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"The perfect way for us to live. The perfect way for him to hide…
My husband Matt and I are an ordinary married couple in every way but one. At the end of each day, we return to our own homes and our own spaces. Some people think this arrangement is odd, but for us it’s perfect.
But beyond the fairy lights I string at my window, darkness is pressing in. Two local women have gone missing, and I don’t want to be alone. With Matt away for work, I find comfort in chatting to my new neighbour Brenda, who drops in regularly with casseroles and groceries.
Sipping our coffees, looking out of my kitchen window, I soon notice how observant Brenda is. So when she tells me that perhaps my husband isn’t simply working late, something cold takes root. I think of Matt’s recent vague tone, the way he brushes off my questions. Brenda thinks I should pop by when Matt’s not at home. Just to check everything’s as it should be.
I should be able to trust the man I married. But when I do go through my husband’s things, I discover that our perfect living arrangement is hiding a shocking secret…"
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I have read quite a few of K.L. Slater's books and have not been disappointed yet and I wasn't with this one.
Sylvie and Matt appear to have the perfect marriage but that facade quickly unravels with the arrival of a new neighbour, Brenda, the disappearance of a local young woman and a subsequent murder which make it clear that secrets, lies and long held grudges abound where everything is not as it seems and you can't trust anyone.
Engaging, easy to follow and compelling, this book was written at a good pace with short, punchy chapters and plenty of tension. The mystery was intriguing with some excellent but unexpected twists and turns and with a cast of interesting characters, not all of them being particularly likeable.
This is a great domestic psychological thriller that had me hooked from start to finish. I highly recommend it and many thanks to the author, Bookouture and NetGalley for enabling me to read and share my thoughts of this, another cracker from K.L. Slater.
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