Detective Sergeant Marcus Campbell is a new recruit for the Balkerne Heights police force. After departing his old position in Linton where his main concern was petty theft, he is excited to begin a new phase of his career. Confidant. Ready. But when he accompanies his superior Lisa Elliott to a crime scene, fear begins to set in. In a dark alleyway they find the body of a young girl with her throat slit open. Cassie Jennings is a local journalist for the paper and as Marcus delves into the case, he sees startling similarities between Cassie’s murder and the murder of a young girl twenty years ago. But with little evidence to bridge the cases together and cold, cruel Lisa adamant to keep the past buried, Marcus is forced to keep his suspicions close to his chest and solve the two cases by himself. But it isn’t so easy because awful secrets pulse in Balkerne Heights and they are only just coming to light.
Naomi Hannah is determined to end it all. Pain and loneliness have carved her life into a shape she no longer recognises. It has become too much for her to possibly bear. After being abandoned as a little girl by an unloving mother, Naomi has struggled from year to year to survive the darkness. Blind since birth, the only hope she found was in the form of ex-husband Dane. He made her feel safe, protected, loved. But secrets drove them apart and now Naomi is alone again. Ending her life is the only way she can be free. As she is walking home one evening she finds a body in the alleyway. The girl, Amber, is is dead. Gone. Naomi’s life changes instantly from that moment on. Because the murderer didn’t leave and although Naomi can’t see him, he can see her. Soon things go from bad to worse as the body count rises and the game of cat and mouse ratchets up to terrifying new heights.
Jack Jordan’s masterful way of weaving tension through this book is astounding. Naomi is definitely a character who draws the reader into her story. Her emotion poured from the pages. She is broken, her life fractured, on the very precipice of ending it all. It’s only as a foe comes to threaten her life, she begins to fight for it. And I loved seeing her strength and determination to survive course through the pages!
Before Her Eyes is a fast paced, thrilling psychological thriller that will chill you to the very marrow of your bones. The tension climbs and climbs as the book explores the brutality that can simmer in family lives and the power of long buried secrets. I loved it!! Before Her Eyes is Waterstones Book of the Month so be sure to grab a copy as fast as you can! It’s just fantastic!
Chilling. Smart. Terrific.
Naomi Hannah is determined to end it all. Pain and loneliness have carved her life into a shape she no longer recognises. It has become too much for her to possibly bear. After being abandoned as a little girl by an unloving mother, Naomi has struggled from year to year to survive the darkness. Blind since birth, the only hope she found was in the form of ex-husband Dane. He made her feel safe, protected, loved. But secrets drove them apart and now Naomi is alone again. Ending her life is the only way she can be free. As she is walking home one evening she finds a body in the alleyway. The girl, Amber, is is dead. Gone. Naomi’s life changes instantly from that moment on. Because the murderer didn’t leave and although Naomi can’t see him, he can see her. Soon things go from bad to worse as the body count rises and the game of cat and mouse ratchets up to terrifying new heights.
Jack Jordan’s masterful way of weaving tension through this book is astounding. Naomi is definitely a character who draws the reader into her story. Her emotion poured from the pages. She is broken, her life fractured, on the very precipice of ending it all. It’s only as a foe comes to threaten her life, she begins to fight for it. And I loved seeing her strength and determination to survive course through the pages!
Before Her Eyes is a fast paced, thrilling psychological thriller that will chill you to the very marrow of your bones. The tension climbs and climbs as the book explores the brutality that can simmer in family lives and the power of long buried secrets. I loved it!! Before Her Eyes is Waterstones Book of the Month so be sure to grab a copy as fast as you can! It’s just fantastic!
Chilling. Smart. Terrific.