Will Carver manages to write the most brilliant original thrillers and this is no exception. Normally I prefer to read but on this occasion, I tried the audio version. It is very good and the narrator is excellent. Highly recommended.

READ IF YOU LIKE:
👀 Multiple POV
✍🏼 Short chapters (164 of them!)
🤯 Really fucking weird books
🔪 Dark + gory plots
✂️ Unlikeable characters

☁️ THOUGHTS:
Here are two… why have I not heard of Will Carver before? And what the fuck did I just read?!

Fast paced, addictive, macabre and downright disturbing, yet also gripping and unputdownable, this was a uniquely WEIRD book that I obviously devoured + loved!! This naturally gave me John Marrs’ THE GOOD SAMARITAN vibes at the start, but soon sets out on its own path of infatuation, mental health difficulties, sex, dysfunctional relationships and obsession, and discusses these topics openly.

The plot was dark and gory; the characters were multi-layered and complex (Seth especially) and the TWISTS were refreshing and well thought out. There’s no clear cut good guy/bad guy with the characters: everyone in this book is flawed, which made for an interesting read as I related to NOBODY.

I thought Seth’s insomnia was described brilliantly and genuinely had me feeling anxious and uneasy just listening to his line of thoughts. The narrator was great, however I do felt multiple narrators would have enhanced the listening experience as it was difficult to differentiate between POV.

There are some graphic and strange sex scenes in this + a LOT of talk of suicide so be aware of these things, but if you like a dark and sinister book I’d recommend this! After doing some research, I’ve discovered ‘dark and sinister’ seems to be Carver’s signature themes for a book and I’ve already ordered THE DAVES NEXT DOOR!

📍 Thank you to the publisher, author + NetGalley for an advanced review copy. All opinions are my own. Review also posted to @redheadbookgirl (IG), Goodreads and Storygraph.

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Narrator Ciaran Saward ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Story by Will Carver ⭐⭐⭐⭐

So turns out I actually purchased this book from Audible in 2021. (I have a massive addiction to buying books, too many to actually read in a timely fashion from Amazon.... I'm working on it 😆)

I'm so mad at myself for leaving this dark, twisted addictive book unread for so long.
For fans of John Mars you will love this.

Yes I know I have an addiction and don't need to anymore books but guess who just went and purchased Will Carver other novels. (I promise they are not going to sit for 3 plus years.)

Oh My God. This book was a roller-coaster of emotion with so many twists and turns!

A dark psychological crime thriller which had me hooked straight away. Will Carver has moved way up my list of favourite authors

I absolutely loved this dark tale!

A tale of three main characters interwoven who all have very different intentions.

Ant is a Samaritan driven by wanting to save people, so much so he is willing to track down and follow a caller who hung up.

Seth is a married man who can't sleep. He is desperate to make a connection to someone and trawls the phonebook at night to find someone to talk to.

Maeve is his high-achieving wife who appears to be long-suffering. Her marriage to Seth is mundane but she does love him.

Someone is murdering women who apparently have no connection to each other. They are dumped, naked and thoroughly bleached inside and out making it tough for Detective Pace to find the culprit.

This story stormed along at a great pace and I loved the different personalities and incentives behind their each different goals. I don't want to give anything away but read it! You won't regret it.

Can't wait to read more by Will Carver. Thanks to everyone for the advance audio copy.