I walk to the far end of the platform, checking over my shoulder every few seconds until I reach the furthest bench. I'm early for the train, so I settle down with a sweet tea and a magazine...
The Blurb
Suzannah is pregnant with her third child. The first is in prison. The second is dead. How far will she go to keep her unborn baby safe?
When Suzannah learns she is pregnant, she feels like safety and happiness are finally within reach. Her handsome, successful fiancé, Alec, is over the moon about the baby. He proposes and pampers her. He thinks this is Suzannah’s first marriage and first child, but she’s keeping a few secrets.
Actually, a lot of secrets.
And they are dangerous…putting Suzannah in a position where she must choose who and what she’s willing to sacrifice to keep her baby and her freedom.
Drowning in her lies, Suzannah is desperate to bury her past, but her ex-husband, who abandoned her years ago, returns, stalking her and demanding to know what really happened to their daughter.
When the imprisoned serial killer who lured and groomed her son, threatens to sell his story to the press, Suzannah feels like the life she’d built and the precious one she’s growing, teeter on a precipice. Now the two children she’s hidden from Alec may be the least of her worries.
My Review
This book made for fabulous reading. I had intended to read the first book in this series, The Other Boy, but alas, time ran away from me and I didn't find the time to do it. This did not impede my enjoyment of this book as it works perfectly well as a standalone novel.
The main character, Suzannah, was brilliantly portrayed. She is completely burdened and overwhelmed by secrets that she has been keeping from her fiancé, Alec. They are expecting their first child, but unknown to Alec, this is Suzannah's third child. Mason, her firstborn, is in prison for the part he played as accomplice to a notorious serial killer, and her daughter, Lily, was murdered when she was three years old. She has gone on to build this safe life with Alec until the past catches up with her in the form of her ex-husband, Breck.
We are drip-fed little reveals as the book goes on and I came to realise that Suzannah was not the reliable narrator I had at first assumed. She is a complex character, who we learn has more secrets than those she is keeping from Alec. I loved the way the author developed her character as the book progressed.
It was a fast-paced, suspenseful novel which made for fantastic reading. I was thoroughly hooked and couldn't wait to get back to it each time I had to set it aside. There were sufficient twists and turns to make this an exciting book to read.
The author has done an excellent job with this novel. As soon as time permits I will be going back and reading the first book. However, I understand that there is going to be a third book in this series and I can hardly wait for that. In the meantime, I highly recommend this novel.
Book Details
ISBN: 978 1969218552
Publisher: Tule Publishing Group
Formats: e-book and paperback
No. of Pages: 318 (paperback)
Series: Book 2 in the Peasdale Woods Killers series
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About the Author
Heidi Field was raised in the beautiful countryside of the South of England with her parents and her two sisters. In her twenties she was a freelance Sports Massage Therapist. She achieved a Degree in Zoology at the age of thirty and then went on to raise two boys and became the stepmother of three more young children. She still lives near her family home with her partner, their Great Dane and the children that have yet to fly the nest.
In her early forties Heidi completed a Masters in Creative Writing at Winchester University. She entered the course hoping she would become a children’s fantasy writer and left with a burning desire to write contemporary mysteries and thrillers.
Heidi wanted to put relatable people in extraordinary situations, challenge them, push them to their limits and watch them fight for their sanity. The Other Boy is her first novel.
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(all opinions are my own)
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