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Behind Closed Doors: A Novel

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THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLING DEBUT PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER YOU CAN'T MISS! The perfect marriage? Or the perfect lie? “A hair- raising debut, both unsettling and addictive...A chilling thriller that will keep you reading long into the night.” ―Mary Kubica, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Good Girl “This is one readers won’t be able to put down.” ―Booklist (starred review) "A can’t-put-down psychological thriller.” ―Library Journal (starred review) “This debut is guaranteed to haunt you...Warning: brace yourself.” ―Bustle (10 New Thrillers to Read This Summer) “The sense of believably and terror that engulfs Behind Closed Doors doesn't waver.” ―The Associated Press, picked up by The Washington Post “This was one of the best and most terrifying psychological thrillers I have ever read.” ―San Francisco Book Review Everyone knows a couple like Jack and Grace. He has looks and wealth; she has charm and elegance. He’s a dedicated attorney who has never lost a case; she is a flawless homemaker, a masterful gardener and cook, and dotes on her disabled younger sister. Though they are still newlyweds, they seem to have it all. You might not want to like them, but you do. You’re hopelessly charmed by the ease and comfort of their home, by the graciousness of the dinner parties they throw. You’d like to get to know Grace better. But it’s difficult, because you realize Jack and Grace are inseparable. Some might call this true love. Others might wonder why Grace never answers the phone. Or why she can never meet for coffee, even though she doesn’t work. How she can cook such elaborate meals but remain so slim. Or why she never seems to take anything with her when she leaves the house, not even a pen. Or why there are such high-security metal shutters on all the downstairs windows. Some might wonder what’s really going on once the dinner party is over, and the front door has closed. From bestselling author B.A. Paris comes the gripping thriller and international phenomenon Behind Closed Doors. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ St. Martin's Griffin; Reprint edition (July 3, 2017)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 352 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1250132363


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 69


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.55 x 0.95 x 8.25 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #11,174 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #312 in Psychological Fiction (Books) #1,031 in Psychological Thrillers (Books) #1,667 in Suspense Thrillers


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    • Shocking & Riveting
Domestic horror is a shocking topic to consider when deciding on a theme for a thriller. B. A. Paris nailed it and pulled off a riveting novel that was hard to put down. Now searching for any other novels written by this author to add to my psychological thriller book list!!
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2025 by Cheryl Graham
    • Easy to read
The storyline seemed predictable, kind of hard to get into, but stick with it. Definitely a good read.
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2025 by stephanie
    • Again, edge of seat reading!
Such a great read! Have read 3 so far. I find I can’t put them down! Such suspense. Thrills and chills!
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2025 by paula laguaite
    • 3/5. rather redundant
In my opinion, the synopsis of the book made it out to be better than what it is. This story was rather redundant with repeated storylines between Grace and Jack. There were a few elements of “wow” with Jack’s past, but not enough to sustain how long this read was. The last 3 chapters were better and much more fast paced. Esther & Millie were by far my favorite characters and i definitely would’ve preferred an ending that included Millie in it. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2024 by Elizabeth
    • Got me back into reading
I love this book so much. I haven’t read since a child and I couldn’t help myself when it came to reading this book. I hate rereading books and I would 100x over reread this.. the ending brought me to tears. Literally went through a plethora of emotions reading this book. Will be purchasing more B A Paris books !!! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2024 by Tori
    • More intriguing than thrilling
Behind Closed Doors by BA Paris 4 stars!!! “Had it all been a facade, had he covered his true self with a cloak of geniality and good humour to impress me?” I have just read two psychological thrillers on the bounce as my thirst for something mentally taxing and suspenseful overran my usual penchant for tear jerkers or romance. For a debut novel, this was a great read. Not gory, blood thirsty or overly dramatic but more a workout for the grey matter. This was a book that makes you read between the lines as you try to imagine just what does actually go on behind closed doors. At first glances, Jack and Grace Angel are the ideal perfect couple. The people that know them want to emulate them, they are jealous of how in love they are, the house they have and the life they perceive to lead, but we all know that appearances can be extremely deceptive. Told from Grace’s point of view with flashbacks to past and present, BA Paris cleverly weaves the sorry tale of the Angel’s and one psychopathic husband. “‘Fear,’ he whispered. ‘There is nothing quite like it. I love how it looks, I love how it feels, I love how it smells. And I especially love the sound of it.’ I felt his tongue on my cheek. ‘I even love the taste of it.’” Jack is a forty-year-old, highly successful lawyer, who is the front runner in domestic abuse cases. He battles for the battered women and has never lost a case…he even has a job that makes you want to love him…add into the mix he is drop dead gorgeous and Grace never really stood a chance. Grace is a thirty-two-year-old successful buyer for Harrods that has lived her life for one person and one person only, her sister Millie who is seventeen and has downs syndrome. Millie boards at a special school and Grace works all the hours to provide for that schooling. She is biding her time until Millie turns eighteen when she can finally come to live with her. Grace and Millie meet Jack on one of their frequent visits to the park, as Millie is dancing on her own with her arms around an imaginary dancing partner, Jack does the unthinkable and dances with her…cue heart melting into a pile of mushy goo. This is exactly what happened to Grace…cue whirlwind courtship and marriage with Jack promising to provide everything for Millie if Grace gives up work and becomes his wife as Jack is tired of coming home to an empty house and bed…this is where you wonder where the hell Jack Angel went. “He prides himself on uttering only the truth, and enjoys that I am the only one who understands the meaning behind his words.” As I said above, this is a book that makes you think, I was constantly second guessing Grace trying to think of ways I could get out of her situation but actually when you sat back and thought about it, you really couldn’t. Jack was one clever son of a bitch, being a lawyer he was intelligent and also has seen and witnessed a lot of crap, but he was meticulous in everything, was one step ahead of everybody and had managed to create the perfect illusion. Jack was conniving, inherently evil and the master manipulator, he was mentally depraved and yet still managed to cast the perfect veneer over his evil cravings…he was the devil in disguise and had one huge trump card that he constantly dangled over Grace’s head…Millie. The things we do for love… “I hold my hands out in front of me and the shaking that I can’t control tells me what I’ve only just begun to realise but what Jack has known all along—that fear is the best deterrent of all.” While the flashbacks to past and present worked, I personally felt that this could also have worked in chronological order and may have actually flowed a little better…there is only a little over a year covering the whole book so the time lapse wasn’t that great. My need for the present was greater than for the past, but the little snippets that we got from those past chapters only intensified the need to keep page turning as little by little the real Jack Angel stood up. The brief look we got into his past was jaw dropping and while it went some way in trying to justify the man he was, really it was just the match that started the raging fire that must have already been on a slow burn, because one instance did not maketh the man that Jack Angel became. “In her mind, where the line between fact and fiction is often blurred, murder is simply a solution to a problem.” The ending, while predictable was delivered in style if not a little rushed, however, the last two lines summed up this book perfectly and delivered one hell of an emotional impact which really brought together the whole plot line. This was extremely clever and left me giving the author a clap and a mental high five. What is it with red rooms…? ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2016 by DonnaC
    • Utterly terrifying DV story
All the feels in this one. How does one survive in a relationship that is so wonderful that turns to a nightmare. This is a very hard read on a domestic violence situation that ends in an unbelievable way. I felt the fear as I read how awful it was.
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2025 by Sonia Christensen
    • Intriguing and disturbing at the same time
This was a pretty intense read. There were few to none lighter scenes to break up the intensity of the plot. Grace meets Mr. Perfect and quickly falls deeply in love and marries him. But all is not what it seems and Grace and her little sister Millie who has Downs and is dependent on Grace are in a race against time. I normally am not a fan of a narrative that flips between past and present but this one had a really good flow to it. I really liked the ending. I couldn't put it down but it was a bit too dark for me. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2025 by teriwu

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