Synopsis
He’s lying next to you. He’s not your husband. And he’s not breathing. . . . And it might have been you. Detective Johan Sheens is on the trail in this explosive crime novel from the acclaimed author of She Lies in Wait and Watching from the Dark
Louise wakes up. Her head aches, her mouth is dry, her memory is fuzzy. But she suspects she’s done something bad.
She rolls over towards her husband, Niall. The man who, until recently, made her feel loved.
But it’s not Niall who’s lying beside her. In fact, she’s never seen this man before.
And he’s not breathing . . .
As Louise desperately struggles to piece her memories back together, it’s clear to Detective Jonah Sheens and his team that she is their prime suspect–though they soon find she’s not the only one with something to hide.
Did she do it? And, if not, can they catch the real killer before they strike again?
In this gripping novel, a young woman trying to make sense of her life’s bad choices might prove the most dangerous reckoning there is.
Review
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I recieved a digital arc via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed within this review are my own and given freely.
So this book had so many twists… I got the villain wrong, but I knew it wasn’t Alex although I wasn’t quite sure how he ended up where he did. I did know it want Louise…
TLDR – I enjoyed this book, not as much as I’d hoped but it was good, lots of twists and guessing and the rush at the end, I would probably recommend it to people. I didn’t like the transitions, or lack thereof between the present events and Louise’s letter to Niall, it was easily confusing however I believe (read hope) that will be altered in the final edition of the book. There were some good characters in the book and it seems to be very character driven becuase you get povs from Louise as the Main Suspect and tbe police investigating.
I was so very annoyed by Louise throughout the entire story, mostly at her ‘letter’ to Niall… It wrong false and pathetic and I really hated the way she described herself when she was drunk… Yes a lot of us act differently when drunk it’s a loss of inhibition, bur her geting blackout drunk and saying everything that happened is ‘drunk Louises fault’ (yes i know that kind of thing is a running joke) it’s pathetic and trting to avoid the consequences of her own actions… I have to add I have been drunk enough to black out and I was insanely lucky to get home safely and I have never done it since, that total lack of control and lack of memory won’t allow me too, and somehow that makes me feel like Louose is simply covering for herself being an alcoholic unwilling to admit it to herself so she finds metaphors for herself.
She is completely hypocritical wotj Niall, i don’t disagree he shouldn’t have lied about his debt but isn’t she keeping a huge secret too since she admits she’s never been around him sober and he doesn’t know it, and she shouldn’t be keeoing it a secret either.
I did wonder howuch April was a part of the drug running as soon as Noall blabbed because Louise had already said about how mysterious she was about her job and how she got paid and thay she never really worked. I did also think she had something to do with Charlie. It seemed very premeditated that she dispappeared at all these key moments in the story that it seemed to fit.
I did also doubt Issa, when he turned up with the box of hair, it seemed like he was the attacker blaming Alex since he was dead… Which seemed very calculating in an effort to be sympathetic to Louise.
I am a little frudtrated at the lack of closure over Louise’s drivers licence… What happened to it… Dod someone steal it…. Did she drop it… Also no closure on Jonah’s bomb thay got dropped at the end and i also find it annoying that there is no closure about Hanson/Damien.
Kindle and Crochet 