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GIRL NEXT DOOR: An edge of your seat - vicious serial killer thriller. (Jack Ryder Book 5) Kindle Edition

4.4 out of 5 stars (4,185)

“We serial killers are your sons, we are your husbands, we are everywhere”-Ted Bundy

Inspired by a true story.

He came in the morning when they were still making lunches and getting ready for school and work. He killed them all - mother, father and children. Brutally slaughtered them in the comfort of their own home.

They called him the Monday Morning Killer.

That was forty years ago, but now it is happening again. A mother and her daughter are brutally murdered in their house, on a peaceful Monday morning in Cocoa Beach, Florida.

Detective Jack Ryder has enough on his plate being home alone with six kids and his wife - country superstar Shannon King - on tour. This case takes his anxiety to a new level when he realizes the crime scene matches unsolved murders from four decades prior. He worries that a deranged serial killer has returned to Cocoa Beach.

No one feels safe, especially not the girl next door, who just bought the house where the first family was killed forty years ago.

Who is capable of such cruelty? And why?

Could one person be responsible for these brutal killings of entire families so many years apart? Or is Jack dealing with a copy-cat? You’ll never guess the shocking answer.

With intense twists and nerve-wracking tension, GIRL NEXT DOOR is a chilling and horrifying look into the minds of serial killers. If you like tales based on true stories, nerve-wracking tension, and twists you won’t see coming, then you’ll love Willow Rose’s nightmarish mystery novel. This mystery novel is precisely the type of book that earned her the nickname the Queen of Scream.

GIRL NEXT DOOR is the fifth book in Willow Rose's popular Jack Ryder series but can be read as a standalone.

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About the Author

Willow Rose is a multi-million-copy best-selling Author and an Amazon ALL-star Author of more than 80 novels. Several of her books have reached the top 10 of ALL books on Amazon in the US, UK, and Canada. She has sold more than six million books all over the world. She writes Mystery, Thriller, Paranormal, Romance, Suspense, Horror, Supernatural thrillers, and Fantasy. Willow's books are fast-paced, nail-biting page-turners with twists you won't see coming. That's why her fans call her The Queen of Plot Twists. Willow lives on Florida's Space Coast with her husband and two daughters. When she is not writing or reading, you will find her surfing and watching the dolphins play in the waves of the Atlantic Ocean.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07GRH746R
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ BUOY MEDIA
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 10, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3.9 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 424 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 5 of 7 ‏ : ‎ Jack Ryder
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 13 - 18 years
  • Best Sellers Rank: #156,994 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars (4,185)

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*NEW RELEASES*:

☞ - To his New Wife - out now!

☞ - The Woman He Married

☞ - Liar Liar (Eva Rae Thomas #19)

Willow Rose is a multi-million-copy best-selling Author and an ALL-star Author of more than 100 novels.

She has sold more than ten million books that are translated into many languages.

Willow's books are fast-paced, nail-biting pageturners with twists you won't see coming.

That's why her fans call her The Queen of Plot Twists.

Willow lives on Florida's Space Coast with her two cats. When she is not writing or reading, you will find her surfing and watching the dolphins play in the waves of the Atlantic Ocean.

BOOKS BY WILLOW ROSE:

PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLERS:

- My Husband's Mistress

- The Woman He Married

- To His New Wife

DETECTIVE BILLIE ANN WILDE SERIES:

- Don't Let Her Go (Billie Ann Wilde #1)

- Then She's Gone (Billie Ann Wilde #2)

- In Her Grave (Billie Ann Wilde #3)

- Find My Girl (Billie Ann Wilde #4)

EVA RAE THOMAS MYSTERY SERIES:

- So We Lie (Eva Rae Thomas prequel)

- Don't Lie To Me (Eva Rae Thomas Mystery Book 1)

- What You Did (Eva Rae Thomas Mystery Book 2)

- Never Ever (Eva Rae Thomas Mystery Book 3)

- Say You Love Me (Eva Rae Thomas Mystery Book 4)

- Let Me Go (Eva Rae Thomas Mystery Book 5)

- It's Not Over (Eva Rae Thomas#6)

- Not Dead Yet (Eva Rae Thomas # 7)

- To Die For (Eva Rae Thomas # 8)

- Such a Good Girl (Eva Rae Thomas#9)

- Little Did She Know (Eva Rae Thomas #10)

- You Better Run (Eva Rae Thomas #11)

- Say it isn't so (Eva Rae Thomas #12)

- Too Pretty To Die (Eva Rae Thomas #13)

- Till Death Do Us Part (Eva Rae Thomas #14)

- Rest In Peace (Eva Rae Thomas #15)

- Dark Little Secrets (Eva Rae Thomas #16)

- Not My Daughter
 (Eva Rae Thomas #17)

- The Girl In The Closet 
(Eva Rae Thomas #18)

- Liar Liar (Eva Rae Thomas # 19)

DETECTIVE HARRY HUNTER MYSTERY SERIES:

- All The Good Girls (Harry Hunter Mystery #1)

- Run Girl Run (Harry Hunter Mystery #2)

- No Other Way (Harry Hunter Mystery #3)

- Never Walk Alone (Harry Hunter#4)

MARY MILLS MYSTERY SERIES:

- What Hurts the Most (Mary Mills Mystery #1)

- You Can Run (Mary Mills Mystery #2)

- You Can't Hide (Mary Mills Mystery #3)

- Careful Little Eyes (Mary Mills Mystery#4)

JACK RYDER MYSTERY SERIES:

- Hit the Road Jack (Jack Ryder #1)

- Slip out the Back Jack (Jack Ryder #2)

- The House That Jack Built (Jack Ryder #3)

- Black Jack (Jack Ryder #4)

- Girl Next Door (Jack Ryder#5)

- Her Final Word (Jack Ryder #6)

- Don't Tell (Jack Ryder#7)

REBEKKA FRANCK MYSTERY SERIES:

- One, two ... He is coming for you (Rebekka Franck #1)

- Three, Four ... Better lock your door (Rebekka Franck #2)

- Five, Six ... Grab your crucifix (Rebekka Franck#3)

- Seven, Eight ... Gonna stay up late (Rebekka Franck #4)

- Nine, Ten ... Never sleep again (Rebekka Franck#5)

- Eleven, Twelve ... Dig and Delve (Rebekka Franck #6)

- Thirteen, Fourteen ... Little Boy Unseen (Rebekka Franck#7)

- Better Not Cry (Rebekka Franck #8)

- Ten Little Girls (Rebekka Franck #9)

- It Ends Here (Rebekka Franck #10)

EMMA FROST MYSTERY SERIES:

- Itsy Bitsy Spider (Emma Frost #1)

- Miss Polly had a Dolly (Emma Frost #2)

- Run Run as Fast as You Can (Emma Frost #3)

- Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die (Emma Frost #4)

- Peek-A-Boo I See You (Emma Frost#5)

- Tweedledum and Tweedledee (Emma Frost#6)

- Easy as One Two Three (Emma Frost#7)

- There's No Place like Home (Emma Frost #8)

- Slenderman (Emma Frost#9)

- Where the Wild Roses Grow (Emma Frost#10)

- Waltzing Matilda (Emma Frost #11)

- Drip Drop Dead (Emma Frost #12)

- Black Frost (Emma Frost #13)

UMBRELLA MAN SERIES:

- Umbrella Man (umbrella man trilogy book 1)

- Blackbird Fly (umbrella man trilogy book 2)

STAND ALONE MYSTERY/THRILLER/HORROR/POST-APOCALYPTIC:

- Sorry Can't Save You

- In Cold Blood

- The Surge

- Girl Divided

- In One Fell Swoop

- To Hell in a Handbasket

- Rock-A-Bye Baby

- Nibble, Nibble, Crunch

- Eenie, Meenie

- Humpty Dumpty

- Edwina

- Chain Letter

- Better Watch Out

- Mommy Dearest

- The Bird

FANTASY/PNR SERIES:

- Flesh and Blood (Vampires of Shadow Hills #1)

- Blood and Fire (Vampires of Shadow Hills #2)

- Fire and Beauty (Vampires of Shadow Hills #3)

- Beauty and Beasts (Vampires of Shadow Hills #4)

- Beasts and Magic (The Vampires of Shadow Hills #5)

- Magic and Witchcraft (The Vampires of Shadow Hills #6)

- Witchcraft and War (The Vampires of Shadow Hills #7)

- War and order (The Vampires of Shadow Hills #8)

- Order and Chaos (The Vampires of Shadow Hills #9)

- Chaos and Courage (The Vampires of Shadow Hills #10)

- Beyond (Afterlife #1)

- Serenity (Afterlife #2)

- Endurance (Afterlife #3)

- Courageous (Afterlife#4)

- Savage (Daughters of the Jaguar #1)

- Broken (Daughters of the Jaguar #2)

- Song for a Gypsy (The Wolfboy Chronicles)

- I am Wolf (The Wolfboy Chronicles)

Customer reviews

4.4 out of 5 stars
4,185 global ratings

Customers say

Customers love this book as part of the Jack Ryder series, praising its well-developed characters and fast-paced narrative that keeps readers guessing until the very end. The story receives positive feedback for its engaging plot, with one review highlighting how it unfolds over four decades of grisly murders, while another notes how it jumps between three time periods. Customers appreciate the writing quality and consider it a great murder mystery, with one review describing it as a "Mystery-thriller-suspense-horror-romance" blend.
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69 customers mention content, 61 positive, 8 negative
Customers love the content of the book, with several mentioning it's one of their favorite books by Willow Rose. One customer particularly enjoyed the killer's journal.
Was a good book. Great plot line that kept you in it till the end. Looking forward to reading more of her booksRead more
Great book it will keep you updated to the best possible way it will end and it will keep you thinking about it all the time and it will be the best...Read more
...She is a good writer. The errors are mostly the editing not the writer.Read more
Enjoyed this book as it has some many aspects of the detective’s life involved in solving the murders. Really got to know him....Read more
68 customers mention readability, 63 positive, 5 negative
Customers find the book entertaining and suspenseful, with one mentioning it was a late-night read.
Another good read. Keep writing these believable ones. Not a fan of the paranormal ones. Much success in your writing adventures....Read more
This was a quick read with multiple plot lines going on at once. It was interesting and I will read more from this author.Read more
Quick paced, lots of unexpected turns. Easy read. Maybe a little convoluted with too much going on in last chapter.Read more
It’s a great read but very dark. Not sure if you can say you enjoyed it. It is a book that is very hard to put down, full of twists and turns....Read more
66 customers mention story, 56 positive, 10 negative
Customers enjoy the story of the book, finding it mesmerizing and well-flowing with exciting twists and turns, and one customer particularly appreciates how it spans four decades of grisly murders.
This is a good story and shocking at times. Even though I enjoyed it I still haven't figured out why it is entitled The Girl Next Door...Read more
...And of course a surprise ending. I look forward to reading the next book in this series.Read more
...Another great story that was hard to put down. I loved the twists and turns that this story brought. Kept me guessing as too who the killer was....Read more
Another winner for Willow Rose and Jack Ryder. Loved the twists and turns trying to figure out who is the killer. Loved it.Read more
22 customers mention pacing, 18 positive, 4 negative
Customers enjoy the book's pacing, with several noting it is fast-paced, and one mentioning it jumps between three time periods.
Enjoyable read. Well developed characters. Good plot. Fast paced. Some twist and turns. Would recommend this book.Read more
Quick paced, lots of unexpected turns. Easy read. Maybe a little convoluted with too much going on in last chapter.Read more
The book is fast paced, a lot going on with a lot of characters. Real life stuff. The killing descriptions are a little to graphic for me though....Read more
The book moves well - it draws you in so you can't put it down! Well developed and a fairly easy read (always a plus)....Read more
18 customers mention character development, 16 positive, 2 negative
Customers appreciate the well-developed characters in the book.
Girl Next Door is very fast paced thriller with well developed characters, lots of twists and I didn’t know who the killer was until the end. Unusual.Read more
...Many twists and turns filled with believable characters that all add to the storyline....Read more
Willow Rose always has well-developed characters, and I love the books where they cross over and meet one another....Read more
...Well developed and a fairly easy read (always a plus). Characters had depth and you could relate to them and their situation....Read more
18 customers mention writing quality, 17 positive, 1 negative
Customers praise the writing quality of the book, with several noting the author's skill, and one customer highlighting how the narrative moves quickly.
...An amazing author! I've read Emily Frost series, Roberta Franck series, and most of the Jack Ryder series as well as some stand alones....Read more
...Although it had a few more errors than normal it was well written. After I read one more Willow Rose I will have finished two of her series....Read more
...This is a well written story and you don't know who the bad guy is until the very end. There are too many suspects!...Read more
...This author is very good would recommend him to all.Read more
13 customers mention mystery, 12 positive, 1 negative
Customers enjoy the mystery elements of the book, describing it as a well-conceived murder mystery with surprises.
...Just looking for a good mystery.Read more
Another will written murder mystery family relationships romantic adventure thriller novel by Willow Rose 🌹 (Jack Ryder book 5)....Read more
...This was a book full of twists, turns, and surprises. The ending was a total surprise....Read more
...But beware. A well conceived mystery.Read more
12 customers mention engaging, 10 positive, 2 negative
Customers find the book engaging, keeping them guessing until the very end and hard to put down. One customer notes it provides frightening insights into the minds of psychopaths, while another mentions it helps understand the Jack Ryder series better.
Oh wow - I loved this one - riveting, hard to put down, another late night read; plus I was home alone when I was reading this and jumped at every...Read more
So many twists and turns. Kept me guessing the whole time. I e read some of her books and this one didn’t disappoint.Read more
...I could not put my kindle down. I haven't been to Florida in years but after reading this series I feel the need for a trip....Read more
This book kept me reading and guessing. Great story about a serial killer. But the reader can't begin to guess which character is the killer.Read more
Do Your Research Before You Write Your Book
2 out of 5 stars
Do Your Research Before You Write Your Book
I'm only part of the way into this book, but it's obvious that the author doesn't know anything about chickens. You don't have to have a male chicken in order for a female chicken to lay eggs. Also hens (female chickens) will lay at most ONE egg a day. Almost no chickens lay that often, and NO hen will lay multiple eggs every day. This information is very easy to come by, and ignoring it amounts to sloppy work by the author. Two stars...because I have been enjoying this series, but have started to notice a lack of attention to details.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2020
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    This was my first Jack Ryder book so I was a little off-balance with the character line, but I caught on quickly. The book is well written and the plot development well planned. I thought the characters in the story were representational of a possible true scenario, much to my tribulation. The principal character, Jack Ryder, is a police detective assigned to track down a serial killer, all while taking care of his children while his wife is on the road performing, dealing with an ex-girlfriend who moves back to town and into a house she bought without knowing a family was murdered in it, and so much more. With all that was happening, Willow Rose managed to keep the story on track and absorbing. I will definitely be looking for more from the author.
  • Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2019
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    I wasn't sure where this story was headed.
    In the first 20% it was a jumble of disconnected events, I almost gave up, but I stuck with it and I'm glad I did.
    Let me first say there's some very disturbing violence in the book. So much so I was almost rooting for the killer. Are some people so evil they deserve to be murdered?
    The cases that bother me most are ones where innocent children and animals are abused by sick parents. Even though it's fiction, it stays with me for a while.
    So, I could have done without the graphic violence, but in general the plot had good turns and twists and a surprise ending.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2022
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    Another will written murder mystery family relationships romantic adventure thriller novel by Willow Rose 🌹 (Jack Ryder book 5). A serial killer has been in Cocoa Beach 🌴, Florida for the last twenty plus years. Jack is working hard taking care of six children plus his police job. An old girl 👧 friend shows up ☝ and the serial killer is back. Everything falls into place about a murder leading to the unexpected conclusion of the serial killer. Willow Rose 🌹 is one of my favourite authors, I would highly recommend this series and her too readers of mysteries. Enjoy the adventure of reading or listening to Alexa. 2022 😄👒⌚😯
  • Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2018
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    “Inspired by a True Story”. That grabbed me and I did guess which serial killer inspired this complex storyline. I have not read a Jack Ryder book before this, and I found myself wanting to know more of the backstory on these characters. A Detective with six children from ages 19 to 3 or 4? The 19-year-old has serious anorexia. The smallest child has a recurring fever, and Jack’s wife, Shannon, is some kind of super-star-singer-performer and on a tour! Jack seems overwhelmed between the children and numerous murders happening in his town. Jack and Shannon both seem a little more flawed than I would expect as main characters, but it just makes them more human, I guess.

    As a who-done-it, this is a very enjoyable read. I can see a hint of the horror writer, as the evil depicted is dark and raw, and some of the action is chaotic. Lots of surprises and twists make for a very entertaining read!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2019
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    Apparently, I've missed a couple of this series because Jack and Shannon were in a totally different place than when I last saw them.
    The murder mystery part of this book was as twisty with multiple suspects as usual but the personal lives had gotten all screwed up!
    As a parent, and now a helpful grandparent, I know how tangled and complicated life with multiple children can get but this went way over the top! These kids were way too much for any parent, even with helpful grandparents, to cope with!
    Hope they get their crap together!
  • Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2020
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    Girl Next Door is very fast paced thriller with well developed characters, lots of twists and I didn’t know who the killer was until the end. Unusual.
  • Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2021
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    If you like mysteries, psychological torture, horror, and a well written book...this is something you will absolutely love. All of her books are imaginative and riveting, with plot twists you will never see coming. This is the 5th book im the Jack Ryder series. And it picks up with Shannon on tour and Jack trying to balance his life with the kids and his detective work. As always, he manages to pull it all together and solve the impossible case. Highly recommend!
  • Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2024
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    Loved this story ! Superb characters and a terrific detective in Jack Ryder. Best cop in Florida ! Can't wait for the next book in this series .

Top reviews from other countries

  • Sheryn Partington
    5.0 out of 5 stars Nurture or Nature
    Reviewed in Australia on November 7, 2022
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    A question often asked with ‘expert’ opinions leaving us still asking the question: are there warning signs? are there triggers? Willow Rose writes yet again another highly recommended compelling page turner was it nurture or nature or ? ? ?
  • Pat
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Real Thriller
    Reviewed in Canada on May 13, 2019
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    I chose this rating because of how good this book is written. I learned a lot of good information about serial killers. Willow Rose has written another good novel. Keep up the excellent writing.
  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 26, 2024
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    Jack Ryder is awesome. This book is brilliant. Full of Twists and turns and action packed with a serial killer to top it off. I loved this story.
  • Chuck Kanuck
    4.0 out of 5 stars Crazy, scary
    Reviewed in Canada on March 14, 2020
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    The story is told from three perspectives. Scary, because the the violence is personal and the reader can feel the anger. It is a well written book with some really interesting twists in the plot. Enjoy.
  • Wee gran3
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good story
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 3, 2020
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    Good book with red herrings. Hard to figure out the killer. Just the kind of book I like as it was hard to put down
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