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Another fascinating psychological thriller by John Marrs
Another excellent psychological thriller by author John Marrs, who is quickly becoming one of my favourite authors in this genre.
Admittedly I was a bit disappointed by his most famous thriller 'The One', but that was to be expected after having read the outstanding 'What lies between us".
What strikes me about this author is that he comes up with very original ideas for his thrillers. Who would think that an ordinary housewife (no disrespect intended) who volunteers at a suicide helpline could have less than humanitarian incentives to help people who are suicidal? And why does she believe that she actually helps these desperate callers? It turns out that the ordinary life of Laura isn't as ordinary as it looks. And it really isn't a good idea to get in her bad books. As the grieving widower Ryan will discover.
It was really fascinating to slowly discovery Laura's history from her youth to her marriage, her cancer diagnosis, her relationship with her husband, her daughters and her mentally retarded sun. And the author does a great job sucking you into Laura's story and once more (as in 'What lies between us') I felt a kind of sympathy for both main characters, despite some of the horrible things they did.
The only minor downside is that the author felt it necessary to add some extra twists to the story in the last 20 pages. There was absolutely no need for these; sometimes evil triumphs over good.
Admittedly I was a bit disappointed by his most famous thriller 'The One', but that was to be expected after having read the outstanding 'What lies between us".
What strikes me about this author is that he comes up with very original ideas for his thrillers. Who would think that an ordinary housewife (no disrespect intended) who volunteers at a suicide helpline could have less than humanitarian incentives to help people who are suicidal? And why does she believe that she actually helps these desperate callers? It turns out that the ordinary life of Laura isn't as ordinary as it looks. And it really isn't a good idea to get in her bad books. As the grieving widower Ryan will discover.
It was really fascinating to slowly discovery Laura's history from her youth to her marriage, her cancer diagnosis, her relationship with her husband, her daughters and her mentally retarded sun. And the author does a great job sucking you into Laura's story and once more (as in 'What lies between us') I felt a kind of sympathy for both main characters, despite some of the horrible things they did.
The only minor downside is that the author felt it necessary to add some extra twists to the story in the last 20 pages. There was absolutely no need for these; sometimes evil triumphs over good.
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