I love being given the opportunity to update our school library which is a unique space for both senior students and staff to access high quality literature. This is definitely a must-buy. It kept me absolutely gripped from cover to cover and is exactly the kind of read that just flies off the shelves. It has exactly the right combination of credible characters and a compelling plot thatI just could not put down. This is a great read that I couldn't stop thinking about and it made for a hugely satisfying read. I'm definitely going to order a copy and think it will immediately become a popular addition to our fiction shelves. 10/10 would absolutely recommend.

Due to a sudden, unexpected passing in the family a few years ago and another more recently and my subsequent (mental) health issues stemming from that, I was unable to download this book in time to review it before it was archived as I did not visit this site for several years after the bereavements. This meant I didn't read or venture onto netgalley for years as not only did it remind me of that person as they shared my passion for reading, but I also struggled to maintain interest in anything due to overwhelming depression. I was therefore unable to download this title in time and so I couldn't give a review as it wasn't successfully acquired before it was archived. The second issue that has happened with some of my other books is that I had them downloaded to one particular device and said device is now defunct, so I have no access to those books anymore, sadly.

This means I can't leave an accurate reflection of my feelings towards the book as I am unable to read it now and so I am leaving a message of explanation instead. I am now back to reading and reviewing full time as once considerable time had passed I have found that books have been helping me significantly in terms of my mindset and mental health - this was after having no interest in anything for quite a number of years after the passings. Anything requested and approved will be read and a review written and posted to Amazon (where I am a Hall of Famer & Top Reviewer), Goodreads (where I have several thousand friends and the same amount who follow my reviews) and Waterstones (or Barnes & Noble if the publisher is American based). Thank you for the opportunity and apologies for the inconvenience.

I really enjoyed this book. It was a great storyline with excellent characters. I would highly recommend this book as it was a great read.

I am a huge fan of Howard Linskey and was looking forward to getting my teeth into a new book by him. This latest release features Rebecca as our main character. She has returned to her hometown of Eriston where she hasnt been in years following the death of her father. As Rebecca returns to her home town no sooner has she set foot in the first place as the reader you just know this town has something going on. It has an element of creepiness about it that I just couldn’t put my finger on. As Rebecca starts to arrange things such as her Dads funeral she is dragged into something she had no idea was going on. Not only are women beingmurdered in the town but Rebecca is now questioning her own Fathers death.

She meets up with her ex-boyfriend Alan as well as meeting the local policeman who seems to be investigating the murders in his own time. Although this took a little time to gather momentuim it was a really enjoyable book to read and I will as always look forwardto the next release.

Loved it!

Don’t Let Him In is the perfect thriller to sit down on an evening with and lose yourself in. Instantly transported to another world (just a scarier one ha), the writing is next level fantastic!

The twist left me reeling .

5/5

Absolutely fantastic read. I have loved this and been completely unable and unwilling to put this one down.
This is a great read which I will be highly recommending.

I have been a fan of Howard’s work for a little while now. I haven’t quite caught up with everything that he has written but I am getting there. I read the synopsis of ‘Don’t Let Him In’ and it certainly sounded like the sort of read I have come to expect from Howard- a gritty, fast paced, tense and dramatic read. Well this book was certainly all that and more. I thoroughly enjoyed reading ‘Don’t Let Him In’ but more about that in a bit.
I was drawn into this story from the synopsis alone. Within the first five minutes of reading this book, I realised that I wouldn’t be able to put the book down. The book wasn’t exactly glued to my hand but it might as well have been because the book travelled everywhere with me. I just couldn’t bear to miss a single second of the story. The story intrigued me and I had to keep reading to see how the story concluded. The pages turned over increasingly quickly as my desperation to find out how the story concluded grew and grew. I became so wrapped up in the story that I lost all track of time and just how quickly I was getting through the story. I read the book within the space of a day which is good going for me. I found ‘Don’t Let Him In’ to be a gripping read, which certainly kept me guessing and kept me on the edge of my seat.
‘Don’t Let Him In’ is superbly written but so are the rest of Howard’s books. Howard has one of those writing styles that is easy to get used to and easy to take to. I love the fact that he bases the majority of his stories in the North East of England but then I am a bit biased since that is where I live. For me the story hit the ground running and maintained a fast pace throughout. Reading this book felt a bit like being on a scary and unpredictable rollercoaster ride with several twists and turns along the way. I love the way in which Howard makes the reader feel as though they are part of the story and at the centre of the action. That’s how I felt at any rate.
In short, I thoroughly enjoyed reading ‘Don’t Let Him In’ and I would definitely recommend it to other readers. I will certainly be reading more of Howard’s work in the future. The score on the Ginger Book Geek board is a very well deserved 5* out of 5*.

I was looking forward to reading Don’t Let Him In as I enjoyed the author’s previous book Alice Teale Is Missing. Unfortunately I was left disappointed as this one turned out to be rather predictable and not as enjoyable. It started off well, with intriguing mystery, and I liked the atmospheric setting of a small town. However, the story went downhill with clumsy red herrings and stereotypical characters, and I guessed the culprit quite early on.

3.75* which I have rounded up as I can’t give part stars.
Howard Linskey is a UK author predominately setting his books in the North East of England.
This is a stand a lone novel.
It’s a murder mystery undertaken by an unemployed journalist.
Firstly we are introduced to an unknown stalker,who we hear from throughout the book.
Then it moves to Rebecca doing conservation work with turtles in Costa Rica when she receives a phone call to say that her father has died suddenly. When she returns home to sort out arrangements she discovers that her retired editor father was looking into the Eriston Rose murder. She remembers as a child a journalist investigating the Eriston Rose murder was killed and begins to wonder if that is why her father is dead.
Rebecca teams up with PC Dominic Green who says he had been working with her father on the recent local murders, as the police seem keener on a quick clear up rate than a thorough investigation.
I enjoyed it. Rebecca is a likeable character.
I found the pace to be on the slow side for me, I enjoyed the book.

A very enjoyable read with an almighty twist. Rebbecca is enjoying travelling in some of the most idyllic places on earth, when she is called to the hotel telephone little did she know that the devasting news would change her life. Her mother is divorced from her father but she still bursts into tears when she has to deliver the news that Rebbecca's father is dead. She has seen little of either parent as her mother is remarried and living in New Zealand, her father is still living in the family home in the northeast of England but apart from the odd phone call, she hasn't had much contact in a while. She is his only living relative and she realises there will be a lot to sort out on returning to her hometown.
The death doesn't seem to be as straight forward as she thought but trying to get to the bottom of how and why he died leads to a string of events that spiral out of control and put her in grave danger. This is an easy book to read, the writing is good and the story intriguing and suspenseful

Great premise, artfully pulled together, and fleshed out with a fab cast of characters. I've been a fan of Howard LInskey;s books since his debut, but this for me is possibly his best yet. Love the sense of small town claustrophobia, and that contradiction between everyone knowing your business, but with some deeply buried secrets too.

'I'm watching you. I've been doing it for a while now. You're not big on security are you?'

Rebecca Cole has returned home to Eriston on the Northumberland coast following the death of her father, Sean, the former editor of the local newspaper. She discovers that he has been looking at cold cases of missing and murdered women. Give that his death is being regarded as suspicious, could this by why he died?As Rebecca begins to investigate it becomes clears that the town has a higher than average number of such cases. The novel moves between Rebecca's viewpoint and that of the killer who is decidedly unsettling.

The setting of the rundown town and Rebecca's isolated and creaky house create a really sinister background. It was easy to imagine the killer in the background, watching and waiting. The sense of danger and dread was palpable. The characterisation is excellent, especially Rebecca and the creepy killer but also her ex-boyfriend and the local police officer who believes her and her late father's theories.

This is a really spine-tingling read, very skillfully written and expertly plotted. I was thoroughly unnerved. This is the first book I have read by Howard Linskey and it most certainly won't be my last.

Thank you to NetGalley and Michael Joseph for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I've never read anything by Howard Linskey before so excited to give Don't Let Him In a go. A thriller set in the. North East. I enjoyed this book and think there is definitely potential for a series to develop with the main character and there's nothing I love more than a series featuring a feisty heroine!

This is a great 'whodunnit' and it kept me guessing throughout.

Rebecca is a young woman, travelling the world and looking for adventure. Then, she gets a phone call from her mother to say her father has died. Her mother and father were separated, so, there's only Rebecca to sort the family home and funeral arrangements. So, she travels back to her hometown, a small town on the Northumberland coast which has a history of people who mysteriously disappear. Added to that, Rebecca's childhood home is not a cosy one and it appears her father didn't feel safe there.

Upon her return, what Rebecca finds is the suspicion that her father's death wasn't an accident and so she begins to uncover what might have happened. In doing so, she also remembers her childhood and previous relationships in the town.

Alongside this, someone is watching Rebecca. Who and why?

There were times I felt the story was slow, but, if you stick with it, there's a satisfying conclusion and it certainly kept me guessing; as well as checking my windows and doors!

Overall, I enjoyed it and am grateful to NetGalley and Penguin Michael Joseph for the opportunity to preview.

This is not my first outing with this author so I had high hopes and expectations going in... I wasn't disappointed. Not at all!
We follow Rebecca as she returns to her home town after the death of her father. She has mixed emotions going back. Obviously her loss, but also as she really hasn't really done much with her life in the time she has been away so she is a little wary of the people she knew from way back when. Her father was the editor of the local paper and it appears that he was working furiously on his obsession in the run up to his death. His obsession being the high number of deaths and fatal accidents in the town over the years. It also appears he was close to finding the truth of the matter.
And then Rebecca is told that the death of her father might not have been the accident that it was reported as...
And so begins a tightly and expertly plotted, gripping tale that held me captive throughout, spitting me out at the end completely satisfied, albeit spent.
It really was the real deal for me. Cracking, well drawn characters that I could really believe and invest in. A plot that kept me on my toes throughout as it twisted and turned to its conclusion. Pacing that matched the narrative all the way through and with no superfluous padding or waffle, the story really did get on with itself very well.
And the reveal when it came was a bit jaw droppingly shocking, even if I did have an inkling as to what was going on, I had several of those and most of them turned out to be complete rubbish!
All in all, another cracker from an author who has cemented himself firmly on my watch list. Roll on next time.
My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book.

A father's death is not as simple as seen at first, as his daughter discovers when she returns to make the funeral arrangements. She, as her father, was a journalist and her instincts are brought to the fore as she finds out more about his death, deaths of other people years ago - after all, this mythical NE town is the centre of Universe Murder apparently. On top of that she seems to have gained a stalker and is living in an out of the way spooky house that a local business man is desperate to buy - even making an offer at the funeral. Sadly for me the perpetrator is shouting "it's meeee" right from the start but one continues the story to find out just why. I love the descriptions of "Eriston" - an amazing mix of Northumberland-Tyneside-Durham ex mining/seaside towns trying to survive, but struggling. Lived there for 30 years, oh so sadly true. Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Michael Joseph UK for an advance copy in exchange for my honest review.

This is a great read.
Rebecca receives a phone call telling her that her father has died so immediately heads back home to the UK.
When she arrives at the family home, the Police visit her and tell her that her father’s death may be suspicious, but they’re not really sure.
There’s another lower rank Policeman who speaks to her and he tells her he was working with her father, looking into the unusually high number of deaths in the area, and he thinks he was murdered.
Rebecca is intrigued so starts to look into what her father was working on before he died.
We also have chapters from someone who is watching Rebecca and it’s clear their intentions aren’t good.
It’s strange for Rebecca to back after being abroad for so many years but soon she’s asking the locals what they know.
This is a great mystery thriller that I really enjoyed.
Thanks to Penguin Michael Joseph UK and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book.

Another thoroughly enjoyable novel from the excellent Howard Linskey. This story is set in the remote and run-down town of Eriston, which has a reputation for murder and unexplained disappearances. When Rebecca returns home upon the death of her father, she becomes embroiled in the investigations her father had undertaken, and things turn sinister. The novel is well written, the sense of place is strong and the plot is involving throughout.

A quick fast paced read although I guessed the killer quite early on
Well written and kept me as a reader involved in the story

Eriston is a small town. It's the kind of place where knows your name = and your secrets. Rebecca hasn't been back in years, but she grew up in the shadow of the dark local legend. There have always been deaths in Eriston - more than can easily be explained. People dying in their houses, behind locked doors. Her father, Sean had always warned her of the dangers. But Sean knew too much and now he's dead. Rebecca could be next.

There's a killer loose in Eriston and Sean has been trying to find out who was responsible for the deaths of local women. Rebecca Cole returned to her home town after her father's death. She decides to pick up where her father left off and try and find the killer. There's plenty of suspects and red herrings in this creepy but easy to read book. It's quite a cleverly crafted story that had me guessing until the end. This is an intriguing read. The tension builds throughout. A really enjoyable read.

I would like to thank #NetGalley, #PenguinMichaelJosephUK and the author #HowardLinskey for my ARC of #DontLetHImIn in exchange for an honest review.