The Housemate
Three housemates, one dead, one missing and one accused of murder. Dubbed the Housemate Homicide, it's a mystery that has baffled Australians for almost a decade.
Melbourne-based journalist Olive Groves worked on the story as a junior reporter and became obsessed by the case. Now, nine years later, the missing housemate turns up dead on a remote property. Olive is once again assigned to the story, this time reluctantly paired with precocious millennial podcaster Cooper Ng. As Oli and Cooper unearth new facts about the three housemates, a dark web of secrets is uncovered. The revelations catapult Oli back to the death of the first housemate, forcing her to confront past traumas and insecurities that have risen to the surface again.
What really happened between the three housemates that night? Will Oli's relentless search for the murderer put her new family in danger? And could her suspicion that the truth lies closer to home threaten her happiness and even her sanity?
The Author:
Sarah Bailey is a Melbourne-based writer with a background in advertising and communications. She has two young children and is currently the Managing Partner of advertising agency VMLY&R in Melbourne. Her internationally award-winning Gemma Woodstock trilogy includes The Dark Lake, published in 2017 and winner of the Ned Kelly Award for Best First Fiction and the Davitt Award for Best Debut, followed by Into the Night in 2018, and Where the Dead Go in 2019.
Reader & Industry Reviews:
*'Australian crime at its best.' J.P. Pomare, author of Call Me Evie Source: Booktopia
*Sarah –a Good Reads reader -rated it 4/5 stars. It was amazing. The Housemate is an engrossing suspense-thriller read, the latest in a growing sub-genre featuring investigative journalists and podcasters as protagonist-sleuths.
*Mike –a Good Reads reader -rated it 4/5 stars. I really liked it. A most enjoyable suspense thriller.
Source: Good Reads
Our Review:
‘A good murder mystery and a story that held your interest’ was the overall reaction by our Book Club members. All read and finished the book, which for our club is a very good recommendation. Personally I liked that the investigators in this book were investigative journalists/ podcasters and not the usual murder mystery police, FBI or Intelligence Agents as in most murder/crime mystery novels. The two main characters Oli and Cooper were likable, believable and well rounded. As many modern novels do, this one jumps around in time, between the present day and the past and at times some of our members found this a bit confusing but we all agreed this was a good read and would recommend it.
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