Jess Kitching is back in the world of the Thriller, and although her switch last year to speculative romance was brilliant, it’s so good to be back in thriller era with The Secrets of Strangers. Jess is an incredibly versatile writer and can do both genres great justice – but it was good to be back with something a little twisty & turny.
There were some fabulous characters in this one – likeable ones and ones that make you grit your teeth – they bumped together wonderfully through the pages of the book. With a fairly unique premise, heavy themes and a mystery to solve, it had all the ingredients of a fabulous thriller and did not disappoint. There were just enough red herrings to keep me hooked and invested in the story and some especially dark moments proved that Jess has notched up her thriller game. Wow!
Overall quite possibly one of Jess’s best thrillers to date, with a sensitive handling of some tricky themes, a bit of a personal touch and a whole lot of dark, suspenseful, twisty bits. Just perfect.
About the Book
A propulsive thriller about a writer who gets caught up in the case of a missing woman, for fans of Lisa Jewell, Paula Hawkins and Ruth Ware.
After suffering a loss, Janine and her husband Kamal need a fresh start. They leave their family and everything they know in Manchester and move to Bamblethorpe, a picturesque Lancashire village where they expect nothing but peace and quiet. It’ll be just what Janine, a thriller writer, needs to work on her next manuscript.
But the peace of their new village life is disrupted when longtime local Alexa Clarke goes missing out of the blue. Did she leave her husband like some people suspect? Or is there credibility to the rumours that something more nefarious has happened to Alexa?
Frozen by writer’s block, Janine stumbles into investigating Alexa’s disappearance, and the more she discovers about Alexa’s life, the more complicated things become. Nothing is as it seems, and Janine begins to realise that there are disturbing parallels between Alexa’s life and her own.
What starts as curious procrastination quickly spirals into a tangled web of secrets, lies and a truth Janine may not be ready to face … if she survives.
About The Author
Jess Kitching is an avid reader, writer and binge-watcher. Originally from Bradford, England, she lives in Canberra, Australia.
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