You thought you were home alone.

Anya is enjoying a relaxing bath when she hears a noise coming from the ceiling. Through the open bathroom door, she sees the attic hatch swing down, and a masked figure drops to the floor. Thirty seconds later, Anya is dead.

You’re not afraid of being alone in the dark. You’re afraid you’re not alone.

Across town, Anya's old school friend, Julia, sees an online video of a masked figure climbing out of an attic. She suddenly realizes why the footage is eerily familiar: it was filmed inside her house in a luxury gated community, designed to keep intruders out.

And now your worst fears are coming true.

Why would a stranger target Julia? Unless of course, it’s not a stranger at all.

The good fortune of publishing my novels overseas means I’ve had the pleasure of meeting some brilliant writers who are thriving on the thriller scene in the UK and Ireland. One fellow author’s name came up constantly in conversations with these writers. They all kept saying: “You have to read Andrea Mara!”’ So when I saw Andrea’s latest thriller, Someone in the Attic, would mark her much anticipated North American debut, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on an early copy.

Here’s the verdict: If you’re a fan of domestic suspense and psychological thrillers, you just might have found another favorite new author in Andrea Mara.

Someone in the Attic begins with a relaxing bath scene. We meet Anya, home alone, enjoying a glass of Pinot Grigio as she contemplates life. But then, she’s startled by a noise above her on the roof. Shortly after, we learn Anya is dead. On the other side of town, her old friend Julia sees a video on social media of a masked figure climbing out of an attic and realizes, with dread, that the house in the video is her own. What follows this chilling premise and firecracker opening is a story of twists and turns that will have you reading with your eyes covered…