Seven stranges, a dramatic old building on a remote stretch of hillside in Ireland. A location that is difficult to access and surrounded by hills and woodland. Mysterious noises, locked doors, secret passages, hidden rooms, a tense and suspicious atmosphere amongst the guests and a vicious killer prowling the house eliminating them one at a time. Throw in gusts of wind and a thunder storm and you have the perfect ingredients for a thrilling murder mystery that is guaranteed to keep thriller readers everywhere frantically turning the pages and snarling at anyone who dares to try to interrupt whilst they are reading.
This enthralling story is narrated by our heroine Hannah who is twenty five and struggling to recover after the death of her boyfriend Ben. They had booked the trip to The GuestHouse together before he died and Hannah decides that the trip might do her some good,it would give her a chance to get away from it all. I loved Hannah, I thought she was a wonderful realistic character, who had flaws just like we all do. I loved her feistiness and her determination to uncover the truth behind her disjointed memories and dreams. I also liked Mo, his ex policeman father Sandeep and fourteen year old Chloe. I had mixed feelings about mysterious Lucy and I definitely didn't like Rosa for various reasons. I loved the setting for this book, I always think that nothing adds intensity and atmosphere to a thriller more than a isolated building, sinister looking woodland (especially at night) and trapped victims who are being stalked by a twisted psychopath does.
The GuestHouse is so well written that is is difficult to believe that this is actually a obviously very talented author's debut thriller. The characters were vivid and realistic, the story kept you guessing, had loads of unexpected twists and turns and a very intense, shocking final confrontation. Many of the chapters ended in a cliff hanger giving the reader a very bad case of just one more chapter syndrome. I would love to watch a film adaptation of this enthralling story and look forward to reading more books written by this author in the future. Worth far more than five stars and very very highly recommended.
PUBLICATION DATE: 21st November 2019
PRINT LENGTH: 316 Pages
PUBLISHER: Harper Collins
ASIN: BO7SQNP4MC
GENRE: Psychological Thriller
PURCHASE LINK.....
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Guesthouse-Abbie-Frost/dp/0008329885/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1XLG9EXSHGR1P&keywords=the+guest+house+abbie+frost&qid=1579432377&s=books&smid=A1G3UP32AZJ14F&sprefix=The+gu%2Caps%2C536&sr=1-1
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