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The manor house : a novel / Gilly Macmillan.

Macmillan, Gilly, (author.). Macmillan, Gilly. container of (work): Fall. (Added Author).

Summary:

"Having won the lottery, childhood sweethearts Nicole and Tom live luxuriously in a custom-built Glass Barn on the grounds of a Gloucestershire Manor House, and all's well until Tom is found floating dead in the pool."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063074385 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 325 pages ; 23 cm
  • Edition: First U.S. edition.
  • Publisher: New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Published as The fall in the UK by Century Publishing, an imprint of Penguin Random House."--Title page verso.
Subject: Death threats > Fiction.
Lottery winners > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Married people > Fiction.
Murder > Investigation > Fiction.
Spouses > Fiction.
Gloucestershire (England) > Fiction.
Genre: Thrillers (Fiction)
Psychological fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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  • Baker & Taylor
    "Childhood sweethearts Nicole and Tom are a normal, loving couple, until a massive lottery win changes their lives overnight. Soon they've moved into a custom-built state-of-the-art Glass Barn on the stunning grounds of Lancaut Manor in Gloucestershire. They have fancy cars, expensive hobbies, and an exclusive lifestyle they never could have imagined. But this dream world quickly turns into a nightmare when Tom is found dead in the swimming pool. Nicole is devastated. Tom is her rock. And their beautifulbarn, with all its smart features that never seem to work for her, is beginning to feel very lonely. But she's not entirely by herself out there in the country. There's a nice young couple who live in the Manor itself along with their middle-aged housekeeper who has the Coach House. And an old friend of Tom's from school has turned up to help her get through her grief. But big money can bring big problems and big threats. Was Tom's death a tragic accident or was it something worse? And is her life in danger as well? Nicole's beginning to feel like a little fish in a big glass fishbowl. Surrounded by piranhas"--Dust jacket flap.
  • Baker & Taylor
    When her husband Tom is found dead, Nicole, whose life has been forever changed after a massive lottery win, finds her dream world turning into a nightmare, realizing that big money can bring big problems and big threats, making her wonder if Tom’s death was really a tragic accident—and if she’s next.
  • HARPERCOLL

    From the New York Times bestselling author of The Nanny and What She Knew comes the terrifying story of what can happen after all your dreams come true

    Be careful what you wish for...

    Childhood sweethearts Nicole and Tom are a normal, loving couple—until a massive lottery win changes their lives overnight.

    Soon they’ve moved into a custom-built state-of-the-art Glass Barn on the stunning grounds of Lancaut Manor in Gloucestershire. They have fancy cars, expensive hobbies, and an exclusive lifestyle they never could have imagined.

    But this dream world quickly turns into a nightmare when Tom is found dead in the swimming pool. Was Tom’s death a tragic accident, or was it something worse?

    Nicole is devastated. Tom was her rock. And their beautiful barn —with all its smart features that never seem to work for her—is beginning to feel very lonely. But she’s not entirely by herself out there in the country. There’s a nice young couple who live in the Manor itself along with their middle-aged housekeeper who has the Coach House. And an old friend of Tom’s from school has turned up to help her get through her grief. 

    But big money can bring big problems and big threats. And is Nicole's life in danger as well?

    Nicole’s beginning to feel like a little fish in a big glass bowl.

    Surrounded by piranhas.

    Don't miss these other chilling novels by New York Times bestselling author Gilly Macmillan:

    The Long Weekend

    To Tell You the Truth

    The Nanny

    I Know You

    Odd Child Out

    The Perfect Girl

    What She Knew


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