Nicki`s Life of Crime : BLOG TOUR, BOOK REVIEW - Two Years Later by Paul. J. Teague

Rosie knows that she isn't really ready to return to work but after two years everything including her maternity pay has ran out and she desperately needs to make some money. She can't believe that two years had passed since the death of her beloved husband and their son's unborn twin sister in a car crash. Two years during which she had suffered a nervous breakdown and spent time in a psychiatric hospital. Now not only was she plagued by mental health issues and lack of cash but she also has social services doubting her abilities as a mother and a nosy neighbour scrutinising her every movement.

Before her enforced time away from work, Rosie used to love her job at Willis supplies ltd, the happy atmosphere and the banter and camaraderie between the workers. But whilst she has been away, the company has been taken over and from the minute that Rosie arrives at work, she immediately notices the tension and feelings of oppression that are permeating the once jovial offices. Then from the moment that she sits at her desk,she finds herself the victim of a terrifying campaign of intimidation and mind games. Someone is trying to push Rosie's already fragile mind back over the edge into insanity but who and what is their motive?

This shocking tale of a grieving mother's struggle to cope with a young child, get her life back on track and try to retain her sanity whilst trying to figure out who is behind the campaign that is being waged against her opens with a breath taking car crash. This is followed by a chapter that is set in the psychiatric hospital and then we move on too find Rosie getting ready for her first day back at work. As you would expect with a character who suffered from mental health issues, Rosie was a complex mix of emotions,anxiety and confusion. I thought the author's portrayal of her mental health issues were very realistic and I fully understood Rosie's mixed feelings for her young son Sam. Out of the mixed bag of other characters, I loved the hilarious double act of Phil and Terry, Rosie's dad Iain and Neil Jennings. There was a character who I wasn't sure wether I disliked them or felt sympathy for and that was Rosie's new boss who dressed like he was related to Dracula and had the social skills of a amoeba.

It's a well written,gripping,shocking and enthralling thriller that has a seriously twisted protagonist, a heart pounding confrontation and a mind blowing final twist. I loved this book and hope that the author has left the ending open because he plans to write a sequel. So,please Mr Paul Teague, please could you write a sequel and give Rosie the opportunity to exact her revenge.

AUTHOR BIO

Paul Teague writes thrillers, sci-fi and non-fiction books.
Writing as Paul J. Teague, he is the author of the Don’t Tell Meg and Morecambe Bay trilogies as well as several standalones such as Dead of Night, Now You See Her (with Adam Nicholls) and So Many Lies.
Paul is a former teacher, DJ, waiter and BBC radio producer, presenter and journalist.

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