Kiss Me, Kill Me by JS Carol
Publication Date: 31st May 2018
Published by Zaffre
416 pages
Book Description:
FOR FANS OF THE MARRIAGE PACT AND CLARE MACKINTOSH COMES A TWISTING PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER THAT WILL MAKE YOU QUESTION EVERYTHING YOU THINK YOU KNOW.'Will hook you from the very first page. It's a dark, twisty tale that will keep you guessing. You will think you know where it's going - but you'll be wrong' RACHEL ABBOTT
'Truly sinister domestic noir' LEE CHILD
'Dark, uncomfortable, head-spinny and I loved it' CAZ FREAR, author of Sweet Little Lies
When Zoe meets Dan, he's everything she is looking for in a man - intelligent, charming, supportive.
It's only after they're married that she realises that he's controlling, aggressive, paranoid.
And there's no way out.
Or is there?
Zoe knows she has to escape, but Dan's found her once before, and she knows he can find her again.
But Dan has plans of his own. Plans that don't necessarily include Zoe.
Be careful who you trust . . .
'Truly sinister domestic noir' LEE CHILD
'Dark, uncomfortable, head-spinny and I loved it' CAZ FREAR, author of Sweet Little Lies
When Zoe meets Dan, he's everything she is looking for in a man - intelligent, charming, supportive.
It's only after they're married that she realises that he's controlling, aggressive, paranoid.
And there's no way out.
Or is there?
Zoe knows she has to escape, but Dan's found her once before, and she knows he can find her again.
But Dan has plans of his own. Plans that don't necessarily include Zoe.
Be careful who you trust . . .
My Review:
The prologue of this book set the scene, describing the controlling nature of Zoe and Daniel's relationship. It very much put me in the mind of BA Paris' novel Behind Closed Doors with the emotional and occasional physical abuse which went on.
We then go back and see how Daniel and Zoe met, when Zoe was a lowly waitress with her room mate Lizzy. Daniel and his business partner Josh visit the restaurant as diners and there Daniel sets his sights on Zoe. His motives however we find out later on are not what Zoe interprets them as, a romantic liaison where she finds The One. Daniel sets up various situations to make Zoe think that he is her knight in shining armour. If only she knew all that went with it...
Then we move on. Zoe is in a living hell and desperately trying to escape her marriage. Her first attempt has already failed and has made her situation worse than she originally experienced. Again Zoe only knows half of the story. The people she confides in are possibly the worst choices (in some ways) she could have made.
Daniel and Zoe both make decisions to change things in their lives, and their plans collide quite spectacularly with tragic consequences. I could feel the desperation in Zoe's actions, but Daniel always seemed to be one step ahead of her and I was genuinely shocked at more than one point in the way the storyline progressed.
I really didn't know who to trust by the end of the book and quite expected even more twists late on. Zoe is on constant high alert, regularly seeing faces in crowds that aren't really there. Even as I turned the last page I was on tenterhooks just waiting.... but I won't tell you whether I was justified to be so. You'll have to read it for yourself.
Another excellent edge of your seat thriller from this author.
We then go back and see how Daniel and Zoe met, when Zoe was a lowly waitress with her room mate Lizzy. Daniel and his business partner Josh visit the restaurant as diners and there Daniel sets his sights on Zoe. His motives however we find out later on are not what Zoe interprets them as, a romantic liaison where she finds The One. Daniel sets up various situations to make Zoe think that he is her knight in shining armour. If only she knew all that went with it...
Then we move on. Zoe is in a living hell and desperately trying to escape her marriage. Her first attempt has already failed and has made her situation worse than she originally experienced. Again Zoe only knows half of the story. The people she confides in are possibly the worst choices (in some ways) she could have made.
Daniel and Zoe both make decisions to change things in their lives, and their plans collide quite spectacularly with tragic consequences. I could feel the desperation in Zoe's actions, but Daniel always seemed to be one step ahead of her and I was genuinely shocked at more than one point in the way the storyline progressed.
I really didn't know who to trust by the end of the book and quite expected even more twists late on. Zoe is on constant high alert, regularly seeing faces in crowds that aren't really there. Even as I turned the last page I was on tenterhooks just waiting.... but I won't tell you whether I was justified to be so. You'll have to read it for yourself.
Another excellent edge of your seat thriller from this author.
About the Author:
James was born in Scotland and moved to England in the early-eighties. At various times he has worked as a guitarist, sound engineer, guitar tutor, journalist, and a horse riding instructor. When he's not writing, James can usually be found in a pair of headphones writing and recording music. He lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and two children.
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