Stop At Nothing  begins with a pretty horrific event, and from that point onwards, there is an incredible atmosphere where you could cut the tension with a knife. Following the event, there are lots of little things that happen to unsettle Tessa and her family and to be honest, they set me on edge too! I was looking over my shoulder as I was reading, keen to discover what would happen next and how this would escalate. Cohen does a brilliant job of maintaining the tension throughout the novel and by the end, my heart was thumping!

Cohen's characters are really well observed and brilliantly drawn. Despite not being close in age to the central characters, I felt able to relate to how they were feeling and this made the tension more real for me. None of the characters are particularly likeable, and as the novel progressed, I found it more and more difficult to know who to trust. Each person is hiding something and I wanted to know how their secrets would impact on each other.

THIS BOOK IS FANTASTIC!!! This is a well written psychological thriller and it draws you in from the very first page. I found the characters to be credible and believable. It portrays the extent we will go to in the pursuit of protecting those we love. All the more poignant having read the acknowledgements at the end of the book.
I shall be highly recommending this book to all I know!

Tess feels immense guilt when her youngest daughter is attacked on her way home from a night out. She would stop at nothing to bring her daughters attacker to justice and feels incredibly frustrated when the police confirm there are no leads and they cannot proceed with the case.
Francis the kind stranger who saved her daughter from the attacker becomes a friend who both Tess and Emily can turn to.
Although there were times when I felt the story dragged and I was skim reading trying to get to the next interesting bit. I was drawn in and felt that all was not as it seemed, just who was Francis and what exactly were her motives?
Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review

I could really identify myself with this book what a mother wouldn’t do for her child I really enjoyed it loved all the characters, I could have read this in one sitting so easy to read and could feel all the heartache that went with it definitely recommend it.

Wow, this book has me turning the pages right until the end, I couldn’t put it down. I’ll be honest, after finishing it at 1am in the morning I then struggled to sleep! I would thoroughly recommend

I love psychological thrillers and was looking forward to this story. I had not read any of Tammy's other books but reviews looked good. Tessa, whose daughter is attacked in the street, sounded interesting. Her quest to find her daughter's attacker a reasonable thing to do. But it is soon apparent that maybe she might have been making a mistake. Things start happening to Tessa and her family, but who is it? Who is the mother of Henry whose thoughts appear in italics?
I worked it out about a third of the way in and then it dragged as I waited to see if I was right. I would have liked more depth to the characters especially Emma and Rosie and also her friends. The events were clever and well thought out and so I read on.
Thanks to Netgalley for ARC copy.

This is the first time I've read Tammy Cohen's work but it certainly won't be the last. "Stop At Nothing" is a solid psychological thriller which explores themes including parental love, obsession, gaslighting and highlights criminal justice procedure. I found it to be an enjoyably compulsive read and particularly liked the author's note at the end, which explains the inspiration for the story.

My thanks to Anne Cater of Random Things Tours for the invitation to take part and to the publisher for the copy to review. I’ve long been a fan of Tammy’s writing (links to some previous books reviewed here are shown below) and jumped at the chance to take part in the tour.

When Tessa’s teenage daughter Emma is attacked one night coming home after getting off a bus, saved only by a woman who happened to be passing at that moment, Tess’ life spirals out of control as she desperately tries to help her daughter recover from the ordeal. She is angry that the attacker is allowed to go free whilst Emma is scared and fearful; so she takes matters into her own hands. What she doesn’t foresee are the consequences.

It must be terrible to see your daughter suffering so much and not being able to help. Tess is not having the best of times herself and I did feel sympathy for her as she struggled with her feelings of guilt and anger. She’s going through the menopause, her husband has left her for another woman and her family is split. Her ageing parents are struggling to cope; she keeps an eye on them via ‘the Grannycam’ from her laptop. She is unemployed – the career in journalism she used to have and love has moved on and left her out of touch and feeling out of her depth. And now she has this to deal with. This man who has come into their lives and scared her daughter. She wants justice and revenge.

Tess is one of those woman who acts on impulse without thinking, particularly when tired and emotional, and there were times when I wanted to sit her down and say STOP. What on earth are you thinking. Her desire to see this man punished seemed to override any thoughts for what might follow and you just knew that things were not going to end well.

Throughout the book there is an increasing feeling that not everything is as it appears with the twists and unexpected events coming fast and furious as the story reaches its climax. There are occasional chapters from an unknown voice and I was going around in circles trying to figure out who this person was and how they fitted in. Stop at Nothing is an utterly gripping story of a mother trying to do her best in difficult circumstances but not always getting it right. Part psychological thriller/domestic drama – it’s an excellent read and one which has a personal story behind it from the author, as told here on the Dead Good website.

This is a creepy noir thriller that really grabbed my attention from the first few pages. It is set in a part of London that I know well so that added to my enjoyment- I could just picture the characters coming out of Bounds Green Tube Station!
Tammy Cohen is very good at building up the tension and also excellent at drawing the characters.
Tess is a great heroine who has made some mistakes in the past and as the novel moves along we discover what they are. Why is she estranged from her eldest daughter, Rosie? Why is she so keen to find Em’s attacker even though she is putting her family in danger?
Indeed sometimes I felt like shaking her and saying leave it to the police!
Tess is recently divorced, menopausal and reeling from being made redundant from her senior editing job. She is just about holding it together when Em is attacked. All this compels her to make some very strange decisions.
Frances is very cleverly depicted and her relationship with Tess and Em seems perfectly understandable in the circumstances. They both want to find Em’s attacker, particularly as he appears to live round the corner and they could bump into him at any moment.
I don’t want to say too much as it will spoil the story but suffice it to say that it’s a great read and I thoroughly recommend it.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for my arc in exchange for an honest review.

When Tessa’s youngest daughter, Emma, is attacked on her way home from a party, the family are plunged into a living nightmare, which is only made worse when the man responsible is allowed to walk free. So when Tessa then sees the attacker in the street, not far from their home, she is forced to take matters into her own hands. But blinded by her need to keep her children safe, she may end up putting her family in far greater danger. There’s nothing Tessa wouldn’t do to keep her children safe, and to make things right, but what if she fails?

I had seen so many positive reviews for Stop At Nothing, and for the author, Tammy Cohen herself. Having not read any of her work, I decided to take the opportunity when I saw that Stop At Nothing was available to request on NetGalley. But if I’m honest, I was completely let down.

The story itself was extremely predictable. I saw the twist at the end coming from right near the start of the book, which made me lose interest straight away. I felt that it was dragged out way too much, and if it had been condensed down a little, it could have been a much better read. During the parts that I felt were dragging, I got a little bored, and uninterested, and I found that I was wishing for it to speed up a bit.

Tessa as the main protagonist was awful. She was not even slightly relatable because she was way too dramatic and unrealistic. As a mother myself, I appreciate that the need to protect your child comes above all, but a lot of Tessa’s actions throughout the story were completely over the top, and would never happen in reality. She was also extremely annoying, to the point where I wanted to grab her, shake her, and tell her to sort herself out!

I do feel that Emma was portrayed extremely well. The teenager who holds in her pain, and won’t talk to anyone about how she’s feeling, no matter how much it hurts. That is very realistic for teenage behaviour when dealing with something so awful, as much as we all wish it wasn’t.

There were parts to this story that I did enjoy reading, and the first few chapters in particular were actually very good. But I just couldn’t engross myself in this book as much as I was expecting to, which is a shame. I would still recommend giving the book a read, because not everyone will feel the same as I did, which is reflected in the amount of positive reviews it has. Stop At Nothing just wasn’t for me.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House UK for my copy, in exchange for an honest review.

I give Stop At Nothing a 2/5 rating.

Tessa’s daughter Emma was attacked on her way home from a party and it would have been so much worse than it was if Frances hadn’t been there to stop the attack as it was happening. This ordeal came along after a traumatic couple of years for Tessa, redundancy, menopause, marital breakdown and being estranged from her eldest daughter so she was already emotionally, mentally and physically at the end of her tether. This was the final straw, Tessa was not going to let this go when the police ID parade didn’t identify the perpetrator, she was going to keep her daughter safe no matter what...
The concept for this book was good overall, the story had characters that I instantly didn’t like, that frustrated me or that I was suspicious of. As a mother there were times when I could totally relate to Tessa’s feelings and reactions. But there were also times when I wanted to shout at her to open her eyes and see what’s really happening.
The writing style read well, but I found it a little bit predictable from about half way through.
Overall an enjoyable read.
Thanks to #NetGalley #TransworldBooks #randomhouse for allowing me to read this book in return for an honest review

Isnt it weird when you finish a book having disliked every single character but still found it enjoyable? This is how I feel about this book.

I find in these kind of physiological thrillers the character depth is really minimal so my chances of bonding with them are already slim and these characters I just didnt like, I didnt care for them at all, if I'd met any of them in a cafe I'd move tables.

However I really liked the plot, it really was a page turner, I liked the two different perspectives even though it took me a while to figure out exactly who one of them was.

A solid three stars from me and I do have other books from the author on my kindle and I'll definitely be reading them soon.

Tessa’s 16 year old daughter, Emma, was attacked one night on her way home, a man had grabbed her from behind and tried to drag her away, thumping her on the head at the same time……luckily a woman saw what was happening and confronted the man and he ran off…..Frances took Emma home to Tessa and was a witness for the police….

There is a police lineup but both Emma and Frances could not pick out the man for definite, but one man matches the description and Tessa becomes certain it was him.

She starts to ‘stalk’ him on social media, even sending anonymous messages to him, saying she knows what he’s done….but in her fraught state of mind she makes a mistake and sends a message while logged into her genuine account….now he knows who she is…she just wants to protect her daughter….

Her beloved dog Dotty, is taken…….and she receives a message, just a whimpering!..Frances is there to offer support to them both….she knows just when she’s needed…!

Has Tessa made a mistake? Will the attacker find them? And is it who they think it is?

This is a marvellously twisted tale, with several possible suspects that will keep you turning those pages……there’s violence, tragedy, friendships, lies….and betrayal in this very clever psychological thriller….brilliant.

Thank you to The publishers, the author and NetGalley for a free copy of the ebook and this is my honest, unbiased review.

With thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an open and honest review.

Fifty three year old Tess had a tough couple of years, first she was made redundant as a magazine editor, then her husband left her for another woman.

Then one night a man tried to drag Tess younger daughter Emma into a alleyway. Luckily a woman called Pamela was driving past at the time and the man ran off. That night Tess had taken a sleeping pill and Emma couldn't wake her up. Emma didn't get a look at the man but said he had a cleft chin. When Emma was shown pictures of potential suspects Tess accompanied her. Tess thought she she saw the man from Emma`s description, but Emma herself was unsure. Unfortunately because Emma could not identify her attacker he was released without charge.

Days later Emma thought she saw her attacker on a main road leaving a flat. Angry Tess went to the street to observe the man and follow him. Tess quickly found out his name was James Stephens was a decorator and part time DJ. Angry Tess posted a message on James`s Facebook wall calling him a rapist, Later she told his pregnant girl friend and the manager of his football club the same allegations. James messaged her back telling her she would be sorry.

When Tess was sent a picture of her house, she becomes convinced James intends to destroy her life.

I was instantly drawn to the bright red cover, it just had to read it. The idea for Stop At Nothing was loosely based on an event in Tammy`s family which are it more compelling.

Tess was an interesting protagonist who was also worried about her elderly parents who lived in another town and a house move. Feeling guilty she had installed a spycam to check on her parents. Tess was also estranged from her elder daughter Rosie.

I could understand why Tess felt angry when Emma`s attacker was not arrested and wanted to protect her. I liked Tess but I wanted she shake her for acting so recklessly. As Tess became more and more paranoid and out of control I wondered what she would do next.

I enjoyed the backstory of what led to the estrangement between Rosie and Tess. The death of Tess father was sensitively done and made me remember when my died passed away.

Stop.At Nothing was dark read with twists and turns aplenty. I have awarded four stars because I was disappointed with the weak ending.

What Tammy Cohen does extremely well is balancing an abundance of thrills and spills and enough emotional aspects to make the story relatable and grounded in reality. Her books are believable and stray from the usual tendency for crime writers to create the most far-fetched and nonsensical tale they can muster. Revolving around Tess, newly menopausal with a husband who has left her for another woman, we follow her on her journey. When her youngest daughter, Emma, is attacked Tess feels powerless and guilt that she couldn't have done anything about it. Tess's life is lacking in all meaning and she is completely lost with everything around her changing so drastically and so quickly.

I must admit that much of this is more women's fiction/chick-lit than a thriller; I would say the ratio is about 60:40 respectively, so if you prefer full-on thrilling stories this may not be the best fit. That said, it is well written, entertaining and I admired that the menopause, which is not regularly part of fictional tales, was an integral part of the plot. It's incredibly realistic and relatable with protagonist Tess being a very human character and one you simply can't help but get behind. Having had such terrible luck she deserves a break. Another fascinating fact is that this is based on Ms Cohen and her family and for some reason that made it all the more compelling to me. Recommended. Many thanks to Transworld Digital for an ARC.

As soon as I read the blurb for this book I knew I had to have it. Tammy Cohen is one of my favourite writers at the moment and she is totally nailing the Psychological Thriller genre, and Stop At Nothing is no exception!

Tess’ daughter Emma is attacked late one night walking home from the bus stop. Luckily a passer by Frances intervenes, calls the police and gets Emma home to her mother safely. A mix-up at the identification parade means that the attacker is free to go, and as the police don’t have any other evidence the case is put on the shelf. Tess is recently divorced and struggling to make ends meet AND look after her elderly parents, so her daughters recent attack just seems to be the latest in the long line of stressful events going on in her life. When Tess thinks she has seen the person responsible (she recognises him from the identification parade) in the street close to where they live, she is determined to get justice for her daughter, but at what cost to her family and her own sanity? Tess will STOP AT NOTHING.

Anyone who is a mother knows the great lengths they will go to to keep their child safe, and most would do anything if their child is hurting to be able to take that pain away, and that is the crisis facing Tess, who makes extraordinarily awful but sympathetic choices after her daughter is hurt. Main protagonist Tess did become grating after a while. Sure, I could understand her hurt and she had been through a lot, but I found her very self centred, and at times she loses sight that is was her daughter that had been attacked and not her. She let her obsession for justice or retribution blind her to what was really going on.

Narrated mainly from Tess’ perspective, there are some chapters narrated from another viewpoint peppered throughout, and it doesn’t become apparent who this person is until much later in the book giving an absolute sinister edge to it. The plot runs along smoothly and seamlessly and I found Stop At Nothing seriously hard to put down.

Tammy Cohen handles the sensitive issue of the aftermath of an attack with the due care and empathy is deserves giving an accurate example of the trauma that stays with the victim long after the attack is over. The writing is as tight as a drum with a well constructed plot line that feeds the reader little bits of information, piece by piece, just enough to keep your attention piqued but to also ratchet up the tension and suspense. I had several theories going on in my head but it wasn’t till the end when all the threads were tied up that any were confirmed.

Stop At Nothing is a beautifully written cleverly constructed thriller that will keep you on your toes throughout. I loved this book so much it gets a massive five stars from me. Thanks to Tammy Cohen, Transworld Books and Anne Cater.

Tess is the mother of two teenage girls. When Emma her fifteen year old daughter is attacked on her way home one night she sets out to get back at the attacker whilst making friends with her daughters saviour who came to her rescue.

This is a story of how far a mother will go to look after her children. Tess did some outrageous things believing she was in the right and I was screaming at her in my head to stop being so stupid! There are lots of twists and turns in the book and although I had it pretty much worked out early on it still threw me enough to make me self doubt.

It is a well written compelling read with lots of unlikeable characters.

What can I say, Tammy Cohens book are a Must read in my opinion and I think she is one of the best authors of psychological thrillers and she has never let me down.
Tess is going through the menopause and if that isn't enough her husband is divorcing her, she has to keep so many plates spinning at once as her two teenage daughters are also feeling the loss of the family unit. When her daughter is attacked on her way home after an evening visiting friends the guilt sets in, 'why did she let her travel alone on the bus' 'why didn't I get her home safely' as every parent knows it's the guilt that festers and then when a witness comes forward to the attack Tess becomes fixated on getting justice or revenge! I had my suspicions half way through it didn't stop me enjoying finding out if I was right or not and was gripped to the very last unexpected page.

I'm normally a fan of Tammy Cohen but to be honest I was disappointed with this one. Tessa's 16 year old daughter, Em, is attacked one night on her way home from the bus stop but a passer-by, Frances, steps in to help. Frances herself then becomes close to both Em and Tessa as a result, providing a sounding board for Tessa's fears that Em's attacker is someone who lives close by but who both Em and Frances had failed to pick out of a police line-up. Tessa becomes increasingly obsessed by this person and gets caught up in an increasingly sinister chain of events.

Unfortunately for me as a reader, Tessa wasn't a particularly sympathetic character and the portrayal of her obsession with the man she thought of as Em's attacker was too unrelenting for me - the first third of the book just seems to be her obsessing about this man and almost nothing else apart from regular interaction with Frances. Tessa's grip on reality seems to loosen more and more, It also seemed obvious to me .who the 'villain' was going to be - in fact, it seemed so obvious I was expecting a complete twist in the tale and for it to be someone else entirely, but no. It really was the obvious person and the journey to finding that out was not a particularly gripping one (in fact, I admit to quite a bit of eye-rolling as I was reading).

Up to now, I've read almost all of Tammy Cohen's books and have previously always enjoyed them, so I would read more by her - by and large most authors write a book that's not up to their usual standard and I'd say this one was it for TC.

Tammy Cohen has excelled herself with this great psychological thriller. After Emma is attacked whilst walking home one evening, her mum engages in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with the alleged attacker. I finally went to sleep at 2.30am last night because I just couldn't put it down. A very easy 5 star read.