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No Bad Deed by Heather Chavez
Dec. 1st, 2019 04:30 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
You’re driving home from work to your husband and children.
Suddenly a woman is in front of your car. She’s being attacked.
You call the police and they tell you to stay in your car.
But what if you got out to help? What might the consequences be?
You save the woman, but the attacker takes your handbag. And your car.
And then, the next day, when you think it’s all over, your husband disappears.
He’s gone without a trace.
And then he texts you. I’m sorry.
But is it really him?
Nothing could prepare you for what happens next ...
Driving home one rainy night, Cassie Larkin sees a man attacking a woman on the side of the road and makes a split-second decision that will throw her sedate suburban life into chaos. Against all reason and advice, she gets out of her car to help.
She saves the woman, but while she helps the victim, the attacker steals her car. Now he has her name. Her address. And he knows about her children.
The next day - Halloween - her husband disappears while trick-or-treating with their six-year-old daughter. Are these disturbing events a coincidence or the beginning of a horrifying nightmare?
As she desperately searches for answers, Cassie discovers that nothing is as random as it seems, and that she is more than willing to fight - to go to the most terrifying extremes - to save her family and her marriage.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Heather Chavez’s debut thriller heavily relies on the reader suspending their disbelief and I found it too difficult to overlook the coincidences and contrivances that build the plot to enjoy it - especially as the antagonist proves to be from the stereotypical “bad and mad” stable that made me roll my eyes - such that although it is a pacy read, I can’t say I’ll rush to read her next novel.
NO BAD DEED will be released in the United Kingdom on 20th February 2020. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the ARC of this book.
Suddenly a woman is in front of your car. She’s being attacked.
You call the police and they tell you to stay in your car.
But what if you got out to help? What might the consequences be?
You save the woman, but the attacker takes your handbag. And your car.
And then, the next day, when you think it’s all over, your husband disappears.
He’s gone without a trace.
And then he texts you. I’m sorry.
But is it really him?
Nothing could prepare you for what happens next ...
Driving home one rainy night, Cassie Larkin sees a man attacking a woman on the side of the road and makes a split-second decision that will throw her sedate suburban life into chaos. Against all reason and advice, she gets out of her car to help.
She saves the woman, but while she helps the victim, the attacker steals her car. Now he has her name. Her address. And he knows about her children.
The next day - Halloween - her husband disappears while trick-or-treating with their six-year-old daughter. Are these disturbing events a coincidence or the beginning of a horrifying nightmare?
As she desperately searches for answers, Cassie discovers that nothing is as random as it seems, and that she is more than willing to fight - to go to the most terrifying extremes - to save her family and her marriage.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Heather Chavez’s debut thriller heavily relies on the reader suspending their disbelief and I found it too difficult to overlook the coincidences and contrivances that build the plot to enjoy it - especially as the antagonist proves to be from the stereotypical “bad and mad” stable that made me roll my eyes - such that although it is a pacy read, I can’t say I’ll rush to read her next novel.
NO BAD DEED will be released in the United Kingdom on 20th February 2020. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the ARC of this book.
