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The Chateau Paperback – January 4, 2022

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THE TOP TWENTY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

‘A brilliant new story-teller has arrived’ ERIN KELLY

‘A read-in-one-sitting thriller’ LUCY CLARKE

‘Chilling, devious’ JANICE HALLETT

‘Glorious escapism with a murderous twist’ TAMMY COHEN

They thought it was perfect. They were wrong…

A glamorous chateau

Aura and Nick don’t talk about what happened in England. They’ve bought a chateau in France to make a fresh start, and their kids need them to stay together – whatever it costs.

A couple on the brink

The expat community is welcoming, but when a neighbour is murdered at a lavish party, Aura and Nick don’t know who to trust.

A secret that is bound to come out…

Someone knows exactly why they really came to the chateau. And someone is going to give them what they deserve.

The Sunday Times bestseller is back with a rollercoaster read, perfect for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware.

‘Gripping, glamorous, ingeniously twisty’ LAURA MARSHALL

‘The definition of unputdownable’ SINEAD CROWLEY

‘Hot on the heels of her debut thriller, Cooper has crafted yet another gripping page-turner that kept me second guessing myself until the very end’ KARIN NORDIN

Praise for Catherine Cooper:

‘Pure adrenaline’ Erin Kelly
‘Agatha Christie with glamour’ Sunday Times Style
‘Intense and claustrophobic’ Heat

The Chalet was a Sunday Times No.5 bestseller for w/e 28/11/20

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PRAISE FOR THE CHATEAU:

‘The author of hit The Chalet is back with an even better psychological thriller that will have you reading into the early hours’ THE SUN

‘Murder, family secrets and revenge all culminate in a shocking finale to this fast-paced murder mystery’ MY WEEKLY

‘Escapism with a twist’ WOMAN & HOME

‘A chilling read’ BELLA

‘Chillingly brilliant’ CLOSER

‘Addictive’ CRIME MONTHLY

‘Cooper has done it again – with captivating characters and a roller-coaster ride of a storyline, you’ll be gripped right up to the last line’ HEAT

‘Excellent reading’ BELFAST TELEGRAPH

‘Chilling, devious’ JANICE HALLETT, author of THE APPEAL

‘‘Darkly glamorous and fuelled by adrenalin, The Chateau is a read-in-one-sitting thriller. I devoured it!’ LUCY CLARKE

‘A page turner with an ending I wasn't expecting!’ DEBBIE HOWELLS

‘The definition of unputdownable. A Christie tribute in the best way’ SINEAD CROWLEY

‘Insanely gripping, it’s glorious escapism with a murderous twist’ TAMMY COHEN

‘Gripping, glamorous, ingeniously twisty’ LAURA MARSHALL

PRAISE FOR CATHERINE COOPER:

‘Agatha Christie meets the glamour of apres-ski’ SUNDAY TIMES STYLE

‘‘An intense, claustrophobic thriller’ HEAT

‘A brilliant book with a twist you won’t see coming’ BELLA

‘A great, pacy read fans of Lucy Foley will love’ FABULOUS

‘Atmospheric and suspenseful’ WOMAN’S WEEKLY

‘A striking debut – the ultimate winter read!’ FRANCE MAGAZINE

‘Adrenaline-charged – makes for superb, wintry reading’ WI LIFE

‘Pure adrenaline, from the killer first page to the chilling last line’ ERIN KELLY

‘I loved the vivid setting’ CASS GREEN

‘A chilling and atmospheric thriller full of addictive twists' ROZ WATKINS

‘A cleverly plotted thriller set in the French Alps. The snow made me feel like I was there’ ALLIE REYNOLDS

‘A striking debut… the ultimate winter read’ France magazine

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the twisty new thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Chalet

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins (January 4, 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0008400253
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0008400255
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.06 x 1.02 x 7.8 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,639,011 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #23,891 in Psychological Thrillers (Books)
- #26,450 in Amateur Sleuths
- #62,820 in Suspense Thrillers

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I am a freelance journalist living in the South of France with my husband and two teenage children. We moved from London in 2009 so that the children could grow up bilingual and we could all ski more, and to enjoy a more relaxed pace of life.

I learned to ski on a school trip when I was 14 and have loved it ever since.

I'm an avid thriller reader and have been since I discovered Agatha Christie as a child.

The Chalet is my first published full-length novel, though I have also written several (unpublished) thrillers for teens and a (what used to be called) chick lit novel set in TV production.

Other than skiing and reading I love travel, rollercoaster, and I spend far too much time on social media. Some of my other favourite things include Alan Partridge, sparkly flip flops and salt and vinegar crisps.

You can follow me on Twitter @catherinecooper, Instagram @catherinecooperjournalist or Facebook @catherinecooperauthor

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Rosa McCants
5 stars
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2023
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Catherine Cooper is PHENOMENAL!! At first I didn’t know if I wanted to continue as I found it boring and hard to get into but it started progressing quickly and I’m so glad I kept reading. Everytime I thought I was right about something the twists revealed what really happened. I love the foreshadowing also. The dialogue is great and relatable in more ways than one. I personally don’t like long chapters so this was a great book for me. I definitely recommend.

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Pheadra Farah
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Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2021
After reading "The Chalet", I probably expected more from this book. Though compelling it unfortunately held no BIG reveals for me personally so my overall feeling of frustration with a bunch of unlikeable, idiotic characters morphed into disappointment.
I don't actually mind a book with many unlikeable characters but the level of stupidity of both main characters Nick and Aura had me shaking my head time and again. I don't want to give away spoilers but I will say that there were a number of oddities in the story including but not limited to 1) If you move country and buy a property do you not do your due diligence in terms of laws of your 'new' country surrounding property ownership?, 2) If you move country under a dark cloud of suspicion and investigation, would you allow a film crew into your new home to film everything you're up to,3) If you're a teacher who has left your post under a highly controversial cloud with a student would you go out in your new country and happily do drugs openly at a dinner party, 4) If your father died, regardless of your relationship with him, would you invite strangers to go through his things? and last by no means least 5) after a spate of weird happenings in your home in which you have babies, would you allow a virtual stranger that has not been properly reference checked to look after them and talk you into committing a crime?

Married couple, Aura and Nick, leave England and move to France with their two young sons, Bay and Sorrel. Their intention is to renovate a run-down chateau. The story is told in due timelines- before in England and now in France and the reader is taken on their journey from then to now. 4 Stars.

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This wasn't for me...
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2022
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The story started okay but I felt that the characters, their relationships and motivations, were quite flat and the twists weren't my favourite.

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The Chateau by Catherine Cooper
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2021
Holy moly, The Chateau packed a bigger punch than I expected! I have Cooper’s debut crime thriller, The Chalet, on my TBR thanks to a number of very positive reviews from fellow bloggers. So when I saw the author’s latest book, The Chateau, was about to be published, I jumped at the chance to read it! And I’m so glad I did. The Chateau is a wonderfully tense and compelling book which I struggled to put down.

Aura and Nick’s marriage is struggling. Following an incident in London, they’ve decided to start afresh and move to the French countryside with the aim of renovating a crumbling chateau and turning it into a chambre d’hôtes. It’s Aura’s dream come true and she’s keen to raise their two young sons in such an idyllic setting. But when one of their neighbours is murdered, uncomfortable questions need to be asked. The local ex-pat community is put under a spotlight and the newcomers don’t feel safe anymore. After all, they’ve got lots to hide from their new friends. Several devastating secrets which could change everything. But someone knows. And it’s time to make Aura and Nick pay…

The Chateau is a deliciously dark read which I thoroughly enjoyed. With lots of well-drawn characters to loathe and lots of beautifully uncomfortable situations, it was an absolute delight to lose myself in! I never knew what was round the corner for Aura and Nick and was on the edge of my seat waiting for the next well-timed, dark revelation to be dropped.

Aura and Nick aren’t the most likable of lead characters but oh boy, they’re very well-written, eliciting from me all of the emotions I hope the author wanted me to feel. Both characters made my blood boil for different reasons, both were horribly flawed and I absolutely delighted in disliking them! As the story progresses and as the reader discovers more about this couple, you can’t help but want them to fall from grace. Get their comeuppance and suffer, just a tiny bit. But what I’ve discovered from reading my first Catherine Cooper novel is that this author isn’t afraid to push the boundaries and take things a step further than some other writers would. And I loved that. I really, really loved that!

Written in three parts, the reader gets to discover exactly what the ‘incident’ in London was and it’s a shocker. The build up to and the devastating aftereffects of one stupid mistake are covered in page-turning detail. My heart broke for one of the characters, and I despised another with all my being! I couldn’t stop reading, I had to know how things were going to end.

Would I recommend this book? I would, yes. The Chateau is a hugely addictive and compulsive read which hooked me in. I couldn’t tear myself away from this one and I’ll be thinking about it for a while to come. I ADORED the ending. Perfection. I love it when an author is able to completely surprise me and Cooper did just that. The Chateau delivered in spades from start to finish. I revelled in my dislike of Aura and Nick, more so as the book progressed. A fantastically dark page-turner which I highly recommend.

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Suzy Lew
Twisty Thriller with No Heroes
Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2022
Aura and Nick and their two young sons Bay and Sorrel relocate to a chateau in France to start a new life. Together, they hope to renovate the crumbling estate and rent out sections as a bed and breakfast for
income.

To the casual observer, this seems like a dream come true. But under the surface, tensions simmer as Aura and Nick struggle to reconnect as a couple, still healing from the scandal that almost ended their marriage in
the UK.

Although the expat community is welcoming, strange things begin happening at the chateau. Lights flicker on and off, loud, scary music awakens them at night, a dead rabbit surfaces in the bedroom, and Sorrel reports hearing strange voices during the night and
suffers from night terrors.

When a neighbor is murdered at a Halloween party, Aura and Nick are forced to question whether the secret from their past is coming to haunt them once again.….

Wow! This thriller was a wild ride. Crazy twists and turns kept me guessing until the shocking end.

The problematic aspect of it is that it is a novel with no heroes. Everyone is so largely unlikeable that you feel a shocking lack of empathy for their plight. Probably not
what the author intended.

Still, it's a little spooky, inventive, and fun thriller that delivers some genuine shocks that will delight thriller lovers.

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Suzy Lew

Twisty Thriller with No Heroes

Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2022
Aura and Nick and their two young sons Bay and Sorrel relocate to a chateau in France to start a new life. Together, they hope to renovate the crumbling estate and rent out sections as a bed and breakfast for
income.

To the casual observer, this seems like a dream come true. But under the surface, tensions simmer as Aura and Nick struggle to reconnect as a couple, still healing from the scandal that almost ended their marriage in
the UK.

Although the expat community is welcoming, strange things begin happening at the chateau. Lights flicker on and off, loud, scary music awakens them at night, a dead rabbit surfaces in the bedroom, and Sorrel reports hearing strange voices during the night and
suffers from night terrors.

When a neighbor is murdered at a Halloween party, Aura and Nick are forced to question whether the secret from their past is coming to haunt them once again.….

Wow! This thriller was a wild ride. Crazy twists and turns kept me guessing until the shocking end.

The problematic aspect of it is that it is a novel with no heroes. Everyone is so largely unlikeable that you feel a shocking lack of empathy for their plight. Probably not
what the author intended.

Still, it's a little spooky, inventive, and fun thriller that delivers some genuine shocks that will delight thriller lovers.

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FrenchVillageDiaries
Catherine has created an absolute gem of a read in The Chateau
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 6, 2022
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This is the second thriller from southwest France based Catherine Cooper and having enjoyed The Chalet, I was looking forward to reading The Chateau – and it was one of those books that from the beginning, I knew I was going to love.

This book follows Aura and Nick as their family make a fresh start in France. Nick needs an escape from events that happened before they left the UK, Aura has found her dream, and she is sure turning a run-down chateau in France into a B&B is the answer to all their problems. But the thing about problems is that they have a habit of following you, no matter how much you try to distance yourself.

As Nick and Aura’s uncomfortable relationship is tested to its limits by a huge renovation project, adjusting to life in a foreign country and their every move and cross word caught on camera by a TV film crew, I was hooked. In this book, Catherine has created an absolute gem of a read. There is no shortage of bodies and mysterious events to piece together, and a great cast of characters too. From Aura, who I instantly loved-to-hate, with her wishy-washy ways of organic parenting, to the hilarious expat misfits they find themselves living amongst, I wasn’t expecting to laugh so much in a thriller.

I loved this book and slowly discovering who had done what, and why. I’m sure that anyone who has spent any time living in France and joining in the murky world of the online forum, will love it too.

I really hope to read more from Catherine Cooper soon.

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Reviewed in Canada on April 16, 2024
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A very good book. Will keep you reading until dawn.

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The Cookster @ Reviewer ranking #31
Another captivating mystery from the author of "The Chalet".
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 30, 2021
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Rating: 3.8/5

I was mightily impressed by Catherine Cooper's debut novel, "The Chalet", so there was never any doubt that I was going to read her next book too. In my review of her first novel I made the observation that it should appeal to keen readers of Ruth Ware, Lucy Foley and Cally Taylor. That is equally true of "The Chateau". At various points I sensed echoes of Cally Taylor's "Sleep", Ruth Ware's "Turn of the Key" and Lucy Foley's "The Guest List". However, even though you can discern some of the influences on her work, Catherine Cooper is still very much her own writer who has produced another captivating mystery.

Married couple, Aura and Nick, have left England behind and invested in a new life in France with their two young sons. They have purchased a run-down chateau, for which they have ambitious plans, and they are broadly welcomed by the local expat community - but there are ongoing tensions beneath the surface.

As in "The Chalet" the story operates across dual timelines: Initially around the time of the move to France, but then also to a point a few months earlier, when Aura & Nick were still in England. The author uses various protagonists to provide the narrative and again succeeds in giving each one a distinct and credible voice. As she showed in her first novel, Catherine Cooper is quite adept at incorporating some misdirection into the plot, but on this occasion I felt the final outcome was a bit over-engineered. It isn't awful by any means, but the quality of the build-up to that point deserved a more compelling alternative.

Overall, I don't think this is as strong an offering as "The Chalet", but it is, nonetheless, a creditworthy follow-up to that impressive debut and a delight to read. There are times as a reader when you come across a writer whose style just resonates with you and, as a result, the reading process becomes effortlessly enjoyable. Based on her first two novels Catherine Cooper may well be falling into that category for me and I will certainly be coming back for book three.

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MelB
Another great read by Catherine Cooper
Reviewed in Canada on January 10, 2022
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I could not wait for this book to come out! I won't give anything away, but another fantastic and suspenseful thriller! Run and buy this!

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A very easy read - enjoyable but not much substance to it.

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