The House Sitter

When Suzanne and Eddie decide to move house, they neglect to confide in their friend and house sitter, Ruth. Against the dramatic landscape of Mid-Wales, a series of unfortunate events seem destined to ruin the couple's plans, especially when they go away, leaving Ruth in charge. A tenacious estate agent and a prospective purchaser conspire to unravel the disturbing, malicious stunts. But how does a woman nursing a knee problem move so stealthily? Does she have an accomplice? Or is something far more sinister going on? The House Sitter is multi-published author Jill Barry's first venture into fiction's dark side, although she admits the novel includes a romantic frisson. But it is Ruth's creepy, manipulative intrusion into her friends' lives driving the story towards its near-fatal conclusion.