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@drrachelsargeant.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 12:29 PM

Price drop alert! An Ordinary House (ebook) is £1.99. If you like dark thrillers, please grab a bargain today. It costs less than a cappuccino and should be far more horrifying, though that depends where you buy your coffee... #thriller #AnOrdinaryHouse #pricedrop www.herabooks.com/books/an-ord...

Image shows An Ordinary House by Rae Starling, with two houses, one upside down. Strapline: They say we are safe now. They are wrong. Other wording: £1.99 in e-book. 'An exceptional psychological thriller. Unlike anything I have ever read' Ruth Gilligan.

@drrachelsargeant.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 7:37 PM

"A dark, gripping and authentic read… For me it was a five star read." A super review from Helen Matthews, author of Girl Out of Sight. Thank you to
@helenmatthews.bsky.social #thriller #AnOrdinaryHouse #booksky t.co/xbunSabSCe

Cover of An Ordinary House by Rae Starling, shows two houses, one upside down. Strapline: They say we are safe now. They are wrong.

@drrachelsargeant.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 6:05 AM

An Ordinary House is currently at £1.99 on Amazon Kindle. If you like dark, unsettling thrillers, bag a bargain today. #thriller #AnOrdinaryHouse #booksky www.amazon.co.uk/Ordinary-Hou...

Cover of An Ordinary House by Rae Starling, showing two houses, one upside down. Endorsement next to cover: ‘A dark, evocative and shocking page-turner that had me in its grip from the very first page… An Ordinary House is impossible to put down.’ – L.C. North, author of the Ugly Truth

@drrachelsargeant.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 8:45 PM

Yay! More reviews. Thank you #NetGalley reviewers for the lovely words about An Ordinary House:
‘deeply disturbing, harrowing and it had me hooked from the onset’
‘claustrophobic, emotionally brutal, and incredibly clever' #thriller #AnOrdinaryHouse #booksky t.co/R2kLvOOGcU

Cover of An Ordinary House by Rae Starling. Shows tow houses, one upside down. Strapline: They say we are safe now. They are wrong.

@drrachelsargeant.bsky.social Sep 20, 2026, 8:39 AM

Delighted to be a guest on Karen King's Weekend Read feature. #amwriting #thriller #AnOrdinaryHouse #Booksky
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@drrachelsargeant.bsky.social Sep 18, 2026, 2:27 PM

So happy! Bestselling #thriller writer Lynda Renham @lyndarenham.bsky.social said this about An Ordinary House: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I highly recommend this unique novel. So much research went into this book & it’s totally enthralling. Not one to miss.’ #AnOrdinaryHouse #booksky www.herabooks.com/books/an-ord...

Poster for An Ordinary House by Rae Starling. Cover shows two houses, one upside down. Strapline: They say we are safe now. They are wrong.

@drrachelsargeant.bsky.social Sep 8, 2026, 8:05 PM

Yay! Loving these adjectives. Thank you #NetGalley readers.
★★★★★‘Dark, haunting, heartbreaking and incredibly gripping’
★★★★★‘relentless, brutal, upsetting, deeply uncomfortable, and absolutely brilliant’
#AnOrdinaryHouse #thriller www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GLNNW7F...

This is the Crime Writers' Association poster of An Ordinary House by Rae Starling. It shows Kindle and paperback versions of the book. Covers show two houses, one upside down. Strapline: They say we are safe now. They are wrong.

@drrachelsargeant.bsky.social Sep 8, 2026, 8:53 AM

More lovely #NetGalley reviews. Thank you.
★★★★★ ‘What an absolute gem! I was wondering when my next 5 star read was coming along … This had that extra oomph.’
★★★★★ ‘One of the best books I've read this year.’
#AnOrdinaryHouse #thriller www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GLNNW7F...

Cover of An Ordinary House by Rae Starling in front of a window and curtain. Strapline: It's time to go home. They say we are safe now. They are wrong.

@drrachelsargeant.bsky.social Sep 7, 2026, 9:36 AM

I've just heard on the radio it's National Buy A Book Day so this post has to be done...
An Ordinary House, my dark thriller, is out now.
Please...
#NationalBuyABookDay #AnOrdinaryHouse #Thriller #Booksky