Publication Date: September 18, 2025
The moment I meet Anna at number 7, I immediately like her. But her husband is staring at me with a strange expression on his face. It sends a shiver down my spine. And then a few days later, Anna is gone…
The second I see the moving van, I rush outside. My husband tells me to give our new neighbours space, but I need to know who they are.
When I see Anna, I’m in awe. Despite the chaos of boxes, she is glamorous, with perfect hair and elegant clothes. But her husband, Fraser, makes me nervous. I can’t explain it, but I don’t trust him.
And when my doorbell camera detects movement in the night, I’m instantly awake. Our road is usually deathly quiet. As I watch, I see Fraser lifting a large bag into his car. And now, Anna has disappeared.
Fraser tells everyone she’s away visiting family, but Anna told me she didn’t have any, it’s why she wanted to make friends here. Then I remember the bruises I saw on her arms…
I am convinced Fraser killed his wife.
The police dismiss me, and my husband tells me to leave it, but I can’t. I have to know what happened to her. But when I uncover the secret hidden inside number 7, the truth is more dangerous than I ever imagined. And now I’m not sure I will make it out alive…
A gripping and page-turning thriller that will leave you on the edge of your seat. Packed with twists, this psychological thriller is perfect for fans of Freida McFadden’s The Housemaid, The Girl on the Train and Colleen Hoover’s Verity.
Still suffering from PTSD after a home break-in, Miranda spends a significant amount of time watching her surroundings.
When a new couple moves in next door, Miranda leads the welcome for Anna and Fraser. However, she soon suspects something is “off” regarding Fraser with his deathly glares and angry attitude.
Author Becca Day delivers a tightly woven psychological thriller in The Secret at Number 7. The first part is delivered in first person from Miranda’s perspective before shifting to include Anna’s perspective in the second part.
The author manages to sustain the suspense by leading readers in one direction before delivering a twist. Is Miranda a reliable narrator, or is her imagination creating drama out of nothing?
The story’s fast pace creates an immersive experience that encourages readers to finish it from start to finish. As we get to know more about the characters, events from the beginning start to take on a different meaning.
The Secret at Number 7 offers a chilling look at what happens when a person imagines the worst-case scenarios, only to face something even more destructive.
Becca Day lives in Surrey with her husband, two daughters and cocker spaniel. She studied acting at Guildford College and went on to start her own Murder Mystery theatre troup. It was this move that inspired her love of crime fiction, and when she sold the company she threw herself head first into crime writing. Her short fiction has won several prizes and The Girl Beyond The Gate is her first full-length novel. Aside from writing, she is also an avid reader and runs Reading Parties with fellow author William Shaw.
