01982cam a2200337 i 4500 547064894 TxGeo 20220121120000.0 210416s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781525804700 trade pbk. 1525804707 trade pbk. (OCoLC)1260107931 TxGeo rda Laskowski, Tara. The mother next door : a novel / Tara Laskowski. Toronto, Ontario : Graydon House, 2021. 340 pages ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes a reader's guide. "The annual Halloween block party is the pinnacle of the year on idyllic suburban cul-de-sac Ivy Woods Drive. An influential group of neighborhood moms--known as the Ivy Five--plans the event for months. Except the Ivy Five has been four for a long time. When a new mother moves to town, eager to fit in, the moms see it as an opportunity to make the group whole again. This year's block party should be the best yet...until the women start receiving anonymous messages threatening to expose the quiet neighborhood's dark past--and the lengths they've gone to hide it. As secrets seep out and the threats intensify, the Ivy Five must sort the loyal from the disloyal, the good from the bad. They'll do anything to protect their families. But when a twisted plot is revealed, with dangerous consequences, their steady foundation begins to crumble, leaving only one certainty: after this year's block party, Ivy Woods Drive will never be the same"-- Provided by publisher. 20220210. Mothers Fiction. Suburban life Fiction. Block parties Fiction. Secrecy Fiction. Halloween Fiction. Thrillers (Fiction.) QS5