From the bestselling author of The Secret Mother and The Child Next Door, this absolutely unputdownable psychological thriller will keep you guessing with every heart-stopping twist. If you loved Gone Girl, The Girl on the Train and The Sister, this book is for you. This book is written in first person perspective and the main protagonist is Kate. The benefits of books written in first person perspective are as long as they are well written it makes you feel that you are being spoken to by the protagonist and it can create more of a bond between yourselves and them. From the beginning, you want to punch Lena, hating her guts and wanting to throw the book against the wall, cursing like a sailor. But resume your reading maybe Lena is not the real bad guy of this story, because nothing as it seems and nobody is innocent in this family. But someone wants their secrets to remain hidden...how far will they go to make sure those secrets stay buried?

THE WIFE: Clare is ready for a break. It’s been a tough year and now she wants to put her feet up. Arriving at the Italian villa for their summer holiday, she decides it’s high time her husband and his family did some of the work. After all, her husband owes her… Ella is everything Clare is not... young, beautiful, alluring, stylish. She knows a secret about Clare ... a secret that will tear this family apart if it becomes known. I really have to question Kate's decisions throughout much of the book. And I want to slap her husband too. Honestly, what was wrong with the man? But Kate...why could she not believe her sister? She should know her sister better than anyone and yes, given her past, know how unreliable she could be. But really, she seemed perfectly lucid to me and yet Kate still refuted her claims. But her bad decisions didn't end there...but I will. You will need to read the book to shake you head at the stupid decisions she makes and circumstances she lets herself fall into.Clare and Dan and family arrive in Italy for their yearly holiday with Dan’s parent’s Joy and Bob and are waiting for Jamie, Dans brother to arrive and join then I really enjoyed the tense and suspenseful build up and as for the climatic ending, that was just wow! I did manage to predict some parts right, but this didn’t spoil anything for me, in fact, I found this quite satisfying. Despite the book being predictable in parts, this really didn’t spoil the read, I just appreciated how well plotted it was and the fantastic twists and turns. This is a story about Clare, who is married to Dan. She's an only child without living parents, so Dan's family becomes her family. There are his parents, Joy and Bob, and Dan's younger brother Jamie. Clare has become comfortable with Dan's family, fitting in as if it's her own. Then comes Ella, Jamie's new wife. She is everything Clare isn't, young, fashionable, exotic and Clare immediately feels threatened.

Lizzy Beresford is at home alone when she finds a chilling letter in her kitchen. Someone has been into her home – someone who wishes Lizzy harm. The book felt very choppy, and was hard to get invested in. I thought the premise of the story was interesting, but it just didn’t connect with me. Overall, I was disappointed. I thought I had the book nailed and the outcome sorted and was happily waiting for it all to unfoldChris was weak, and used his own guilt to throw suspicion on his wife cheating. He needs to grow up and learn how to tell his mother to stand on her own two feet - he is her son, not her husband.