Let me begin by saying I am not much of a crime reader. For me, Liane Mortiary is as far as it's gone before, but I was intruiged by the current modern city setting of this book; I felt like it may have an interesting edge to it. I was right.
This book deals with some tough topics so I'll put a trigger warning out there for self harm, domestic abuse and sexual abuse. Maybe steer clear or approach with caution if these topics are difficult for you.
So the book starts with our narrator Sophie Kent at the crime scene of the murder of a young woman. All signs very quickly point towards Sophie's best friend Charlie who she believes couldn't possibly be guilty. Until she's given undoubtable proof that he's not the man she thought he was. All through, we see Charlie's wife Emily fall apart as she tries to stick by him all the while
the evidence looks worse and worse...
Twist after twist, this book leads us on an unputdownable, haunting, sometimes terrifying mission with Sophie to uncover the truth. This book goes places you would not expect from a simple crime novel - it's so much more than that.
Additionally, this is actually the second Sophie Kent crime novel, but that did not matter whatsoever to my enjoyment of the book - anything I'd missed in the first that was relevant to this story was briefly explained. I'm definitely going to go back and read the first from Corrie Jackson now!
I don't give out a 5* rating often, but this was so well written and surprisingly easy to read, as well as providing an expertly woven plot.
This book deals with some tough topics so I'll put a trigger warning out there for self harm, domestic abuse and sexual abuse. Maybe steer clear or approach with caution if these topics are difficult for you.
So the book starts with our narrator Sophie Kent at the crime scene of the murder of a young woman. All signs very quickly point towards Sophie's best friend Charlie who she believes couldn't possibly be guilty. Until she's given undoubtable proof that he's not the man she thought he was. All through, we see Charlie's wife Emily fall apart as she tries to stick by him all the while
the evidence looks worse and worse...
Twist after twist, this book leads us on an unputdownable, haunting, sometimes terrifying mission with Sophie to uncover the truth. This book goes places you would not expect from a simple crime novel - it's so much more than that.
Additionally, this is actually the second Sophie Kent crime novel, but that did not matter whatsoever to my enjoyment of the book - anything I'd missed in the first that was relevant to this story was briefly explained. I'm definitely going to go back and read the first from Corrie Jackson now!
I don't give out a 5* rating often, but this was so well written and surprisingly easy to read, as well as providing an expertly woven plot.