Release date - 11th May
Book length - 364 pages Publisher - Quercus BUY LINKS Ireland & Worldwide - www.kennys.ie UK - www.amazon.co.uk US - www.amazon.com I want to thank Elaine from Hachette Ireland for providing me with a copy of this book for review. ABOUT THIS BOOK For one week, everything in Luke Miller's life is perfect. Surprised with a belated honeymoon by his wife, Rose, he's had seven days with her in a Caribbean paradise. It's more than he ever thought he'd deserve. But as they pack their bags, Rose breaks down, confessing that on the day they left London, a violent man from her past tracked her down and broke into their home. He wasn't expecting her to fight back. And, in her terror, Rose killed him. Now there's a dead body in Luke's apartment, and only one person he can think to turn to. Mickey Sheils never expected to hear from Luke again, not after he disappeared the first time. Luke knows Mickey can't deny a woman who needs help, so she promises she'll deal with things - she'll make sure Rose doesn't have to keep running. But it turns out, some lies are too big to run from. MY REVIEW It's the last day of his surprise honeymoon when Luke Miller's perfect life falls apart. The love of his life, Rose, has just told him that she cannot go back home to their apartment and their new married life together because there is a dead body on their bedroom floor. Rose wants him to go home and report it all and she will simply disappear and Luke won't get into trouble. For Rose has disappeared before - from the abusive man who tracked her down after all these years and is now dead in their home. But Luke has another plan but he will need help from someone from his past whom he hurt deeply. Mickey Sheils has dedicated her life to helping women escape abusive situations and she even has the scars to prove it. So when Luke phones her asking for her help, she cannot refuse. There's also the fact that he disappeared from her life without explanation all those years ago and she still wonders why if she is honest. But when Mickey arrives at their apartment in London to see what she is dealing with, the situation becomes a lot more complicated, because Rose's dead ex-boyfriend isn't anywhere to be found. With plenty of twists, turns, lies, and tragedy, DON'T LOOK BACK by Jo Spain hooked me from the very first page and I was gripped to the end. The characters of Luke and Rose really drew me in as they were likeable even though it was obvious that they were keeping secrets from their past. Mickey was my favourite character - a no-nonsense, intelligent woman who truly knows and accepts herself - and I enjoyed watching her piece the truth together with the help of her friends. The story moves from the Caribbean to London to Ireland, and from past to present which all worked really well in keeping the tension and pace in the story, as well as fleshing out all of the character's pasts. I don't want to give any spoilers so I can't say too much about the plot itself but there are plenty of surprises and just when I thought I had some of it figured out, I was thrown off with something new, which I love! DON'T LOOK BACK by Jo Spain is an excellent psychological thriller and I cannot wait for more from one of my favourite authors. AUTHOR BIO Jo Spain is a full-time writer and screenwriter. Her first novel, With Our Blessing, was one of seven books shortlisted in the Richard and Judy Search for a Bestseller competition and her first psychological thriller, The Confession, was a number one bestseller in Ireland. Jo co-writes the internationally acclaimed Harry Wild TV series and is currently working on several TV productions, including the adaptation of her own Detective Tom Reynolds series. Jo lives in Dublin with her husband and their four children. Facebook - www.facebook.com/JoSpainAuthor Instagram - www.instagram.com/jospainscreenwriter/ TikTok - www.tiktok.com/@jospainauthor Comments are closed.
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