Five years have passed since Annabella's best friend Tabitha Rice went on a date with a mystery man and vanished without trace. Despite his protestations of his innocence, Tabitha's husband Rick was originally viewed as a suspect but no evidence of his involvement were uncovered and the case went cold.
Annabella has never forgotten her beloved friend and colleague so when she is contacted by true - crime podcaster Kay Robero who asks if she wishes to assist her in her investigation into Tabitha's disappearance. Annabella jumps at the opportunity to use Kay's resources to her own quest to uncover the truth.
But when they start digging into Tabitha's life, Annabella learns that her friend had been keeping secrets from her and wasn't the person she thought she was. Was one of those secrets the reason behind her disappearance?.Did Rick know more about his wife's disappearance than he had admitted? Or was the truth even more shocking and unexpected that anyone realises?
This brilliant thriller is written in chapters that alternated between Annabella, Tabitha and another mystery character. Annabella was a complex character who suffered from mental health issues,the cause of which could possibly be traced back to her upbringing. I thought that she was very judgemental of other people especially when it came down to Rick's guilt or innocence. Tabitha's chapters were set five years in the past and took the reader through the events leading up to her disappearance. She was a very insecure character who harboured feelings of jealousy towards her best friend due to her thinking that Annabella was better looking than she was. Despite some of her actions I found that I liked Tabitha more than Annabella. Interspersed throughout the book there was chapters that were set fifteen years in the past and voiced from Rick's perspective. In these chapters he took us through his life at university, how and where he met Tabitha and events leading up to their marriage. We knew a lot more about younger Rick than the adult version because the author cleverly shrouds his character in mystery making it difficult for the reader to decide If he is innocent or as guilty as Annabella suspects he is.
This is a captivating, well written thriller that keeps the reader guessing and frantically turning the pages. I really thought that I had figured it all out but I was pleased to discover that I was so wrong. I love plot twists that genuinely shock and surprise me. I really enjoyed this enthralling thriller and would give it more than five stars if I could. Very very highly recommended.
AUTHOR BIO
Naomi Joy was born and raised in Jersey. After studying English Literature at Durham University, she moved to London and worked for over a decade in the PR and communications industry. The Liars and The Truth, published by Aria Fiction, were released in 2019.
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PUBLICATION DATE: 20th August 2020
PRINT LENGTH: 276 Pages
PUBLISHER: Aria
GENRE: Psychological Thriller
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