‘There’s a package on the porch,’ my husband calls as he leaves for work. I rip open the brown paper and find three books inside. I didn’t order them.

A week ago, my new neighbor was murdered in exactly the way described in the first book.

Her name was Naomi Sheller. I’ll never forget the first time I saw her — frozen in the middle of the grocery store, eyes wide with terror.

Days later, she’s found dead in the woods. Her husband, Eric, is led away in handcuffs.

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The second book has another murder in it. And the victim sounds exactly like me.

We moved here from New York City to raise our daughters somewhere safe. But now I think I made a terrible mistake. The police don’t believe me. My husband thinks I’m paranoid.

But I’m not. Because whoever sent these books . . . knows exactly where I live.

My Review

I was a beta reader for this book earlier this year and I really enjoyed it. In fact I read it in 24 hours. I’ve read quite a few of this author’s books – but this is totally different. It’s described as a domestic thriller, though I would probably call it more of a psychological thriller.

Lainey and Geoff have lived in Buxton for seven years. They are still regarded as newcomers. Geoff is a doctor, while Lainey has given up her career to look after their two children Delia and Charlotte. Charlotte is soccer mad and Lainey is one of the coaches. She is also part of a WhatsApp mom’s group, one of whom, Wendy, is married to police officer Martin.

After their next door neighbour Mrs Marvin died, her house was empty for a while until new neighbours moved in. Eric and Naomi Sheller also have two children of similar ages to Delia and Charlotte. The girls are very excited, while Lainey is just plain nosy. Eric pops over to say hello and a couple of days later Lainey and the girls take them brownies. And that’s when the mystery begins. Because isn’t Naomi the same woman who was having an ‘episode’ in the supermarket the other day? Having a daughter-in-law who is epileptic and has ‘absenses’, I assumed (wrongly) that’s what it was.

Then Naomi goes missing and Eric is the prime suspect. But that’s only the start, and at this point I just could not put the book down. Of course, because this is TJ Brearton, there are plenty of twists and turns and a surprise ending.

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About the Author

T.J. Brearton is a bestselling novelist and screenwriter. He is the author of the novels Gone and Dead Gone, both of which have ranked among Amazon Kindle’s top 100. His Titan trilogy has been an international best-seller. With Ted Magee, Brearton wrote Bare Knuckle, a martial arts film, and wrote and directed Breathe, about amateur MMA fighter Lane Buzzell on an undefeated streak.

He has written more than a dozen novels, mostly crime thrillers, including one paranormal mystery, and published short fiction in numerous literary journals. He lives in the Adirondack Mountains of New York with his wife and three children where he writes full time, takes out the trash, and competes with his kids for his wife’s attention. And yes, there are bears in the Adirondacks. But it’s really quite beautiful when you’re not running for your life.

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