A Perfectly Nice Family

By: Nicole Trope

Narrated by: Taryn Ryan

Stephanie cradles her coffee and gazes out to the little house at the end of her garden. The family who just moved in seem perfectly nice, if a little odd. And it’s only now that Stephanie realises: if she can see them, they can see everything inside her house, too…

Single mother Stephanie is more than happy to welcome the Kemps to her property. Tragically, they have just lost everything in a fire. The rent money means Stephanie can keep her children in this beautiful, rambling home – so expensive to run, since the divorce – all while helping the Kemps get back on their feet.

Jason Kemp is so handy, always offering to fix things. But his wife Cecelia finds a reason to knock on Stephanie’s door every day. Their teenage daughter is sullen and rude. Then one day, Cecelia says the strangest thing…“You know what teenagers are like. I would have sworn that she set our house on fire in a fit of rage.”

It must be a joke. Stephanie smiles weakly. The Kemps have been through so much, she tells herself.

But when she opens her eyes in the middle of the night to the sound of unfamiliar footsteps on the staircase, Stephanie realises she has made a dangerous mistake. A mistake she may not survive…

An absolutely addictive and twisty psychological thriller where nothing is as it seems! Fans of Shari Lapena, Lisa Jewell and Noelle W. Ihli will be completely hooked.

©2026 Nicole Trope (P)2026 Nicole Trope

thrilling,domestic, constant attention keeper

I really enjoyed the whole book! it kept my interest from beginning to end, and gets really crazy interesting at the end!!

Twisty, turny!

This domestic thriller goes beyond the normal cul-de-sac norms of the usual domestic thriller. A family. Another. A lot of tears and chills through this book.
Highly recommend for anyone who loves thrillers, books about families, single motherhood and what it means to be a family. Loved it.
The performance was spot on and perfectly executed as well.

Don’t waste a credit on this book!

I’ve left maybe a total of 2 reviews on this app prior to this review, & they were all positive. I’m of the mindset “if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all”. I usually just rate & move on but I don’t want anyone else using a credit on this book thinking it’s full of twists and turns, or it’s a “thriller”, it isn’t. This was the most infuriating book I’ve ever listened to! If you want to scream at your phone (or whatever you listen to Audible on) then waste a credit.
Although the narrators were great, the storyline was very predictable & so frustrating at the same time. Hated every character! I kept listening hoping it would get better at some point but nope! I found myself continuously saying “nooo why would you do that?!” or “omg, you’re an idiot!! Just stand up for yourself!” With about 2 hours left, I can’t even finish it.

it was okay

it was okay, frustrating at times. the narration was relatively okay. it felt kind of immature. but there were definitely some twists and turns that we didn't see coming.