BOOK DESCRIPTION
They say she’s guilty. She says she’s not. Who do you believe?
‘Help me! Help me, please!’
When Jenna hears the cry in the park one night, she feels she has no choice but to run and help. Cradling the injured woman in her arms, the attacker nowhere to be seen, all Jenna wants is to keep her alive until the ambulance arrives and for the ordeal to be over.
But the nightmare begins when the victim wakes up…
Jenna’s relief turns to horror when the finger is pointed at her. There must be some mistake: she’s never seen the woman before in her life, and Jenna tried to save her life. Why would she accuse Jenna of a crime she didn’t commit?
As the case against Jenna grows, her world starts to fall apart. Her teenage daughter is keeping secrets and her husband is growing more distant every day. To save her family and clear her name, Jenna has to prove she didn’t do it. But someone knows something Jenna did do. And they want to make her pay…
The Accusation is an addictive psychological thriller that asks how far you would go for justice. Perfect for fans of He Said/She Said, The Silent Patient and The Woman in the Window.
This enthralling tale is a perfect example of why so many people are hesitant to come to the rescue of anyone who is in need of assistance.
It is set in the duel time lines of the present day and the past and is voiced entirely from the perspective of Jenna. Although I admired her determination to prove her innocence and protect her family, I struggled to feel any sympathy for her. Her strained relationship with her daughter Lily wasn't that surprising considering how Jenna and her husband Daniel seemed to spend every interaction with Lily having a go at her for one reason or another. In life, respect is not a given, it is earned and it seemed to me that neither Jenna or Daniel showed any respect towards Lily and she had no privacy in her own home. She was seventeen years old, couldn't do anything right and all the adults in her life treated her like she was a child or in her so called gran's case like she didn't exist. As for daniel, he was a really unlikable, horrible, judgemental character and so was his mother Nancy. According to many characters in this book, there is no such as innocent until proven guilty and with all the evidence pointing towards her quilt, it seems that someone has done a very good job of setting Jenna up but who is behind the scheme against her and what are the reasons behind their actions?
I wouldn't say that this story is fast paced but it is a gripping story that builds in intensity as the story unfolds and all the secrets and lies are revealed. It was a enthralling domestic drama/thriller that had some realistic,well rounded characters and some unexpected twists and turns. I thought that this was a enjoyable read that, in my opinion was let down by the happily ever after ending which didn't work for me when you took into consideration Daniel's unsupportive behaviour throughout the book . Despite this, like I said, I did enjoy this book and would happily read more of this author's books in the future.
Author Bio:
Victoria Jenkins lives with her husband and daughter in South Wales, where her series of crime novels featuring Detectives King and Lane is based. Her debut novel The Girls in the Water is an Amazon UK top 30 bestseller, and top 5 bestseller in the Amazon US chart.
Her first psychological thriller, The Divorce, was published in July 2019. The second, The Argument, was published December 10th 2019 and The Accusation publishes June 9th 2020.
Her first psychological thriller, The Divorce, was published in July 2019. The second, The Argument, was published December 10th 2019 and The Accusation publishes June 9th 2020.
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Twitter: @vicwritescrime
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