The House Sitter – A Dream Job. Right?

  • The new exciting page-turner from the SPIEGEL bestselling author. Over 100,000 books sold by Emily Rudolf
  • Anything can happen in this house. And if you think you know who is playing which role, you are dead wrong. 
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The perfect idyll. The perfect trap.

Cecilia works as a house sitter, moving from job to job. After the death of her mother, she has lost her footing and can no longer even afford a room in a shared apartment. Now she finds herself dropped off at the villa of the influential Waldner family, isolated on a tiny island in the Baltic Sea. The perfect idyll - the perfect trap. Because Cecilia is not here by chance: a powerful attraction connects her to Johannes Waldner, the son of the deceased owner. While Cecilia still thinks she is alone in the house, four people make their way to the island. With dark secrets and their own agendas. But would they kill for it?

Insidious thrill, psychologically balanced characters, sophisticated plot structure, and twists that always surprise – Emily Rudolf delivers again!


"The House Sitter is Emily Rudolf’s most powerful thriller to date. Psychologically sophisticated characters are woven together with a series of surprising narrative strands. A perfectly perfidious page-turner!" – bild.de, Thomas Kielhorn

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  • Publisher: FISCHER Scherz
  • Release: 26.01.2026
  • ISBN: 978-3-651-02516-5
  • 432 Pages
  • Author: Emily Rudolf
The House Sitter – A Dream Job. Right?
Emily Rudolf The House Sitter – A Dream Job. Right?
Gaby Gerster 2023
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Emily Rudolf

Emily Rudolf is a SPIEGEL bestselling author and a leading voice in German psychological thrillers. In her thrillers, she explores how human emotions can escalate to deadly levels. With fascinating settings, sophisticated plots and psychologically balanced characters, she captivates German and international readers alike. Born in 1998, the author grew up near Leipzig, published her first books while studying and working, and then turned her passion into her profession. Emily Rudolf currently lives and writes in Nuremberg.