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20/6/2019 0 Comments

Review: I Looked Away

I Looked Away by Jane Corry
Page length: 512 pages
Genre: Crime Fiction, Thriller  
Publication Date: 27 June 2019
Publisher: Cornerstone Digital
Source: ARC via NetGalley
 
Stars:  5 out of 5
 
Link: AMAZON (UK)

 
ABOUT I LOOKED AWAY
 
Every Monday, 49-year-old Ellie looks after her grandson Josh. She loves him more than anyone else in the world. The only thing that can mar her happiness is her husband's affair. But he swears it's over now, and Ellie has decided to be thankful for what she's got.
 
Then one day, while she's looking after Josh, her husband gets a call from that woman. And just for a moment, Ellie takes her eyes off her grandson. What happens next will change her life forever.
 
Because Ellie is hiding something in her past.
 
And what looks like an accident could start to look like murder...
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My Review:

I really enjoyed Jane Corry's previous books – My Husband's Wife, The Dead Ex and Blood Sisters – she has a unique talent for presenting darker themes of society – prison and homelessness – in the case of I Looked Away, and exposing humanity's flaws.
 
I Looked Wway is told from two perspectives:
 
Ellie – then and now – then, when she was a young girl and her little brother was involved in an accident. And now – when her young grandson is also at risk.
 
Jo – a middle class woman who has found herself homeless and tries to navigate living on the streets.
 
Beautifully told, the heartache and heartbreak endured by Ellie throughout her life was foremost, woven with the grief was the foundation for this twisty thriller.
 
VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
 
Thank you so much the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a complimentary electronic copy in return for an honest review. 
 
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26/6/2018 0 Comments

Review: The Dead Ex

The Dead Ex by Jane Corry
 
Genre: Psychological Thriller/Crime Fiction
Page Length: 432 Pages
Publication Date: 21 June 2018
Publisher: Penguin
Source: ARC via NetGalley
 
Stars:  4.5 out of 5
 
Link: AMAZON (UK)
 
ABOUT THE DEAD EX:
 
HE CHEATED. HE LIED. HE DIED.
 
Vicki's husband David once promised to love her in sickness and in health. But after a brutal attack left her suffering with epilepsy, he ran away with his mistress.
 
So when Vicki gets a call one day to say that he's missing, her first thought is 'good riddance'. But then the police find evidence suggesting that David is dead. And they think Vicki had something to do with it.
 
What really happened on the night of David's disappearance?
And how can Vicki prove her innocence, when she's not even sure of it herself?
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My Review:

I was really looking forward to reading The Dead Ex (I'm a huge fan of Jane Corry and would recommend taking a look at her back catalogue - My Husband's Wife and Blood Sisters.)
 
My Dead Ex is told from the different perspectives of women and their life with David (the Dead Ex) and the stories are interwoven beautifully.
Scarlet - a young girl put in various care homes when her mother is sent to prison.
Vicki - an aromatherapist, David's first wife.
Tanya - David’s once PA and second wife.
Helen - an ambitious intern working for David’s company
 
The book is a who-dunnit, how-dunnit, and why-dunnit, the suspense and twists kept me riveted. As with her other books by Jane Corry it isn’t always clear the connection of the various narrators, but that’s also part of the pleasure of reading and wondering how they will meet later on. With the detailed description of children placed in care and prison governance are heart-breaking. Just when you think the story is resolved there is one final screw.
 
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
 
Thank you so much the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a complimentary electronic copy in return for an honest review. 
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