A superb twisted narrative, with many moving parts...when the final piece of the puzzle is placed a truly sensational story is complete. Stop at Nothing will keep you up, turning every page to find out what happens next. A worry every mother faces and a horror no one would dream of going through . Superbly written. What a great read!

Stop at Nothing draws you in straight away with the opening chapter set in the police station with the narrator's daughter looking at a selection of photos to try and identify her attacker. From here though the story took me a little while to properly get into as it slowly built, telling the story of the past couple of years in Tess and Emma's life as well as the developing friendship between them and Emma's rescuer, Frances. We see an increasing frustration that Tess can't resolve the situation for her daughter, leading her to take matters into her own hands.

I loved how the tension built up towards the end of the story - I did start to guess at how things were going to work out, but this didn't spoil my enjoyment of it.

So on the whole I enjoyed this book however I do feel that parts of the story were dragged out and could have been a lot shorter.

Tess’ story gripped me from the start and I really felt like this physiological thriller had great promise, unfortunately I just felt like it didn’t reach its full potential.

The twists and turns in the story, I felt, we’re slightly predictable but overall a good read.

I was a little disappointed with this book because it seemed quite predictable and although a thriller it got bogged down in the unlikely menopause issues.

I really enjoyed this book. Tess's 16 year old daughter Emma is assaulted as she is walking home late at night after a party. She is rescued and brought home by a young woman, Frances. When both Emma and Frances fail to pick the attacker from an ID parade, and then Emma is convinced she saw him again locally, Tess becomes obsessed with revenge. Despite there being no proof that the man she is targeting is the attacker, Tess begins a campaign to bring about her own justice. This is a classic 'unreliable narrator' scenario, as Tess is struggling to cope with her marriage break up and the estrangement of her elder daughter. She is also sleeping badly and relying on medication. I recommend this as a really gripping read. Thanks to NetGalley for a preview copy.
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This was my first book by this author and I enjoyed it.
Lots of twists and turns and made me realise how easy it is to use social media to find out everything about a person. I won’t give anything away, but a good ending.
I would recommend this book.

I would like to thank Netgalley and Random House UK, Transworld Digital for this ARC I received in exchange for an unbiased review.
First publication I've read by this author and thoroughly enjoyed it so will look out for more.
Fairly slow start to the story as characters and background were revealed, but decent dtory emerged as a mother sought revenge for an attack upon her duaghter and events threaten to spiral out of control.
Decent story with few twists and turns along the way.
No hesitation in recommending if this is your genre.

Stop At Nothing is a twisty thriller which is good but not as good as Tammy Cohens previous books I be read but it’s still good.
Tess is a single mother, divorced after her husband abandoned her, she is menopausal, struggling to cope with her redundancy, fallen out with her eldest daughter and is finding it hard to cope with her parents being miles away and having dementia. Then one night she is awoken by knocking on her front door, she opens it to find two police officers, a strange woman and her youngest daughter, Emma and finds out she has been attacked after coming home from a party. This seems to be the final straw for Tess and when she finds out that no trial is going to happen to the accused she then finds out he is local and becomes obsessed by him.
This was a good thriller it was a little slow going at several parts throughout the book, I found Tess completely unlikeable and totally annoying and I did figure the ending some way off, I just hoped I’d missed something somewhere and I was wrong.
I would like to thank Netgalley and Random House UK, Transworld Digital for this ARC I received in exchange for an honest review.

This is a strange book to review. As always I will not summarise the storyline that is the purpose of the blurb. However it was exceptionally clear from very early on who the culprit was in this story the only reason I continued to read was to find out why, and even that I felt was anti climatic. As a parent I would go to any lengths to protect my sons and so understood Tessa way of thinking but also as someone who has gone through early menopause I was slightly dismayed so much was made of the fact Tessa was convinced she had mental health issues. Menopause does not equate to losing ones mind, and more could have been made of the fact her friends of the same age were fine going through their own menopause issues.
At this stage I am unsure of I would ever recommend this book to anyone.

Stop At Nothing is a dark psychological thriller which I enjoyed. A gripping tale with plenty of twists and turns along the way. A touching story about any parent's worst nightmare and how easy it is to use social media to find out everything about a person. I was shocked to read the end note with the author's inspiration for this book.

A twisty, turny tale with a very satisfying ending, I recommend this book.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this in exchange for an honest review.

An enjoyable book, though I did sometimes get impatient with Tess, the main character. When her daughter is threatened with a serious attack on her way home from a night out, Tess is outraged on her behalf and wants her to feel safe in her neighbourhood. So far so good, but while she initially co-operates with the police, when they fail to find the culprit and stop actively pursuing the case, Tess decides to take the law into her own hands. Her friends and her estranged husband fail to dissuade her from this crusade, and she comes close to getting into trouble with the law herself in consequence. What saves the story is that Tess is a fundamentally sympathetic character who has been having a very hard time since the breakdown of her marriage and she desperately needs to start taking charge of her life in a constructive way, move on and rebuild it anew. She has a secret, which is eventually revealed to us. Meanwhile, she has a new friend in Frances, the woman who witnessed and saw off the would-be attacker. She appears to be highly supportive to Tess and her daughter, Emma - but is she all that she seems? Can Tess get justice and make her family's world safe again? There are some interesting plot twists and suspense, and it is an entertaining read.

Stop At Nothing is a thrilling read based on the authors own daughters experience being attacked on her way home, and the impotence of not being able to identify and convict the perpetrator and thus protect her family. Being a psychological thriller it comes with the usual chilling twists and turns, keeping you on your toes as to what is actually happening. It includes parts of chapters from another character who is revealed late on in the book. If you read this genre you could well work it out but it doesn’t spoil the book at all. A solid 4.5 stars from me.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for my ARC in exchange for my honest opinions.

**There were some chapters devoted to the family dog which is attacked but actually ends up being ok. I personally am put off books where animals are hurt (I know, it’s just a story!) but it’s not just me as I have friends who also feel this way! A heads up that this one doesn’t end grimly would have helped me deciding to continue the book at one point. I’m glad I persevered.

Stop at nothing

Tessa has had a couple of very traumatic years. Her divorce, losing her house, being estranged from her eldest daughter and now her younger daughter Emma has been attacked. She was on her way home from a night out with friends. You will find out later in the book why Tessa doesn’t pick her up. Frances who sees the attack and brings Emma home gradually Inserts herself into their lives and from then on this book is full of twists and turns. Couldn’t wait to see what happened next. Well worth reading. Thanks to Netgalley for my copy.

This ARC was courtesy of netgalley - all thoughts and opinions are mine and unbiased

I've not read any of Tammy Cohen's novels before but absolutely loved this and will be on the lookout in future.

This is gripping and all the more terrifying as it is every parent nightmare

I loved the slow reveal at the end

Highly recommended

I really wanted to like this book.

The blurb had me more than intrigued.

However ....

The story itself fell flat for me.

The concept was a good one but the way it was written left me confused and feeling like I'd missed certain details.

There was a second voice throughout the tale, a narrative which I thought I'd guessed, this all changed at the end though and I am unsure as to why?

By the time I'd reached the end of the novel I wasn't really sure what the whole point of it was and who was supposed to be saving who.

I will say though, I do think with more editing this story has the potential to be more than just OK.

When Tess' teenage daughter Emma is attacked on the way home from a party, Tess is determined that the perpetrator be bought to justice.

But Emma fails to identify the attacker in a Police line up, and both Tess and Emma are distraught that the attacker is still roaming free.

Then Emma believes that she sees her attacker, one day when she is coming home from school and Tess is willing to do anything she can to ensure that he ends up behind bars.

Even if she has to break the law herself.

She will stop at nothing....

Meanwhile, both Emma and Tess are finding comfort in their new found friendship with Frances, who stopped the attack before it became any worse, and bought Emma home to her Mother on that fateful night.

As someone who was caught up in the events of the night, Frances perhaps has a biased opinion when she encourages Tess who is thinking about taking matters in to her own hands as the police don't seem to be getting anywhere.

But Tess will do anything to keep her daughter safe.

No matter what the consequences.

The book started with a nightmare that no parent wants to suffer, so Tess goes to any length to protect her daughter. As the story pans out, you do cone to realise that maybe Tess is wrong and that someone else is involved in e everything that goes wrong. I held my breath for the last 20 minutes as everything became clear.

One of the scariest things about this book was the authors note at the end when she explained about her inspiration for this book-you will understand why when you read it! But what happens to Emma is every parents worst nightmare and Tammy Cohen does a fabulous job of exploring the choice of direction that Tess took following the attack on Emma.

To be honest, I didn’t particularly like Tess that much and can’t say I really understood the way that she acted but that’s probably due to her doing the polar opposite of what I would do in her situation. Although this storyline did make me think about whether you can really predict how you are going to react to a particular situation until you’re physically put in that situation yourself! Tess wasn’t having the best of time in her personal life even before what happened with Emma. She had discovered her husbands affair and was living with the consequences of that. Plus she was going through the menopause and I know from personal experience that this can cause major emotional issues and problems for many women. She was no longer at the top of her profession in a job she enjoyed and when she did get some work, things had moved on so quickly within her field that she struggled to adapt. But this still didn’t really excuse her over the top reaction to trying to persecute her daughters alleged attacker!

Tammy Cohen has written a gripping and scarily relevant book. The way she vividly portrays a menopausal woman on the edge was incredibly well handled and I’m thrilled that more women characters in fiction are being given a voice during such an unstable and often life changing period for them. The feeling of starting to slip away, becoming invisible to others (especially men!) is a very strange one and it’s quite possible that a reaction as extreme as the one Tess has could occur. I did become thoroughly engrossed in the plot details even though I was convinced that everything was not as it appeared and I was right!!

Stop at Nothing is another great read from this author who gives her readers a moral dilemma they can identify with and ask themselves the question “what would I do when faced with the same situation?” A mothers quest for justice is never going to be a straightforward one but I felt that Tammy Cohen gave Tess a great story to divide opinions but also to work through some very difficult emotions.

Definitely one to watch out for Tammy Cohen fans and will hopefully make her some new ones too!

I have read and enjoyed many of Tammy Cohen’s novels and they are always new and fresh in topic and tone. This is the story of Tess, recently divorced and estranged from one of her two daughters. The other daughter is attacked at the start of the novel, saved by a passer-by, Frances. Tess becomes obsessed with finding justice for her daughter, and becomes unwisely involved in an attempt to drive away the man she believes responsible. The novel is gripping and moves along at a tremendous pace. A recommended psychological thriller by an author at the top of her game.

Tess's daughter is attacked but saved by a young woman who quickly becomes a part of their life. After a failed ID parade, Tess is sure she knows who attacked her daughter and is determined to get justice but does she have the right man? How safe is she going after him and just what might she lose in the process,

This was an interesting read with some scary moments. Its very current as it deals with the issues of what can be found out about a person online. The story itself dragged a little and I soon figured out what was going on. The ending was good and I loved the slightly open touch to it. Plus the thought sections of the book added another mystery as you try to figure out who is thinking these things. All in an interesting thriller but a little predictable.