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The Only Suspect by Louise Candlish | Waterstones The Only Suspect by Louise Candlish | Waterstones

Like its predecessor, this beautifully written, pitch-perfect historical mystery is based on a real case – here, a murder that took place in 1924.Louise Candlish's "The Only Suspect" received stellar reviews from my trusted GR reviewers and friends. In the beginning I was wondering what's the connection to these two men for the now storyline and soon we learn that there are many secrets buried in the past that will be unveiled. He likes his privacy, doesn’t like to be paraded or have his picture taken, low key is his middle name. I was looking forward to reading this and right from the opening page I was consumed with one constant thought. In the current timeline Alex is married to Beth and they live near an old nature walk where a murder took place in 1995.

The Only Suspect by Louise Candlish | Goodreads

Candlish once told Better Reading, “How I usually construct a novel is by taking three or four themes and styles that I want to explore and find a way to entwine them, leaving just enough loose stitches for the reader to start pulling and guessing. The Only Suspect has a few decent twists and a plot with great potential but, unfortunately, it just fell short of the mark.While I guessed some of it, I was extremely surprised at some of the unpredictable twists and turns! Hugely character driven that leads you through a maze of mystery with hidden traps that want, no need, to trip you up.

The Only Suspect by Louise Candlish | 9781398509801 - Booktopia The Only Suspect by Louise Candlish | 9781398509801 - Booktopia

One such activity is the proposed development of a walking trail on a disused piece of track behind the estate where they live. But overall I would highly recommend this book, if you’ve read the heights, you’ll definitely enjoy this one. Alex is a very private man hates social media and likes to keep out of the spotlight and when a new nature trail is being developed near his house he seems strangely worried about it. That was what made him break away from her and peer for a street name – Exmoor Gardens – at which point his lungs tightened with a horrible asthmatic panic he hadn’t felt for years.The twists and turns it takes had me gasping and wondering how it will all end because there are so many things and scenes that i haven't predicted. If you thought you misbehaved in the nineties you've got nothing on the devious, duplicitous cast of this book.