- this edition published by Penguin Random House 2024
- ISBN 97815299098
- 405 pages
Synopsis (publisher)
Obsession, intrigue - and revenge. Get ready for an all-night read with one of the twistiest thrillers of 2024.
A woman falls to her death from a London bank's twenty-fifth-floor roof terrace.
You're arrested for her murder.
You tell the police that you only met the victim the previous night at your office party. She was threatening to jump from the roof, but you talked her down.
You've got nothing to do with tragedy.
You're clearly being framed.
So why do the police keep picking holes in your story? Even your lawyer doesn't seem to believe you.
It soon becomes obvious that you're keeping secrets.
My Take
The structure of this novel will take readers by surprise, so I will try not to spoil it for you.
Tate Kinsella is in bed when the police bang on her door. They are arresting her on the suspicion of murder, for a death that happened 10 days earlier. We get our first taste of Tate's story when she is at the police station, and relating events to the lawyer who has been assigned to her.
This psychological thriller will keep your brain working overtime.
I'm not sure there weren't some credibility glitches in the narration, but I will let you make up your mind about that.
My rating: 4.5
About the author
Ruth Mancini was born in south-west London and started her career as a marketing executive for a publisher before undertaking a post-graduate diploma in law and retraining as a solicitor.
Ruth has spent the past twenty-five years in and out of courts and police stations, representing those accused of crimes. She still practises as a lawyer for a large criminal law firm with offices in London, conducting advocacy in the courts and defending people arrested at the police station.
She also reviews trial files across the firm and juggles her legal work with writing crime and psychological fiction.
She can be found on Twitter @RuthMancini1 and Facebook at www.facebook.com/ruth.mancini.author.
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