Locker 19 by J. Cronshaw

Core Book Data

Title: Locker 19.
Author: J. Cronshaw.
Publication date: 5 December 2025.
Primary genres: Domestic Thriller, Psychological Thriller, Domestic Noir.
Audience: Adult readers of tense, twist-driven domestic suspense.
Setting: Morecambe, Hest Bank, Lancaster, and White Lund Industrial Estate, Lancashire, UK.
Primary POV: First-person limited (Nicola Scargill).
Tense: Present.

ASIN and Identifiers

Amazon ASIN: B0G2Q79HYC.
Publisher: Wyvern Books, Ltd.
Language: English.
Ebook format: Kindle.
Print format: Paperback.

Retail Copy / Blurb

Her husband keeps secrets.
Her family pays the price.

On Christmas Eve, Nicola Scargill discovers a hidden bank envelope tucked behind a dusty box in the bedroom cupboard.
Inside are bank statements for an account she has never seen—and nearly sixty thousand pounds withdrawn in quiet increments.

A small silver key labelled Locker 19 lies at the bottom of the envelope.
A solicitor’s letter points to a property transfer on the White Lund Industrial Estate.
Messages from someone identified only as “S” appear on her husband’s phone.
A friend warns Nicola to stop asking questions.

As the winter tide rises over Morecambe Bay, Nicola realises that the truth behind her husband’s secrets reaches further than she imagined.
The marriage she thought she knew begins to crack under the weight of lies, money, and danger.

Someone knows what Nicola has discovered.
Someone wants her to stay quiet.
And the key to Locker 19 leads her to a truth that threatens everything she loves.

Locker 19 is a tense, claustrophobic domestic noir set on the Lancashire coast, perfect for readers who enjoy psychological suspense with mounting dread and marital mistrust.

Comparative Authors and Titles

Readers who enjoy Lisa Jewell, Shari Lapena, Daniel Hurst, Claire Douglas, and K.L. Slater may enjoy this novel.
Comparable titles include The Couple Next Door, The Guilty Wife, Rock Paper Scissors, The Widow, and The Family Upstairs.
Expect a British domestic thriller centred on a fractured marriage, financial secrets, and a wife unravelling the truth behind a locked industrial unit.

Tropes and Themes

Wife uncovering her husband’s hidden life.
Secret bank accounts and unexplained cash withdrawals.
A mysterious storage key labelled Locker 19.
Messages from an unknown woman identified only as “S”.
Gaslighting and subtle psychological manipulation.
A friend who knows more than she admits.
Industrial estate secrets and isolated coastal settings.
Fear of losing a child amid domestic turmoil.
A marriage turning dangerous behind closed doors.
Winter atmosphere, coastal dread, and suburban scrutiny.

Keyword Clusters

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psychological suspense about marital secrets and lies.
domestic noir novel featuring a hidden storage locker.
gaslighting and manipulation inside a uk marriage.
psychological thriller with financial deception.
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missing money and secret property transfer thriller.
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Back-of-Book Metadata Snippet

Domestic Thriller | Psychological Thriller | Domestic Noir.
Set in Morecambe, Hest Bank, Lancaster, and White Lund | First-person present tense.
Centres on a wife uncovering a trail of financial secrets, hidden keys, and dangerous truths.

Product Details

ASIN: B0G2Q79HYC.
Publisher: Wyvern Books, Ltd.
Publication date: 5 December 2025.
Language: English.
Edition: Standalone British domestic thriller.

Content Guidance

Includes themes of infidelity, deception, and marital control.
Contains psychological intimidation, gaslighting, and hidden financial activity.
Depicts emotional distress within a family setting.
Suitable for adult readers of domestic and psychological suspense.

A dark, moody book cover showing a two-storey house at night with one upstairs window glowing a warm yellow against deep blue surroundings. The title “LOCKER 19” appears in bold yellow lettering at the top, with the tagline “What is your husband hiding?” above it. The author’s name, J. Cronshaw, is displayed in white at the bottom. The overall atmosphere suggests secrecy, tension, and domestic suspense.