Absolutely loved this book could not put this down one of the best books I’ve read this year absolutely loved it. What an ending! Would highly recommend this book to everyone.

Thank you to NetGalley and publisher for the ARC.
This was a fascinating read. The story unfolds through three timelines: the Day of the Killing when the police investigation begins, the individual ten weeks prior to that day as Maddie tries to overcome anxiety attacks through writing therapy, and 2001 when Maddie, who is working in Bulgaria, makes several visits to her best friend Jo who is an aid worker in Macedonia.
Through Jo, Maddie meets Ian, a soldier at the time but working as a body guard. The writing really captivates the atmosphere of the Balkans at that time, the inherent risks to travellers, the refugee crises and warring factions as well as the beauty of the towns and countryside. Add-in Ian's PTSD and his bi-polar ex-girlfriend/stalker and Jo's secrets she keeps from Maddie, you have a clever, complex plot developing when, nine years later Ian and Maddie meet again in the U.S. A couple of years later, Ian is working abroad and best-friend Jo is visiting...........so who got killed??? Read the book, it's worth it, because it doesn't finish there!

I thought I had this one sussed out in terms of what would happen!! In reality I was so far from that, it was unbelievable!!

Great read that keeps you guessing. Covers complex friendships, relationships and how ptsd effects relationships and behaviour. Will be looking for more books by Annie Ward. Very impressed. Thank you.

Well this was just a corker of a book! Wow just wow! I devoured it, it’s that good! Clear a space in your diary as you won’t be able to put this one down.