The book felt very choppy, and was hard to get invested in. I thought the premise of the story was interesting, but it just didn’t connect with me. Overall, I was disappointed.

Rounding out the group will be Dan’s BROTHER, Jamie, the prodigal son, who is often traveling abroad but plans to join them a day or so later... If you read one book on your life, make sure it is this!!!! I would love to see this turned into a movie and Ruth I really hope you are working on your next psychological thriller at this moment because this book will go far!!! A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS on what promises to be a MASSIVE success!!! With his new secret bride, Ella, a Insta goddess with a perfect body and an evil tongue that she takes no time in using to lash Clare, and once she starts she wont stop, but why is she so against Clare? what has Clare done and who is this evil beauty Ella? I hated Dan character so much , he is disgusting and pathetic and mummy boy and i swear to god that i know that Ella dead sister will be one of his mistresses. Only it all never goes according to the plan, does it. Jamie arrives with his new wife. Ella is young and pretty, she is smart and seems to breeze through life. Only she is not so fond of Clare.From the bestselling author of The Secret Mother and The Child Next Door, this absolutely unputdownable psychological thriller will keep you guessing with every heart-stopping twist. If you loved Gone Girl, The Girl on the Train and The Sister, this book is for you. In her little country cottage, with her doting boyfriend, not far from the close-knit village, Lizzy can’t imagine who might want to hurt her. But when the threatening letters keep coming, she starts to suspect everyone around her. Joy, the mother-in-law is the boss of the family and holds the reins over her two sons. She enjoys her daily Gin and Tonics, and likes to be in charge. Her husband, Bob is quite and will do anything to please his wife. I liked that Clare was a flawed character who was strong and independent but almost constantly had an inner conflict about her decision to stay married after Dan was found having an affair. Struggling to raise three kids while holding down a full-time job and having to deal with that family—Phew! What a nightmare. He usually arrives by 🚕 taxi...laden with gifts and good cheer..but this time he arrives with something else...

THE HUSBAND: Even though Dan had his head turned by someone else, he’s realised the error of his ways. He’s here now, and he says it’s for keeps. Clare can trust him, can’t she? At least he’ll have his brother there, to keep him in line… I thought I had the book nailed and the outcome sorted and was happily waiting for it all to unfold She is everything that Clare is not. A woman who self describes as one who wants to move into stuff that REALLY matters-photography, blogging, and saving the planet!The year though Clare and Dan have been struggling in their marriage so the family getaway is that much more important but after arriving to the Italian villa for the summer holiday the entire family is in for a surprise. This year Dan’s brother Jamie is not alone when he arrives but announces that the young woman with him is his newly wedded wife. From little bitchy remarks and sly references it all goes to an open war. And the war is worse when you don't know who exactly you are fighting against. Ella was so evil that she made my insides quiver, her darts of poisonous arrows found their mark. The barbs were fantastic in the dialogues. The ending was most unexpected. Sheesh I should have guessed it. But what can I say, Sue Watson had hidden it in plain sight... I soon noticed that the author liked to leave the reader hanging at the end of a chapter too, this generated questions and urged me to read on as I needed these answering. I really appreciate that we were thrown into the story straight away, there was no messing about and I loved it. At the center of the story is Clare's secret, which we don't know, initially. Neither does anyone in the family but apparently Ella knows this secret and isn't going to make Clare's life easy.

In the Authors letter at the end she says she hopes this book has taken the reader out the chaos of the current world situation just for a while and I can say 100% it did Her sister Kate is having troubles in her marriage and at work, her mother-in-law being her boss and not so pleasant a person. Things are going fine until Ella says something to Claire that could ruin Claire & the family by telling her

But someone wants their secrets to remain hidden...how far will they go to make sure those secrets stay buried? Genres covered in this novel include Women's Psychological Fiction, Thriller, Mystery, Suspense, Psychological Thriller, Literary Fiction, Suspense Thriller, Psychological Literary Fiction, Psychological Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Noir Fiction, Womens Psychological, Domestic Thriller, Thriller, Mystery ,Thriller & Suspense Literary Fiction, Psychological Suspense, Domestic Fiction, Domestic Thriller and Thriller amongst others. Sarah seems to have all the trappings of an social media-perfect life, posting photos with handsome, adoring husband James, their big, beautiful, spotless home, and her fantasy wardrobe. The biggest news of all came just recently in the form of a pregnancy announcement, once again perfectly revealed to all of Sarah and James’ many followers. After a frantic phone message to her sister, Kate, Sarah disappears without a trace, leaving behind her purse, keys, cell phone, and clothing. James is distraught, in his kitchen, trying to figure out why there the smoke alarm is sounding, finding that it’s coming from the dinner-in-progress in/on the stove Sarah has left behind. James is desperate to find his wife before their social media-perfect image is ruined by people wondering where Sarah might have gone. Kate is the only one who knows that Sarah has run like this before, and she is terrified for her sister and unborn child. The more Kate digs into Sarah’s life, the more secrets she finds; seems Sarah was hiding something terrible. Now, Kate feels she is being watched as well as she and James befriend each other in the quest to find Sarah. Everyone is lying to Kate, and someone is desperate to keep these secrets; how far will that someone go to ensure they stay hidden? Absolutely brilliant!!! I loved it and the ending left me speechless!! It blew my mind!! One of my favourites for 2018!!! This is a must read!!’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars This novel is so good, twisty and fast reading to me, i can't put it down.It's well written and i enjoyed it, this is the first novel to me by Sue Waston but not will be the last.