- this edition made available by my local library
- This edition published by Boldwood 2023
first published 2020 - ISBN 978-1-80549-788-2
- large print edition, 491 pages
Synopsis (Fantastic Fiction)
How far would you go to stop the love of your life from slipping away?
Jealousy can be a killer…
Ten years after her boyfriend Mitch’s mysterious disappearance, Rebecca finally learns the truth about what happened. When he returns a happy ending appears within their grasp but there is no escape from the past. And Arthur, Rebecca’s friend who has formed an unhealthy obsession with her, has no intention of letting her go.
When Arthur realises that Mitch is the only person standing in the way of his happiness, his thoughts turn to murder…
When love and obsession collide, the results are deadly.
My Take
Three time-frames, half a dozen narrators: the reader certainly needs to keep their wits about them with this novel, to keep track of the plot threads.
The author often uses two narrators to describe what has happened, to give their versions of the action, but one after the other. But there is a sort of time slippage, just to keep you on your toes. Sometimes the windows of time are not exactly the same.
And, in the beginning, not all of the characters actually know each other, although perhaps they know they exist. It's almost like a Venn diagram with intriguing mysteries thrown in.
The Prologue describes a rather bloody murder, but we need to wait until almost the end to know who has killed who.
Cleverly structured, and yet quite plausible.
My rating: 4.6
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