BOOK DESCRIPTION
Hadley thought she'd left the past behind. But now it's found her.
Hadley is one of those rare people who feels she's living the perfect life. She has a husband she loves, a charming daughter, and a job that is deeply fulfilling. Sometimes it almost seems like a fairytale.
Then, little by little, things start to go wrong. There's the creepy guy from down the street who keeps staring at her teenage daughter, there's the strangely needy woman who moves in next door…
Just little wrinkles, but then Hadley's world is turned upside down when someone close to her is murdered. And Hadley begins to suspect that the killing is linked to something from her own past. A terrible secret she has never shared with anyone…
As she digs deeper, Hadley realises there is someone out there who knows what she did, someone who is planning to take her perfect life - and turn it into a perfect nightmare.
Only You - the stunning psychological thriller from the author of The Other Couple and The Guest.
Hadley loves the tight knit neighbourhood where she lives with her husband Jonah and their fifteen year old daughter Geneva. All the neighbours are friendly and look out for each other, the only exception being her friend Deborah's obnoxious son Kenny with his creepy behaviour and inappropriate comments about Geneva. The houses were situated in a stunning location near a lake with running trails winding their way through the woods. So when Faith moves into the house next door, Hadley is quick to go over and welcome her into the community. Faith appears to be a nice person but Deborah is not convinced and doesn't trust her, Hadley dismisses her worries and begins to spend a lot of time with Faith. But as time passes and Faith starts to integrate herself more and more into Hadley's family, Hadley begins to wonder if maybe she has made a mistake and tries to distance herself from her new friend but Faith does not like being told no. Meanwhile, Hadley's perfect life is blown into tiny little pieces when someone close to her is killed and a apparently obnoxious detective who acts as he is the reincarnation of Columbo but is not as likeable keeps turning up on their doorstep and interrogating Hadley and her family. Hadley is convinced that she knows who the killer is and is determined to uncover the evidence that proves that she is right. But is her obsession with that person distracting her from the identity of the true antagonist, someone who knows Hadley's secret and is determined to make her pay for events of the past.
As the story unfolded I struggled to find anything likeable about Hadley's character and therefore couldn't feel any sympathy for her as her perfect life fell apart around her. I felt a lot of sympathy for poor Jonah who was actually one of a rare breed in the world of psychological thrillers, a genuine nice guy. I can imagine that quite a few readers will label Geneva a brat guru could fully understand how she was so easily manipulated. Fifteen is a difficult age packed full of confusing feelings and raging hormones and her parents weren't really there for her or offered her much support. The question was, who was ruining Hadley's perfect life and why? What was Hadley's secret? Will Hadley uncover the truth before she loses everything that she holds dear?
Scattered throughout the story was chapters that told the tale of the trials and tribulations of the lives of princesses Clementine and Camille. Two characters whose fairy tale lives and close relationship was torn apart by a evil prince. A shocking event would cause the princesses to go their separate ways and years would pass before they were reunited. During this time, one of the princesses had fallen in love with a handsome Prince and they had a beautiful daughter and the other princess began to feel unloved and unwanted. Darkness grew within that princesses heart and she decided that drastic action had to be taken. This was a dark tale that has a chilling sense of obsession and control permeating the pages but how does this tale fit into the main story? I thought I had figured it out but when I got to the end of the story, I discover that my theory was way off the mark. The answer to that question was a mind blowing, unexpected twist.
Omg, this is a addictive, twists packed read that hooks the reader in from the shocking prologue, keeps you captivated and glued to your kindle. The pages are permeated with a chilling sense of foreboding and danger and the story has some unexpected twists and turns. The cast of characters who lived in Hadley's neighbourhood were a diverse bunch of realistic, relatable individuals who could realistically live in anyone of our neighbourhoods. This is a very enjoyable, entertaining thriller and very very highly recommended.
AUTHOR BIO
Cathryn Grant writes psychological thrillers, psychological suspense, and ghost stories. She’s the author of twenty-three novels.
She’s loved crime fiction all her life and is endlessly fascinated by the twists and turns, and the dark corners of the human mind.
When she's not writing, Cathryn reads fiction, eavesdrops, and tries to play golf without hitting her ball into the sand or the water. She lives on the Central California coast with her husband and two cats.
Cathryn is the author of The Assistant, The Good Mother and many other psychological thrillers. Only You will be her sixth novel published with Inkubator Books.
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Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cathryn-Grant/e/B004G1I484?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_3&qid=1566901527&sr=8-3
Publishing Information:
Published by Inkubator Books on 2nd May 2021
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