This book is also marketed as 'Possession' in the US.
This is another mixed one for me.
The plot drew me in straight away. I was hooked. But then the pace slowed massively and dragged at at times. I know I have a high standard for what I call pow-pow-pow thrillers and this didn't deliver on this for me.
The introduction of the true crime podcast Conviction was a great tool, but for me didn't have enough involvement. I am a huge fan of true crime podcasts and I loved the idea as a way of adding up the clues as the story progressed, but I found it didn't really all work together until the finale, and could have been executed a little better.
The main character Hannah was mostly likeable, but the book definitely delivered on the intrigue and the 'is she an unreliable narrator' scenario.
I'm unsure if this book will be memorable for me, as I feel it could have had better execution, and was rather disappointing.

The police arrest and convict a young man for the murder of Graham Catton. Leaving behind daughter Evie asleep in her bed and wife Hannah, dazed, confused and unable to remember the events of the night that the murder took place. Ten years on and Hannah (now a practicing psychologist) has rebuilt her life with Evie and Dan, her long term partner. All seems to be going well until a podcast focusing on her husbands murder begins to air. Hannah unable to remember the evening begins to unravel as the podcast series begins to air.

On one hand I wanted to know what happened on the evening of the murder but the story at times became a bit unhinged for me. Hannah is an unreliable narrator and is not a nice character so as a reader I felt little investment in what was happening to her. Even the initial investigation seemed somewhat of a stretch and most unlikely to end in a conviction of anyone at the time. As a novel this simply did not personally work for me.

Amy Scanion did a good job with the audio narration.

This was brilliant to listen to as an audiobook. The storyline is addictive and so twisty it keeps you guessing and questioning the whole way through.

*A big thank-you to Katie Lowe, HarperCollins UK Audio, and NetGalley for the advanced audiobook in exchange for my honest review.*
A good thriller that kept me listening and guessing, with a relatively new idea of a podcast built in the plot. Hannah, whose husband passed away ten years ago, is forced to relive some moments of her marriage and the tragedy that struck when a podcast is prepared to look into Graham's death.
Well-developed characters and twists allowed me to engage in the narration, especially that the reader did an excellent job.

Short opinion: If this weren’t an audiobook, I would have DNFed it for sure.


Hannah’s husband Graham was murdered about a decade ago. The murderer, a teenager named Mike, was convicted and the case closed. Hannah has somehow got her life back on track, raising her daughter Evie with the help of her new partner Dan and settled in a small town psychiatry practice in an NHS hospital. This is until she hears that a popular radio podcast named Conviction is planning to investigate Graham’s murder as they believe Ted to be innocent. Soon, Hannah and her family are in the public eye and she finds her personal and professional troubles spiralling out of control. How and when all this will end forms the rest of the story.


You might have heard of the Gestalt theory, which emphasises that the whole of anything is greater than its parts. This book proves the theory wrong. We have many potential wonderful parts in the book. Hannah’s complicated relationship with her daughter Evie, Dan’s almost selfless and blind love for Hannah in spite of her traumatic past and present, the possibly paranormal element when Hannah begins to hear Graham’s voice and feel him around, the obsession Hannah has with a local house that was a psychiatric hospital earlier… The last two points especially would have been mind-blowing if they were developed properly. But they all come together in an ad-hoc manner that don’t blend into a perfect whole, and some points were just abandoned midway. The whole book dipped for me as a result.

If this were a book written in third person, I might still have enjoyed it. But it comes to us from the first person perspective of Hannah, an absolutely self-obsessed and presumptuous character. Hearing her “I felt” and “I thought” and “I knew” again and again and again tempted me to pull my hair out in frustration. She is supposed to be a psychiatrist yet she can’t even diagnose her own symptoms, or does she seek medical help for her PTSD or her hallucinations. Also surprising was how Dan and Evie couldn’t sense anything wrong with her while another minor character immediately realised that Hannah blanked out at times.

Even the original murder investigation seemed to be utter nonsense. When you hear the clues revealed by the podcast, you’ll also begin to wonder how the heck Mike was convicted on such flimsy evidence without any judge or jury questioning the situation. The entire plot seemed too farfetched. If a character fails, a thriller can still sustain itself on unforeseen twists. But unfortunately for me, even that didn’t happen as I could guess the possible killer much before Hannah.

Sorry to say but this book didn’t work for me at all. All I need in a thriller is a quick pace, intelligent writing and decent twists, even if the main character is unlikeable. I didn’t get any of those from this book. I’m just glad I completed it and all credit to that goes to the narrator Amy Scanlon. Her narration was spot on, with every character voiced distinctly. I doubt I would have completed this book if the narration were poorly done. For a 13 hours long audiobook, Scanlon’s voice was the only motivation.

Thank you, NetGalley and HarperCollins UK Audio, for the audio ARC of the book in exchange for an honest review.

Overall I did enjoy this book. Hannah was a bit of a mess and I couldn’t decide if I liked her or not, but she was interesting and kept me listening. The pacing wasn’t as fast as I’d have liked and I think the book didn’t need to be quite as long as it was. However, great plot and lots of characters to keep me intrigued.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for the audioARC of this book.

Hannah Catton wakes to find her husband, Graham, dead in their bed and she has no memory of what happened. A man is convicted of a ‘burglary gone wrong-murder’ and she is left to rebuild her life with her daughter, Evie.

Ten years later, Hannah has a job she loves and has found Dan, a man devoted to her and who loves Evie as if she was his own daughter. But a podcast series specialising in overturning miscarriages of justice is investigating Graham’s death and suddenly all eyes are on Hannah and even Hannah isn’t convinced that she’s innocent.

Wow, I have just finished listening to the audiobook version of this and I although there were some aspects of the story I was a bit unsure of, the ending was brilliantly handled.

There are so many female protagonist first person thrillers around now and you hear the same descriptions, “twisty” being a favourite. Here I think that it’s actually warranted.

There are lots of themes here that also lift it above average: domestic abuse, catfishing. trolling, the power of social media, etc.

Just a personal word about the audiobook. Whilst the narrator was absolutely fine as the voice of Hannah, as soon as anybody else was speaking things went very badly wrong. Every voice and every accent was worse than the one before it and I had to will myself to ignore how offputting that was in order to enjoy the story. Luckily most of the time we are with Hannah‘s voice and so it’s okay but I did find that it spoilt my enjoyment of some parts of the book.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Harper Collins UK Audio for my ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

Dark, Unsettling And Disturbing…
With dark, unsettling, disturbing and chilling vibes from the very off, this atmospheric suspense gives multiple chills. Twisting, turning and surprising in equal measure. Well written and never lets up, with a denouement to die for. A superb listen with well paced, well nuanced and well placed narration.

** ARC provided by Netgalley via the publisher in exchange for an honest review. ***

I got really sucked into this book really quickly! The narrator was great & right from the get go I was hooked.

Hannah Catton husband got murdered 10 years ago during a robbery gone wrong, or at least that is what Hannah has always believed. However, a new podcast has come along to drag through the case and Hannah's life in excruciating detail and instead of clearing up the matter, things just get more tangled in Hannah's mind.

I wasn't a huge fan of the ending thinking that possibly less is more. That said, the many twists and turns were enjoyable and I somehow manager to listen to the 10 hours over a couple of days. I think that demonstrates my enjoyment!

At times I struggled with this book. The main character Hannah takes some time getting used to. There are also times when it reminds you of the Edgar Allan Poe book A tell Tale Heart.
About half way through the characters start to gel and the story becomes more enjoyable. The narrator of the audiobook brings the characters to life with her different voices.
Over all a very readable / easy to listen to book

I’d like to thank NetGalley and HarperCollins UK for approving me for an ARC of this book.

I have to begin by saying that once again the narration was brilliant on the audio. I loved all the different, distinct voices that Amy Scanlon had given all the characters. She did a great job at conveying the emotion, particularly in the final scenes.

The story is told from the POV of Hannah, who’s husband was murdered. Ten years on from her husband’s murder Hannah is in a new relationship and her daughter, now a teenager, is a straight A student with great prospects. Then along comes Anna Byers with her podcast CONVICTION and throws everything out of sorts.

Anna Byers is convinced that Mike Philips, the convicted murderer is innocent of killing Hannah’s husband and decides to investigate the case fully. Whilst she is doing this she shines a light on the only other person who could be the murderer, Hannah. It was very interesting to see the publics reaction to the podcast, it showed the full power of social media and how one person’s opinion can have a huge effect.

Hannah’s story flicks from current events, where she is trying to keep her life together despite being labelled a murderer, and past events leading up to Graham’s death. Hannah’s memories of that night are very foggy and as the case is revisited her memories return in patches.

There was a lot going on in this story and whilst I enjoyed it I did feel that it could of been a little shorter. Part way through I felt myself tiring of Hannah, I actually didn’t like her a lot. Don’t get me wrong I completely understood her actions and why she behaved in certain ways. Her marriage to Graham was awful and must of been horrendous to go through but there was something about her that I couldn’t gel with.

Nevertheless the final revelations were fantastic! It felt like one reveal after the other and I was gob smacked with the final conclusion. I had convinced myself that an entirely different conclusion was going to take place so it was nice to be surprised. Full of manipulation, sinister twists and atmosphere this story will have you doubting everyone, including yourself.

This was a great story & audiobook, it was an interesting idea and one quite relevent in the time of podcasts and the popularity of true crime ones and how someones life can be blown apart so easily, so when Hannah Catton is approached by a true crime podcast "conviction" about the murder of her husband 10 years before, it seems that what seemed to be a closed case is anything but and all the evidence is pointing at her.
Sometimes it felt a bit predictable but it had enough suspense to keep me interested.

Thank you to NetGalley, Katie Lowe and Harper Collins Audio for an Audio ARC in return for an honest review.

This book defines the word ‘gripping’. I felt this book may be your typical murder mystery but I could not have been more wrong. This book has redefined the thriller category.

The audiobook version seems to add more suspense to the book, it made it easier to differentiate between the characters.

I have no negative notes about this book. I can’t wait to read more by Katie, she is an author to watch.

Trigger Warnings:
Gaslighting, Domestic Abuse, Physical Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Violence, Blood, Mental Health Deterioration, PTSD, Drug Dependency (mentioned) Kidnapping, Death, Eating Disorders, Harassment/Bullying.

The Review:
I’m not being hyperbolic when I say that this is the Psychological Thriller I’ve been waiting for. I’ve read quite a few recently, which have felt inherently pedestrian, and I wondered if I’d gone off the genre as a whole; but Lowe’s writing is decadent in the way it teases at truths and lies. I often compare my reading experiences to rollercoasters (mainly because I enjoy the fast paced-ruthlessness nature of a rollercoaster read) however, Lowe is a master craftswoman at the slow-burn intrigue. What is the truth? Who murdered Graham Catton?

You have no idea how badly I want to tell you. But, you know, spoilers. What I can tell you is I really appreciated the singular perspective of Hannah Catton, our protagonist and potential murderess. (Although, not going to lie, every time a character said, ‘Hannah…’ in that way that suggests you’ve said or done something wrong, it was enough to make me sit up, like, ‘What?’ you know. What with Hannah being my name… anyway, I digress).
Hannah Catton is a psychiatrist, with a doctorate that everyone seems to forget. She’s intelligent, she’s sensitive, and she’s a pathological liar. She lies to Dan, her long time partner, about where she’s going and who she is seeing. She lies to her daughter, Evie, who is growing up to look more and more like Graham (her father, who she barely remembers) and her colleagues.

Domestic Abuse is a sensitive subject, and needs to be handled with care, so what I appreciated RE: TMOGC was that Hannah is a strong, three dimensional character. She’s angry, sensible, considerate, compassionate, jealous; all the things which could make a killer. And whilst she is often mocked for her ‘doe-like’ expressions, she’s no waif. At no point to Lowe glamourise Hannah’s situation as a woman who ‘snapped’ (a phrase I loathe, btw). Each action has a transparent motivation which, whilst I might not agree with, does allow the audience to empathise.

And as far as the murder mystery elements of this narrative, I’ll go so far as to say: the evidence was all there. Even if I didn’t see the ending coming. And I’ll cross my fingers that I’ve not given away too much!
I loved this read. Much like the audience crammed around the Conviction Podcast, I sought time alone from the world to discover more of Graham Catton, the cruel double life he’d constructed for his family and his friends, and where Hannah Catton’s lies would lead her. It was thrilling (if you’ll excuse the pun) and totally vindicates my thoughts RE: The Furies, where I promised to get my hands on everything Katie Lowe ever produces.

Loved, Loved, Loved it. Five stars. Wouldn’t change a hair on this novel’s head.

The story of who killed Graham Catton is an intriguing mystery. We're never quite sure if Hannah is the culprit or she's been mixed up in a plot to kill her husband. As the story goes on, we get to know Graham and he's not a very nice man, the reader is also left wondering if Hannah is in her right mind, is she suffering from PTSD? Is there a reason she cannot remember exactly what happened. I enjoyed the plot, it had just about the right amount of intrigue and mystery and was narrated very well. My only slight criticism is the length, it's a long read and could have been condensed. Overall I enjoyed the story, thank you to Netgally and Katie Lowe for the opportunity to read.

Innocent until proven guilty - except just because someone has been proven guilty doesn’t mean everyone believes they are guilty. Hannah’s husband was murdered 10 years ago, his killer has been in jail since the trial, yet a true crime podcast is seeking to show that the real killer is still walking free. So did he do it or are the amateur sleuths right?

The story jumps between the past and the present, drip feeding information about Hannah’s past and her relationship with Graham. We are also drip fed information about Hannah’s grandmother who was locked up in an institution for setting a fire and killing her husband and children. Is Hannah cut from the same cloth?

The story twists and turns, as we watch Hannah’s mental health deteriorate and the author makes you questions whether Hannah is a victim or a killer. As the reader, I flip flopped between yes, she is but maybe she has some justification and no she isn’t, she is just traumatised. The author does a great job of building up the back story of Hannah’s relationship with Graham both in the past and the present. As I neared the end of the book, I thought I had finally deduced the truth - but alas I was wrong. Often being wrong means the ending is contrived and unbelievable but for me the ending worked. I could look back over the book and see how the story led here.

There were points that I didn’t necessarily like Hannah or find her actions believable hence the 4 stars but overall I really enjoyed the book and the overarching idea of a mother doing anything to protect her child.

This is one of those books that immediately gets its hooks into you. You’re swept up immediately and the plot will keep you immersed and on the edge of your seat. I needed to know what was happening and I had no idea where it was going to go. It’s one of those books that you’re always trying to guess into the future and never quite get to figuring it out! It’s certainly addictive!

I loved the updates from the conviction crime podcast along the way too and the story develops along beautifully. I was well invested into the plot and I couldn’t stop listening! I enjoyed the split timelines and slowly piecing together the information to build up a bigger picture with what had happened and what went on. It was well written I found!

This is a prime example of an amazing audiobook too. Seriously, absolutely brilliant and fantastically read and narrated. It was acted so well and it was so so compelling to listen to. It really brought the words off the pages and it sounded so effortless and natural for the narrator - it made for really enjoyable listening.

Overall I really enjoyed it and the ending was satisfactory too and liked how it was concluded. I was on the edge of my seat towards the end! An enjoyable and entertaining listen all in all.

Wow this story was amazing! A domestic thriller, which tricks you into a false sense of thinking you know what happened and then springing a surprise twist towards the end, that completely catches you off guard!

The author has written this fabulously. It’s told in a first person narrative, from the perspective of Hannah. Years ago, Hannah woke up to find her husband lying dead on the kitchen floor with a knife sticking out of him. Hannah had no memory of what happened, and we are then moved forward, to years later, where Hannah has a new life, with her daughter Evie and new partner Dan. A news blog series is recording a series with the murder of Hannah’s husband Graham Catton, as the main subject. The person convicted of killing him is being released and there’s questions surrounding the legitimacy of the evidence and

As the story progresses, you are taken through the confusion, and cruel torment Hannah is put through as the past is resurfaced and she is forced to face what happened, years before, finding herself under suspicion of others, and questioning her own sanity. All is not as it seems, and as the story unfolds, the truth slowly comes to light, with a HUGE surprise twist that connects all the dots together and perfectly brings the story to a fab ending!

The character development of Hannah is fab. I could really feel her unravelling as I moved through the story. I began to really feel for her, especially the troubling relationships she faced in the past. I like the atmospheric haunting feeling the story gave me at times, particularly those moments where Hannah was hearing voices and seeing shadows move. The chapters flowed well, I was hooked, eager to find out more and I ended up finishing this within days.

I enjoyed this story as an audiobook. The narrator read through the story fab, she made some fantastic expressions and accents through our the story and brought in lots of emotions and tension in through her reading.

This fab domestic thriller is the perfect read for those looking for a book that progresses through twists, tension which unravels to a surprising twist! I completely recommend.

** I received an advanced copy of this audiobook to listen to and review. Thank you NetGalley, the author and publishers for allowing me the opportunity **

I listened to half of this audiobook and ended up falling out of the habit of listening! However, I am planning on picking up the physical copy when it comes out and restarting. I'm totally intrigued by the story and need to know what happens next!

What a great book. Very well written and whilst I thought I had it sussed from about half way through the book, I had no idea!! Definitely recommend it!