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25 March 2014

Review: BLOOD SECRET, Jaye Ford

Synopsis (publisher)

Nothing ever happens in Haven Bay, which is why Rennie Carter – a woman who has been on the run for most of her life – stayed there longer than she should.

However, that illusion of security is broken one night when Max Tully, the man she loves and the reason she stayed, vanishes without trace.

Rennie, though, is the only person who believes Max is in danger. The police are looking in the wrong places, and Max's friends and his business partner keep hinting at another, darker side to him.

But Rennie Carter understands about double lives – after all, that's not even her real name …

And she has a secret too – a big, relentless and violent one that she's terrified has found her again … and the man she loves.

My Take

This is the third novel written by Jaye Ford that I've read and I have enjoyed them all. Each has taken a realistic scenario, if a little embroidered to hype up the tension, and put them in an Australian setting that I can relate to.

The structure remains interesting as Rennie puts together the circumstances of Max's disappearance and then fits them into various scenarios, discarding them one by one. The ultimate solution is the one she really doesn't want to believe. The story is layered. The further we read the more layers are peeled back and we learn of both Rennie's and Max's back stories.

Throw in too Max's fourteen year old son who has run away from his mother who has gone for a holiday to Cairns. Hayden decides not to go with her and turns up just after his father has disappeared. He and Rennie have to work hard to get on.

So, a very readable book. My rating: 4.5

My other reviews
4.4, BEYOND FEAR
4.5, SCARED YET? 
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1 comment:

  1. Anonymous25 March 2014 at 11:32

    It certainly sounds like a solid read, Kerrie. Thanks

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