Review: The Death Of Her by Debbie Howells

The Death Of Her by Debbie Howells
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A young woman comes round in hospital three days after being discovered on a Cornish farm,battered and left for dead.She is suffering from amnesia and only knows that her name is Evie,Until she suddenly remembers that she has a three year old daughter called Angel.

After the police launch a appeal for information a local woman Charlotte Harrison comes forward and says that she knew Evie many years ago,at school.When another young girl Leah Denning vanished whilst in Evie`s care.

After the police search Evie`s house and find no evidence of her ever having a child they begin to wonder if Evie is having a breakdown.Maybe Angel is just a figment of her imagination.

Meanwhile on the fringes of Evie`s life someone is watching her every move,someone with their own agenda and their own twisted version of reality.

The story is narrated by Charlotte Harrison,DCI Jack Bentley and a few chapters told from Evie`s pov.Interspersed throughout the book are chapters set in the past that are voiced by a young girl called Casey who was Leah Denning`s sister.I liked DCI Jack Bentley and DI Abbie Rose,I liked their open mindedness when they were discussing certain aspects of the case.But I didn't think their actions while dealing with Evie were very professional at times and the murder of another young girl wasn't investigated properly.

The mystery of wether Angel was real or just a figment of Evie`s imagination was intreguing,it was easy to understand why most of the officers had doubts about her existence because Evie kept changing her story which made everything that she said unreliable.

It was a enjoyable read about loss,grief and revenge,it kept me guessing and doubting how trustworthy a couple of characters really were as the story unfolded.My only issue with the story was that everything was wrapped up a little too easily and a bit unrealistically but that didn't spoil my enjoyment of the book.I haven't read any other books by this author and I would happily read more in the future especially of the story involved Jack Bentley and Abbie Rose


PUBLICATION DATE : 24 August 2017

PUBLISHERS : Pan Macmillan

GENRE : Thriller

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