Rewind by Catherine Ryan Howard
Published by Corvus
Publication Date 22nd August 2019
Genre: Thriller
Book Description:
Andrew, the manager of Shanamore Holiday Cottages, watches his only guest via a hidden camera in her room. One night the unthinkable happens: a shadowy figure emerges onscreen, kills her and destroys the camera. But who is the murderer? How did they know about the camera? And how will Andrew live with himself?
Natalie wishes she'd stayed at home as soon as she arrives in the wintry isolation of Shanamore. There's something creepy about the manager. She wants to leave, but she can't - not until she's found what she's looking for...
This is an explosive story about a murder caught on camera. You've already missed the start. To get the full picture you must rewind the tape and play it through to the end, no matter how shocking...
My Review:
The idea of starting a story with the crime then retracing what happened and who it involved is not a new one, but the way in which this book relates the tale is certainly different. Set in Ireland it's the story of Natalie O'Connor, a social media influencer with a large following who announces she is going off line for a few days and that people shouldn't worry about her. She'll be back soon. But someone has other plans for her, the result of which are recorded by a hidden camera in the cottage she stays at.
There is only a relatively small cast of characters in this book, but even with just a few suspects to choose from the author still manages to keep us guessing as to who has committed the ultimate crime and whether anyone else is involved. The two main suspects are resident in the area surrounding Shanamore Cottages. From their personalities one would say that either of them could be responsible: both loners, both rather odd individuals, one with a big secret. Or do they both? And why did Natalie's husband not report her missing sooner?
The descriptions of the out of season, secluded coastal region are excellent in creating a creepy atmosphere and the set up of the cluster of 6 cottages all overlooking one another just adds to the feeling of someone watching Natalie as she tries to find answers to the questions she came here for.
The story is extremely unsettling but addictive in its own way. It's a book I would have loved to be able to read in one sitting and certainly didn't end the way I expected. Not one to read in the dark on your own!
There is only a relatively small cast of characters in this book, but even with just a few suspects to choose from the author still manages to keep us guessing as to who has committed the ultimate crime and whether anyone else is involved. The two main suspects are resident in the area surrounding Shanamore Cottages. From their personalities one would say that either of them could be responsible: both loners, both rather odd individuals, one with a big secret. Or do they both? And why did Natalie's husband not report her missing sooner?
The descriptions of the out of season, secluded coastal region are excellent in creating a creepy atmosphere and the set up of the cluster of 6 cottages all overlooking one another just adds to the feeling of someone watching Natalie as she tries to find answers to the questions she came here for.
The story is extremely unsettling but addictive in its own way. It's a book I would have loved to be able to read in one sitting and certainly didn't end the way I expected. Not one to read in the dark on your own!
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