I love a book that messes with my head and keeps me guessing. I love a book in which the killer's identity isn't revealed too early in the story and I am given an opportunity to figure out who they are for myself. I love a story that is riveting and enthralling,holds my attention throughout and leaves me wanting more when I finish the book. Well, I am pleased to say that Half way is all that and so much more.
The Halfway inn is closed to customers, side-lined by a bypass and hidden in inhospitable countryside. One winter's night,two women end up knocking on the door, seeking refuge as a blizzard takes hold.
But why is the landlord less than pleased to see them? And what is his elderly father trying to tell them?
At the local police station PC Lissa Lloyd is reluctantly holding down the fort while the rest of her crew share in the rare excitement of a brutal murder at an isolated farmhouse. A dangerous fugitive is on the run, but how can Lissa make a name for herself if she is stuck behind her desk? When a call comes in saying that the local district nurse is missing, Lissa jumps at the chance to investigate her disappearance.
The strangers at Halfway wait out the storm, but soon realise they might have been safer on the road. It seems not all travellers will make it home for Christmas.
This gripping,fast paced thriller is set over the space of 23 hours and the story is told in chapters that alternate between Lissa (the law) the hitchhiker and the old man. Out of the small number of other characters,the only two who are really relevant to the plot are the landlord and the nurse. Unfortunately, many of us have a bad habit of judging people and the author has used this frailty in human nature as a brilliant plot devise. Misdirecting the reader, making you think you know the character's back stories when in reality, more than one of them is now who they appear to be. By the time I finished this riveting read, I had completely changed my feelings and opinion about more then one character and had realised that I had misjudged one character completely.
I absolutely loved this intricately plotted,well written psychological thriller from the heart pounding prologue, right through to the ending that had just a tiny dash of poetic justice. There are two morals to this story 1) don't be so quick to pass judgement on people and 2) be careful what you wish for. I would love to watch a film adaptation of this book. This is the first book that I have read by this author and it most definitely will not be my last. Very very highly recommended by little old me
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Beverley Jones was born in the Rhondda Valleys, South Wales, and started her ‘life of crime’ as a reporter on The Western Mail before moving into TV news with BBC Wales Today.
She covered all aspects of crime reporting before switching sides as a press officer for South Wales police, dealing with the media in criminal investigations, security operations and emergency planning.
Now a freelance writer she channels these experiences of ‘true crime,’ and the murkier side of human nature, into her dark, psychological thrillers set in and around South Wales.
Halfway, her fifth crime novel follows the release of Where She Went by Little Brown in 2017.
Bev’s previous releases, The Lies You Tell, Make Him Pay and Fear The Dark are also available from Little Brown as e books.
Social Media Links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bevjoneswriting
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Website: http://bevjoneswriting.co.uk/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34040919-where-she-went Amazon Author Page:
Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beverley-Jones/e/B00F6I6XQG/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1
PUBLICATION DATE : 10th May 2018
PUBLISHER : Little Brown Book Group UK/ Constable
Purchase Links:
Amazon.co.uk: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Halfway-addictive-psychological-thriller-winter-ebook/dp/B076PFC1SR/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1543671115&sr=8-1&keywords=halfway
Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/Halfway-addictive-psychological-thriller-winter-ebook/dp/B076PFC1SR/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1543671936&sr=8-1&keywords=halfway+b.e.+jones Waterstones: https://www.waterstones.com/book/halfway/b-e-jones/9781472127914
Foyles: https://www.foyles.co.uk/witem/fiction-poetry/halfway,b-e-jones-9781472127914
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/halfway-5
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