Then a young woman is killed, police officer Tom Douglas and his team threatening to blow up her cover! The going back and forth in time didn't bother me because the transitions were smooth and they gave the right amount of information, allowing you to play detective while you read. For Arthur Dent, who has only just had his house demolished that morning, this seems already to be more than he can cope with. Following the closure of Mystery Women, a new group was formed on 30th January 2012 promoting crime fiction.

Best-selling author Mark Manson brings his signature no-nonsense wisdom back to the subject he started his career covering: relationships. Character development is really one of the key elements I love about the books as whole - the way in which the author really makes you care about what happens to everyone in the story, even if it is only seeing an antagonist getting their just desserts.I’ve just finished this (an advanced copy) and once again Rachel has woven together a fantastic story.

Your personal data will not be shared with any other organisations and you have the right to unsubscribe at any time. Access to the Plus Catalogue—thousands of Audible Originals, audiobooks and podcasts, including exclusive series. This time around the author explores the theme of coercive control and psychological abuse, and introduces a character who is outwardly charming and charismatic but who ultimately makes the skin crawl. There are some strands of this book I found uncomfortable, I do not mean this negatively, it is good sometimes that an author stretches our feelings and fears.Although Becky's role is largely just investigative this time around, we do get to see a little bit more of how some recent changes in Tom's domestic situation are starting to impact upon his working life. I always describe her books as 'unraveling' and its no exception in this book: as you read, Abbot feeds you information and you are completely caught up in the weaving events of the story. I was lucky enough last month to receive an advanced copy of Close Your Eyes and once again Rachel Abbott does not fail to excite and entertain. Character development is really one of the key elements I love about the books as whole – the way in which the author really makes you care about what happens to everyone in the story, even if it is only seeing an antagonist getting their just desserts. The attacks on their lives are skilfully targeted, designed to hit them where they hurt the most, and when a young woman disappears and a baby is abducted, DCI Tom Douglas must try to unravel the past and discover who is the architect of their misery.

And what is the connection between what is happening now and a cult formed twenty-odd years earlier? Gripping, page-turning, twisty and original another easy 5 stars from me and I can’t wait for book 11. The novel is written from the perspectives of Tom and Martha and includes some cleverly interwoven flashbacks which are necessary to understand the woman Martha has become. The two stories swirl apart and ultimately coalesce, raising disturbing issues of mental manipulation and control of a group’s collective psyche.How she gave you the insight of living within a cult gives you such an overwhelming sense of horror and disbelief that people can be trapped so easily into a situation without their realization of what is really happening to them!