Published: January 1, 2014
Pages: 400
Genre(s): Fiction, Mystery, British Literature, Thriller
When Ruth Butler escaped Texas for a sleepy seaside village in the south of England, it was to rescue her infant daughter from the perverted demon she’d married. But after ten peaceful years in Perrins Point, her daughter Annie disappears. Not far away, a madman has been trying in vain to turn back time. When Ruth turns out to be a dead ringer for his mother, the voices in his head haunt him day and night. The only way to stop his mother’s nagging is to kill her all over again . . . Ruth must rely on her instincts and the ally she finds in an undercover policeman in town on unrelated business, but neither can search for Annie’s kidnapper openly. Ruth could be deported for living under an alias and Detective Sergeant Jon Graham would blow his cover. Nevertheless, the trail leads from a faceless body in Annie’s clothes to a smuggler's cave, where the killer drains his victims' blood an ounce at a time. But he’s got a special purpose for little Annie. He is patient. He will wait—until her mother comes to save her. - Goodreads
All in all, this was a pretty good thriller. However, it could’ve been written in 250 pages or less. It was very drawn out and too much focus was put on the wrong characters in my opinion. There was so much more information that could’ve been revealed or developed in key characters. I appreciate the time and effort it takes to build a plot around character development and keep it juicy, so kudos to the author on this. The dull moments, however, were DULL!
The ending came about so abruptly and came off as haphazardly put together. I felt like my eyes were darting back and forth, trying to adjust to where the author was trying to take me. The vibes of this book gave ‘Bates Motel’, so some of the things read were quite familiar and proved to be rather predictable. This wasn’t so bad, being that there were a few holes I had to fill in myself. As stated, all in all, this was a decent thriller.
I rated this book 3/5 stars on Goodreads!
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