
Author: Tom Bale
Published by: Bookouture on Sep. 1, 2016
Genres: Mystery/Thriller
Pages: 380
Format: eBook, ARC
Source: Bookouture, NetGalley
Book Rating: 9/10
You tried to save a life. Now you’re fighting to save your own.
It should have been an idyllic day for the Turner family – until a dying man, beaten beyond all recognition, arrives at their home, uttering the words, HELP ME.
Rob and Wendy Turner and their children try to explain away the horrific scene as being in the wrong place at the wrong time, but in the days that follow their lives are threatened in ways they could never imagine.
The family is unaware that they are being watched by someone with their own terrifying agenda, who will stop at nothing to fulfil their own twisted desires.
But when hidden secrets come rushing to the surface, it’s clear not everything is as it seems in this happy family. Are the Turners a victim of circumstance – or does the key to their fate lie closer to home?
Forced to fight for everything they hold dear, can they save themselves before time runs out – or will their act of compassion see them paying the ultimate price…?
Review:
Dark, gripping, chilling, and wicked!
This is an intelligent thriller that reminds us that evil has many faces and comes in many forms.
It is, ultimately, a story about familial relationships, deception, secrets, indoctrination, depravity, and murder.
The writing is exceptionally well done. The characterization is spot on, with a great mix of complex, fascinating characters that will have you teetering between empathy for some and hatred for others. And the plot, along with the many subplots, will take you on a wild roller coaster ride, starting with an initial incline of subtle clues and information, before quickly racing through more twists, turns and loop-de loops of malevolence than you ever could have excepted.
This really is a great, entertaining, suspenseful novel that will have you scared and riveted from start to finish.
This book is due to be published on September 1, 2016.
Pick up a copy from your favourite retailer or from the following Amazon links.
Amazon UK, Amazon US, Amazon Canada
Thank you to NetGalley, especially Bookouture, for providing me with a copy of this story in exchange for an honest review.
Great review of a very good book!
Thanks Melissa!