stamp on. Another finds it much easier to move into a new-build house where they just need to place their belongings and don’t have a long list of jobs to tackle.

Di belongs to the first group, and her husband Christian to the second.
Christian does his utmost to convince his wife, and although she’s not really on board, she gives in. Honestly, she doesn’t have the energy for renovations while she’s pregnant. She decides to make the best of it in their new house in a recently developed neighborhood and hopes to make friends soon. But things don’t go as smoothly as planned...

People often say that female intuition is a myth, but Di sees it differently.
The uneasy feeling she has about the house won’t leave her alone. Her suspicions only grow stronger with everything that starts happening, and she’s determined to get to the bottom of it.

Just like Di, as a reader you also start to feel that something isn’t quite right, and your mind begins to spin with possible scenarios as you try to solve the mystery yourself.

That there are suspicious characters involved is a given. Some you immediately sense are hiding something, but with others, you might be completely wrong.

One thing is certain for me:
A Daniel Hurst book is always one I can enjoy 100%. They’re all great, with shady and sympathetic characters alike, and they read incredibly smoothly.

Once again, I’m a happy fan.
5 stars.
Thank you.