Review: Deception Wears Many Faces by Maggie James

Deception Wears Many Faces by Maggie James
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



This mesmerising,mind blowing thriller has more twists and turns than a roller coaster.It's a fast paced tale of lies,manipulation,deceit and betrayal that hooks the reader in from the very first page and grips you so tightly that you struggle to breath at times.By the time you reach the end of the book,your not relieved that the story is over,it's just a relief that the vice like grip has been removed and you can breath again.

Lydia has taken her younger sister Ellie to the family cottage in Devon hoping that Ellie will open up and reveal why she tried to commit suicide for the third time.Eventually Ellie reveals that she met a man on a dating website who turned out to be a con man.He stole all her savings and then disappeared.Lydia is outraged that someone would dare con her young,vulnerable sister and devises a daring plan to find him and bring him to justice.She decides to assume a false identity and hunt for the cold,manipulative man who has broken her beloved sister`s heart.But who is fooling who? And why does Lydia keep feeling like she is being watched.....

If I'm completely honest,I can be very judgemental when I read stories in magazines or watch a programme on tv about people who have handed all their money over to a con artist.I suppose if it's not something that you have experienced personally,it is easy to sit in your comfy chair,shake your head and think,how can that person be so gullible and happily hand over all their money just because someone that they have only known for a very short time insists that they love them.In this riveting story Ellie is a very vulnerable,damaged young lady so it is understandable how easily she was conned by the devious,cunning scam artist.Believe me,when the con artist`s true character emerges,their behaviour gave me goosebumps and chilled me to the bone.It's truly scary how someone can act so loving and caring whilst harbouring so much evil and hatred within themselves..Although the lengths that Lydia was prepared to go to in her quest to get revenge for Ellie were admirable.I didn't like Lydia very much throughout most of the book.I thought she came across as rather smug,controlling and self righteous at times. Ellie was very self centred,selfish and not very likeable either.The twists and turns caused me to suspect that a number of the vivid secondary characters were not as reliable and trustworthy as they seemed.

I absolutely loved this twisty psychological thriller and would have given it far more than five stars if I could.This is the first book that I have read by this author and it most definitely will not be my last.

                                                          AUTHOR BIO

Maggie James is a British author who lives in Bristol. She writes psychological suspense novels.

Before turning her hand to writing, Maggie worked mainly as an accountant, with a diversion into practising as a nutritional therapist. Diet and health remain high on her list of interests, along with travel. Accountancy does not, but then it never did. The urge to pack a bag and go off travelling is always lurking in the background! When not writing, going to the gym, practising yoga or travelling, Maggie can be found seeking new four-legged friends to pet; animals are a lifelong love!

PUBLICATION DATE : 12th June 2018

PUBLISHER : Bloodhound Books

GENRE : Psychological Thriller

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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Deception-Wears-Many-Faces-psychological-ebook/dp/B07DM5221N/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1529018927&sr=1-1&keywords=Deception+wears+many+faces