Book Review: Guess Who by Chris McGeorge

Guess Who by Chris McGeorge
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



Five people,one hotel room,a dead body in the bathroom and only three hours for Morgan Sheppard to figure out who the killer is amongst them or they are all going to die.That's the simple premise to this intricately plotted tale of deception,secrets,manipulation and revenge.It has more twists and turns and grips the reader just as tightly as the largest,fastest roller coaster.I admit you do have to suspend your imagination at times whilst reading it but hey,it's a fictional story.You want things to be realistic and true to life,go and read a autobiography or something non fictional instead.

The main protagonist of this tale is Morgan Sheppard,alcoholic, drug addict and star presenter of a morning tv show that is a bit like Jeremy Kyle`s show.He`s upset many people over the years but what has he done that would cause someone to go to such extreme lengths to punish him and why does their tormentor insist that Sheppard must be the one who figures out who the killer is? Throughout the story we learn about Sheppard`s life both as a adult and also back in 1992 - 93 when he was a young boy.Out all the characters Sheppard`s is the most fleshed out but the reader is given enough background information about the secondary characters that they felt just as vivid and realistic as Sheppard did. I liked three out of the five other characters who where trapped in the hotel room with Sheppard despite knowing how untrustworthy they were.I felt a bit of sympathy towards the killer once the motivations behind their actions were revealed . Although I enjoyed both parts of the story,my absolute favourite parts where the chapters set in the claustrophobic,highly charged,tension filled hotel room.These parts where so intense,packed with twists,double crosses,mistrust,intrigue and suspense.

This is a very well written debut psychological thriller that had me hooked in from the first page,totally gripped by the mystery and intrigue that was unfolding before my eyes.I would love to watch a film adaptation of this book.Now I have to wait almost a year for Chris McGeorge`s next book Now You See Me which is published on the 21st of Feb 2019

                                                    ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Chris lives in Durham and is a recent graduate of the Creative Writing (Crime/Thriller) MA at City University. He loves film and acting in an amateur theatre group and can be found on Twitter at @concierge


PUBLICATION DATE : 3rd May 2018

PUBLISHER : Orion

GENRE : Crime,Thriller & Mystery

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