About this deal
I need the next eight hours to come up with a suitable explanation – a reason why I’m feeling this way. The book is written in a way that transports you, you feel connected to the characters and as though you are there.
When I first saw the title, thought it was a sequel to the first book by this author, The Serial Killer’s Wife. While I guessed who the killer was, still found this to be an enjoyable read and would recommend to fans of this genre! I had caught glimpses of this other man, but I also remembered when my dad came home from long-haul truck drives he would be so doting and kind. Mark has everything running like a well-oiled machine by the time I reach the kitchen, dressed for work, my face plastered with my usual make-up and a smile. I’ll pretend it’s because of the ‘my body isn’t used to getting that much sleep’ story I like to tell myself, all the while knowing it’s simply because I’m hung over.
My fingers tremble as I hold them up, my brain fighting to connect what I see with a memory of how they came to be like this. The story takes off from there, devious and twisted, with Jenny suspecting her husband of the abduction.
He puts Ella and Alfie first and spends time with them, never raising his voice or losing his patience, always giving them his best. But I go back to that incident so often and I think: "If he had told me, what would have happened next?so when a young woman is taken from Devon she begins to question if she is following her fathers footsteps - - or - - - who took the woman?