Yet one more twisty thriller from the pen of Claire Douglas.

Libby and Karen are two younger girls who depart the protected environs of their properties in England and journey to Thailand for a grand back-packing journey. They meet for the primary time whereas in Thailand, and resolve to journey round collectively. At first they get alongside famously, then their relationship devolves to at least one that’s fraught with jealousy, betrayal, and even maliciousness. Then, whereas staying in a hostel, there’s a fireplace and solely one among them will get out of the constructing alive…

A decade later – When faculty trainer Libby Corridor will get a be aware by her letterbox promoting for somebody to do a home swap, it appears the right reply to her issues. A break is precisely what she and her husband want. Libby has very just lately suffered a miscarriage, and it has taken a toll on her psychological well being.

Nonetheless…. if one thing appears too good to be true…

The big and posh home they swap with is positioned in Cornwall, close to the ocean. They can not consider their luck, as their small flat in Bathtub was nothing close to as grand as this home, to not point out all of the lavish meals and wine that they’re advised they’re welcome to. It’s like staying at an all inclusive resort.  Nonetheless, proper from the start, Libby is made to really feel uneasy. There’s a man loitering outdoors. They discover some disturbing issues within the basement. Then her husband Jamie will get very ailing and needs to be hospitalized. The sensation of menace that permeates the home turns into much more evident when Libby is alone in the home whereas Jamie is in hospital.

Libby will get an increasing number of paranoid and insecure. For Libby herself is hiding an immense secret. Her previous has come again to hang-out her in a giant manner. Will her marriage survive? Will she?

I didn’t actually heat to Libby, although I wished to… Her scenario was disquieting to say the least. Twisty and tension-filled, this novel had me enthralled all through.

For some readers, I worry the twists within the plot, particularly close to the tip, would possibly simply be a ‘twist too far’… The difficult nature of the twists have been a tad irritating to be sincere. It was a page-turner, however among the plot was lower than real looking, although it made for a gripping and entertaining learn.

3.5 stars rounded up for Amazon – rounded down for Goodreads the place the star rankings imply various things.

This assessment was written voluntarily and my ranking was by no means influenced by the truth that I obtained a complimentary digital copy of this novel from Harper Paperbacks/Harper Collins through Edelweiss Plus.

Publication Date: June 26, 2018   ISBN: 9780062843173 –   336 pages

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Claire Douglas has labored as a journalist for fifteen years writing options for girls’s magazines and nationwide newspapers, however she’s dreamed of being a novelist for the reason that age of seven. She lastly bought her want after successful the Marie Claire Debut Novel Award, together with her first novel, THE SISTERS. Born in Bristol, she now lives in Bathtub together with her husband and two youngsters.

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