- this edition published in 2025 by Simon & Schuster
- ISBN 978-1-3965-2414-9
- 438 pages
Synopsis (publisher)
She thinks it was murder.
But if she can’t trust herself, can anyone else?
Nancy North and her boyfriend Felix are making the move across London to Harlesden. A new flat, a new area, a new start. Because while Nancy is fine now, she wasn’t fine before. But settling into the new flat and meeting the new neighbours isn’t helped by Felix’s hovering concern. She is all right. She is sticking to her breathing exercises and doctor-prescribed help.
So, when their new neighbour Kira Mullan is found dead by suicide, Felix is understandably worried about Nancy’s frame of mind. But Nancy saw Kira the day before she died and she didn’t strike her as someone who was suicidal – she was upset and angry, yes, but was she upset and angry enough to take her own life?
Nancy is the only one convinced that there’s more to Kira’s death than has been discovered. But all the police and the neighbours see is a vulnerable woman who isn’t sure of what she saw, and might even be imagining things . . .
Is Nancy imagining things, or are there more questions that should be asked about the last days of Kira Mullan?
My Take
Once you've started this book, it just sort of grabs you and you have to know how it finishes. Nancy North is the only one in the flats who rejects the idea that Kira Mullan's death is suicide. And what would she know? She only met Kira for a few minutes, and her own mental health is fragile.
Nancy insists on telling the police about her suspicions, but those around her including her boyfriend Felix are worried about her state of mind and take steps to ensure she is "safe".
Now, I am not going to tell you any more, but believe me the middle part of the story left me gasping over the injustice of what happened to Nancy.
There are always unexpected twists and red herrings with this superb British author, and I wasn't disappointed.
My rating: 5.0
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