What a bloody brilliant concept for a book. The thought of restorative justice being brought to its extreme, convicts being imprisoned to serve out their sentence in the home of the person they've wronged and what that entails for both the prisoner and the victim... It gets the brain ticking.
Add in a murder victim who wasn't quite what they seemed, deceit and secrets and the mixed feelings that develop when you live with someone, I found this story a real page turner.
You really feel for Hannah throughout the course of the novel- the loss of her husband, the situation she's forced into with the alleged man who killed him, and the impact all of this has on the relationships she holds with friends. But as with any well written thriller, all is not as it seems and I am pleased to say I was kept guessing until the very last twist as to whodunnit and why.
I will certainly be reading more of Deborah O'Connor in future!
Add in a murder victim who wasn't quite what they seemed, deceit and secrets and the mixed feelings that develop when you live with someone, I found this story a real page turner.
You really feel for Hannah throughout the course of the novel- the loss of her husband, the situation she's forced into with the alleged man who killed him, and the impact all of this has on the relationships she holds with friends. But as with any well written thriller, all is not as it seems and I am pleased to say I was kept guessing until the very last twist as to whodunnit and why.
I will certainly be reading more of Deborah O'Connor in future!