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Bezig met laden... The Secrets He Keptdoor Jackie Walsh
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 Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek.  CathyGeha | Nov 8, 2019 |   Sally, who works as a a hairdresser, is shown a photo of a client's boyfriend with his father. The father is Sally's husband, Tom. The opening concept is gripping, but then Sally spends a lot of time angsting about confronting Tom and failing to do so, and then as Tom begins to admit incremental bits of information, the author comes up with more and more elaborate ways to account for the fact that Tom and Sally never sit down and have a reasonable conversation about the situation. I liked the relationships Sally had with her colleagues at the salon and with her neighbours, but her relationship with Tom seemed fake somehow. I never believed that had been happy together for 15 years; there was no warmth, no intimacy, no in-jokes, no sharing. They were like two strangers who handed off childcare to one another. It was all too easy to assume Tom was lying. What was Tom's job? Why was he not paying off his debts, rather than Sally? On the one hand, this novel kept my interest, but on the other, it all seemed by the end like a lot of fuss over nothing. I didn't understand why every one (and especially Tom - why make up the elaborate story about the cyclist?) had felt the need to keep secrets in the first place and certainly not latterly. (  ) pgchuis | Oct 11, 2019 | geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
You know everything about your husband. Don't you? He loves you. He loves your children. He'd never put his family in danger. One of these is a lie. It started like any other day at the hairdressers where Sally works as a stylist... until her first client innocently shows her a family photograph; a photograph that causes Sally to collapse in shock. In one moment, Sally discovers that Tom has been hiding an explosive secret - one that could tear apart the life they've built together. Faced with an impossible dilemma - search for the truth, or keep her contented life? - Sally is about to discover that even those closest to us have secrets... and that sometimes the truth is the last thing we want to hear. A completely gripping, suspenseful psychological thriller that fans of T.M. Logan, My Lovely Wife and K.L. Slater won't be able to put down. Praise for Jackie Walsh: 'It is SUCH a good mystery book, a real page turner...definitely a book I'll remember having read for a long time. I'd mark it a 6 out of 5 if I could.' (5 stars) Goodreads reviewer'packed to the brim with suspense that will have you hooked throughout... once you start it, you will not want to stop until you turn that very last page.' (5 stars) By The Letter Book Reviews'I loved this and devoured it to the end... A stunning piece of writing with the tension and drama you expect from a top psychological thriller. Very highly recommended.' (5 stars) Goodreads reviewer'wow! It was excellent...This book is very well written, has great characters and grabbed my attention and held it the entire time I was reading.' Goodreads reviewer'uncharacteristically I am very nearly speechless. I've just finished this novel and my head is still processing the events that unfolded within... I look forward to any future novels written by Jackie Walsh.''Wow. What a great, twisty book.Kept me guessing (and a few times yelling at my ereader) until the very end.' Goodreads reviewer'an utterly captivating plot, and I was drawn further and further into the story as it progressed, I was kept guessing all the way through.' Goodreads reviewer Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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by Jackie Walsh
Sally: mother, wife and hairdresser
Tom: her husband
Cian & Tom: twin sons of Sally & Tom
Amber: 15 year old daughter of Sally & Tom
Charlie: The sharer of a photo that upturns everyone’s lives
Sally had no idea that a photo on a phone would set in motion the search for information that had been hidden from her. As each little piece of information is uncovered I believe she was feeling more and more on the outside of what was happening. Everyone seems to have had secrets and been telling lies.
This is a psychologically twisty tale that has a prologue that indicates a murder took place but who was killed is not evident till around page 100 and then who is she and how does she relate to the story and most important of all...who killed her and why? Finding out who did it was a bit of a surprise so I won’t give that away. I will say that I did want to know so kept reading and sometimes skimmed to find out how it would end.
What I liked:
* Not knowing right away who was killed and who the killer was
* The slow unveiling
* The eventual knowing
* Cian and Aaron
* the threads being woven together
What left me unsettled:
* The lying
* The secrets
* The ending – though it kind of had to end as it did
* Wondering how the pieces would be picked up by those that remained at the end of the book
Did I enjoy this book? Yes
Would I read more by this author? Yes
Thank you to NetGalley, Hera and BOTBS for the ARC – This is my honest review.
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