I Know The Truth by M A Comley
Published by Jeamel Publishing
Publication Date 21st June 2020
Psychological Thriller
My thanks to Sarah Hardy of Books on the Bright Side Publicity for generously offering the opportunity to be part of the promotional blog tour for this title. All thoughts and opinions here are my own and unbiased.
Book Description:
From NY Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Justice series, M A Comley, who has sold over three million copies worldwide.
She escaped his clutches.
Now she hides under a new name.
For the past five years, Lucy has lived in fear of her past.
But all that changes when Matthew enters her life.
Is she able to trust another man after...
Should she listen to her head or her heart?
As she fights for her future, someone is lurking in the shadows with their own agenda.
And they will determine whether she lives or dies.
My Thoughts:
This is a new author for me but I will certainly be downloading some more titles now I have read 'I Know the Truth'.
Lucy Brent has a new life. A happy life. She loves her job and her boss and her confidence is slowly but surely returning after...what happened. But what did happen? Lucy and her best friend Trisha are the only ones who know. Right?
A night out on the town sees the two girls drinking together in a bar. Lucy nips to the ladies' and literally bumps into dishy Matthew - not once but several times. Is he deliberately trying to get in her space? She tells Trisha who tells her it's nigh on time she bit the bullet and took Matthew up on his offer to take her out. She shouldn't let her past control her future. Looking into Matthew's background he sure does seem like a good prospect but there's something holding Lucy back. She eventually gives in and agrees to go on a date with him but things take a strange turn, leaving Lucy feeling even more unnerved than she had been back in the bar when the two of them first met.
Then at work Lucy spots a bearded man in the travel agency acting suspiciously. He keeps turning up at odd times and in random places. Is he following her? Trisha and Lucy clearly have secrets between them but the author cleverly disguises their past, giving very little away for a good chunk of the book. Only once the reader needs to know is the big reveal made. But there has to be more to it than that to explain the sinister way events are panning out.
There are some great red herrings steering the reader in various different directions - some are clues, some are just smoke and mirrors to keep the reader in suspense. Matthew's character poses lots of questions as to whether he is genuine or if he too is hiding something. With unlikeable supporting characters in Matthew's overbearing mother and his brother Jake, the author does a great job of keeping the mystery going.
This book kept me re-evaluating each of the characters all the way - I even started questioning whether those close to Lucy were as genuine as they first appeared. I love a book which keeps me guessing and this one certainly did that. My only criticism is that the police involvement in the tale could have been more twisty, as they accepted Lucy's version of events very readily and I would like to think that in a non-fictional world more questions would have been asked.
About the Author:
M A Comley is a KINDLE UNLIMITED ALL-STAR author as well as being a New York Times, USA Today, Amazon Top 20 bestselling author, she has topped the book charts on iBooks as a top 5 bestselling and reached #2 bestselling author on Barnes and Noble. Over two and a half million copies sold world wide. She’s a British author who moved to France in 2002, and that’s when she turned her hobby into a career.
When she’s not writing crime novels as well as caring for her elderly mother, she’s either reading or going on long walks with her rescue pup Labrador, Dex.
Here is a list of her books, Cruel Justice, Impeding Justice, Final Justice, Foul Justice, Guaranteed Justice, Ultimate Justice, Virtual Justice, Hostile Justice, Tortured Justice, Rough Justice, Dubious Justice, Calculated Justice, Twisted Justice, Prime Justice, Heroic Justice, Shameful Justice, Immoral Justice and Overdue Justice. There are several novellas and short stories in the series too.
No Right To Kill, Killer Blow, The Dead Can’t Speak, Deluded and The Murder Pact in the DI Sara Ramsey series.
Her other successful series are: The DI Sally Parker thriller series, which includes WRONG PLACE, NO HIDING PLACE, COLD CASE, Deadly encounter and Lost Innocence
The DI Kayli Bright Trilogy – The Missing Children, Killer on the Run, Hidden Agenda, Murderous Betrayal and Dying Breath.
The Hero series, TORN APART, END RESULT, IN PLAIN SIGHT, DOUBLE JEOPARDY and CRIMINAL ACTIONS.
There are three books in the Intention series, Sole Intention, Grave Intention and Devious Intention.
Plus a couple of standalone novels – EVIL IN DISGUISE and FOREVER WATCHING YOU.
I’ve also penned a cozy mystery Private Investigator series – Murder at the Wedding, Murder at the Hotel and Murder by the Sea.
As well as co-authoring the Deception Series co-authored by fellow NY Times bestselling author, Linda S Prather Clever Deception, Tragic Deception and Sinful Deception.
Thank you for closing the blog tour off today Sandie x
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome Sarah. The books I am reviewing today are packed full of secrets, so it looks like there's a bit of a theme!
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