Published by Inkubator Books on July 31, 2022
Format: eARC
Source: Publisher
Pages: 235
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Some people will do anything to keep a secret.
Nicole feels like she’s finally in a good place. She’s a successful therapist in a loving relationship with her partner, Pablo. And she has a good relationship with her ex-husband with whom she shares custody of her beautiful son, Ben.
But life wasn’t always so sweet.
A couple of years ago, she was stalked by a troubled client, a hugely stressful experience, and one of the main reasons her short marriage ended.
Nicole picked herself up again, determined to put the past behind her.
But when she takes on a new client, inexplicable things start to happen. And soon it looks very much like someone is out to get her - again. At first, she wonders if she can really be going through this for a second time. Maybe, scarred by the trauma of the past, she’s just imagining it?
As events get ever stranger and more terrifying, she realizes the threat is very real and she needs to find out who is behind it.
But as Nicole draws closer to the truth, she realizes it’s more horrifying than anything she could ever have imagined. And she knows, if she is to survive, she must find the courage to uncover… The Secret.
This was a twisty ride! It was a tale of misdirection and a lot of it! Story threads were woven in and I was never quite sure how they would relate to the overarching tale. Some didn’t, and some did.
We are given enough information to doubt Nicole and her state of mind. Enough characters digging her out, all to make you question if should we believe everything. Some of the threads that were placed in front of us, I would have loved to have been completed more.
I did detest Pamela!! Her reactions were not on in some scenarios and she was written in a way, as almost a pantomime villain. We had to reasons to dislike her. But who doesn’t love a villain like that?
Overall, I read it one in a sitting and it was a good story to get your teeth into as you try as you might to figure out what the heck was going on!!
Until the next time xxx
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