This book had me hooked from the start and I like the perspective that it’s written from.

The protagonist is many different things to different people, many of those things are negative and it’s a good and well written insight into how mistakes happen and affect how people are viewed from the outside but also that they’re still the same good person they were as we hear it from her side.

The premise is excellent with enough hidden to keep you turning the pages but not too much to frustrate!

The book is also funny and insightful and I thoroughly enjoyed it, would recommend to any avid reader.

A tense thriller based around Tess who's trying desperate to help her daughter after she's attacked, she is convinced she knows who did it and begins a campaign against him on line, but is it him who's retaliating, sending emails from her account, stealing her dog! I realised early on all was not what it seemed with Frances but didn't know what she was up to and why. I did skim read a bit in parts it dragged on but overall I enjoyed it
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I always get excited when a new Tammy Cohen pops up and this time was no different. The book description promised a gripping story and that's exactly what it is although it didn't at all go the way I thought it would.

Tess's teenage daughter, Emma, is the victim of an attack. Rocked to the core, things only get worse when her attacker is released, free to roam the streets. Like any mother, this does not sit well with Tessa but her attempts to somehow see justice served don't go so well.

Stop At Nothing deals with a mother failing to keep her safe children safe and stopping at nothing to try and protect them from further harm in future. But consumed by guilt and struggling with insomnia, is Tessa thinking straight or is she becoming paranoid? While her actions are often completely understandable, I did sometimes have the urge to yell at her, to ask her to stop and think.

My suspicious nature rather quickly realised what was going on but I couldn't at all think of why or how it would possibly end. Told through Tessa's eyes, there are some moments when the reader is faced with some chapters written by an unknown character and I had a heck of a time trying to figure out who was writing those or how they even fit into everything.

Tammy Cohen's books always make for compulsive reading, one of those where you look up from the page and hours have gone by. While this may not be my favourite by her, I did thoroughly enjoy it and I absolutely devoured it. This story about a mother's love is gripping, well-paced and pretty cleverly done. I look forward to whatever Tammy Cohen comes up with next.

Oh we do so love a good psychological thriller and domestic drama and Tammy Cohen always writes the most addictive narratives, no different here with “Stop At Nothing” a book I devoured in short order.

Every parent knows, to some extent, that feeling of hopelessness when one of your children is hurting, especially when there is seemingly nothing you can do. That is the crisis facing main protagonist Tess, who makes extraordinarily awful but sympathetic choices after her daughter is hurt..

Stop At Nothing is a twisty and engaging read, an authentic story about trust and judgment, about impaired thinking when facing adversity and a lot about how you find out who your real friends are. It is about a mother’s tiger love and how what is on the surface rarely reflects the underneath…

Gripping and clever, one of those books that you lose a day with, I thoroughly enjoyed it and definitely recommend it.

Excellent.

From the moment I read the blurb of this book I was utterly convinced I knew what direction it would take....to the extent that was I read reading it, I was trying to match up the words to where I thought it would go - right up until the moment I realised I was so far away from reality and was completely wrong!

Delighted to say I was wrong because as a result this book was far more gripping and twisty, and really did keep me on my toes.

This really is a book about the power of a mothers love - but at the same time just how fragile a mental state can be when masses of big life events all occur within a relatively short space of time.

Her younger daughter Emma has without a doubt been through and ordeal, although it could have been a whole lot worse, and you are thrown into the drama quite quickly. At the same time you glean that Tess has an older daughter who she seems to be distanced from and all I wanted to to was know why, which kept me turning the pages.

What really had me intrigued and got me thinking were the small chapters between chapters written italics in a rather creepy way - I must have changed my mind many many times as to who that voice was - and I'm still not completely sure I have pin pointed it.

This is a rather clever psychological drama, there isn't a body count, but there are police involved, its all from Tess's perspective and you really had a great insight into her mental state. I was quite happy to believe everything she says, so was quite happily being led down some dead ends.

Stop At Nothing started off by gripping me, and then as it progressed wouldn't loosen its hold, so I didn't put it down until I had finished it.

Another fabulous book from an author I love reading, definitely highly recommended.

Thank you to Transworld and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.

Just finished reading this - a very fast-paced, page turning, thriller. I couldn’t believe how realistic the emotional turmoil of the protagonist felt - and then I read the acknowledgements & understood. A fabulous read!!

What a fantastic read , really enjoyed this fast paced storyline , highly recommend if you like these kind of psychological suspense novels

As expected, it’s a compulsive read. In this instance, inspired by events in the author's life as per the postscript. I am not usually into these kind of books, but this was good

I have enjoyed Tammy Cohen’s books in the past. This one has a good storyline, but drags a bit in places.

I love Tammy Cohen's work and, as a non Londoner, she really brings the city to life. In this book she also displays a great knowledge of mother / daughter relationships too, and there's some clever bait and switch before the real villain is revealed!

I’ve waited a while for a new Tammy Cohen novel and on the whole this didn’t disappoint. A good solid story but lacked a little something at times. Thank you for the opportunity to review

Always a joy to read a new Tammy Cohen.

Twists and turns a plenty with heart stopping moments although at times I did want to shake Tessa and tell her to stop. This novel also shows what obsession can do and the heart rending loss of a parent to dementia.

Not quite as good as When She Was Bad but still a good solid read.

Tees has always tried to be a good mum. There are always going to be things she wished she had done differently, but all mum feel that way don’t they?Tessa’s daughter Emma is attacked on her way home from a party, plunging them all into a nightmare, which is made worse when the man responsible is set free. Tessa soon sees her daughters attacker in the street near their home and is forced to take matters into her own hands. But she is so blinded by the need to protect her daughter, she doesn’t realise that she is putting her family in greater danger.
This had a good storyline. however, I felt that it dragged on a bit and was longer than it needed to be. Overall though, it was an ok read.

Thanks to Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

A gripping story, I couldn't put it down.
When Tessa's daughter Em is attacked, her obsession with the attacker mounts and she finds herself in many dangerous situations.
There were plenty of moments when I read with my heart in my mouth, and the story takes some dark turns along the way.
I did find Tessa very naive and even when the truth was so obvious she couldn't see it. It was a little frustrating at times, but of course she needed these personality traits to keep the plot moving.
Overall, a great read, recommended.

You know those films that are so painful to watch, that you watch them through your fingers? Well, this novel is a bit like that.
When 50-something divorcee Tessa’s daughter is nearly abducted, Tessa becomes obsessed by her assailant.
Tessa starts stalking a local man who she believes to be the attacker, but is she putting herself and her daughters in even more danger?
I really did find the first half of the novel difficult to read although I was hooked. It was so obvious that Tessa was heading for a fall.
But the plot gained momentum and I raced through the last third.
I do enjoy Tammy Cohen’s novels and this is no exception. It’s easy to read and atmospheric with some good twists and turns.
Recommended for thriller fans who relish a touch of ‘its behind you.’

Thanks Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I’ve read all of Tammy/Tamar Cohen’s work, and adore her, so was very excited to be approved for Stop at Nothing. This is narrated by 52-year old Tessa, and opens with her in a police station with her 15-year old daughter, who is there to identify the man who attacked her from a line-up. Her daughter, Emma, is nervous and overwhelmed and unable to pinpoint the man although afterwards confides in her mother that it might’ve been the 8th man in the line-up. A few days later she returns home jittery and scared because she saw the eighth man from the line-up and he lives local. Will he recognise Emma?...Will he attack again?...In her desperation to protect her daughter Tessa becomes obsessed with the man and sets in motion a chain of unsettling events.
This was a read I gulped down. You can feel Tessa’s rage and raw maternal instinct steaming off the page. I’m glad Cohen didn’t focus on the details of the near sexual assault but focuses on the aftermath and the affects of suffering such a trauma and the struggle returning to your daily life. In addition to exploring these themes there’s also a suspense plot intertwined and a surprise reveal at the end that some might see coming however that didn’t take anything away from the story. It’s 4.5/5 from me.

I really like Tammy aka Tamar Cohen’s books so I was excited to get my hands on the latest, Stop at Nothing. As expected, it’s a compulsive read - in this instance, inspired by events in Tammy’s own life, as she discloses in a postscript. Thankfully for her, the similarities only go so far!

Stop at Nothing is narrated by Tessa, who’s had a traumatic time of late (her husband left her, her elder daughter is estranged and her professional life has taken a downturn) but things only get worse when her sixteen year old daughter, Emma, is attacked by a stranger, who physically assaults and tries to drag her off the street one night. Luckily, a passerby intervenes in the nick of time.

With the police investigation inconclusive and the perpetrator still at large, Tessa becomes increasingly obsessed with protecting her daughter... but is everything really as it seems?

As ever a thoroughly intriguing and gripping read, and it’s not till the end that all the pieces finally fall into place.

There is nothing a mother won’t do to protect her child.A child attacked a mother out for revenge.Tammy Cohen has written another multi layered chilling novel unputdownable. #netgalley #randomhouseuk

Love this author and her latest read did not fail to disappoint......when her daughter gets assaulted Tessa wants to get to the bottom of who did it - Frances the kind bystander who helped Em in the fateful night seems eager to help too. But not is as it seems .... some great twists and turns unfold a great read which I would highly recommend

This book was wonderful it was full of surprises
It was a book you could read all time
I had an ARC