I want to be ordinary. To fade into the shadows where no one notices me and live a quiet life. A normal life.
But I am not ordinary. Not anymore.
I’ve been keeping a secret. From my colleagues, my friends and most importantly, my husband – who knows nothing of my past life.
Twenty years ago, at college, a boy became obsessed with me. Craig Lane believed he could make me love him back if he just tried harder. When I rejected him, he did something so horrifying, it’s the stuff of nightmares. All my nightmares.
Now I’ve been informed by Victim Support Services, that boy – now a man – has been released from prison. The news terrifies me.
Am I safe? Or does Craig still carry the same obsession he did when we were seventeen? I don’t know. I’ve ignored every letter he’s ever sent me.
Now strange things have started to happen: flowers have been left on my doorstep, my cat keeps going missing. Someone is watching me. Knows where I live. I am sure.
Worse, something even more sinister could be stalking me from the shadows. Because I have another secret…
My past is coming to get me. One way or another.
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*TRIGGER WARNING* This was a great book, but very emotionally heavy and at times quite difficult to read.
We are introduced to both the past and present of Soriah’s journey as the chapters jump timelines to give us the whole traumatic picture. We go back in time and watch the moments that led to her assault, and we watch in the present day as her worst fears come true and her attacker is released from prison. It is painful and heartbreaking, and I had to put the book down several times.
Though the writing was excellent, it was nauseating to sit inside the assailant’s mind as some of the chapters were written from his perspective. We had a viewpoint from the intentions behind his horrendous crime as well as a glimpse of his life in prison. I did not enjoy reading his chapters, and I honestly wish the entire story was from Soriah’s perspective only. For me, there were a few small moments where I think a line was crossed in telling “his story” and it almost seemed that we were meant to have sympathy for him or the events that led to his crime. Which, obviously, we do NOT.
I loved Soriah, and it was frustrating to see just how many people in her life took advantage of her. I wanted more of a support system for her. She needed people, she deserved love and safety, and her circumstances didn’t give her that. It was suspenseful, mysterious, and scary and overall a very good book if you could stomach it.
Thank you for allowing me to be a part of this virtual book tour, Rachel’s Random Resources
Diane Saxon previously wrote romantic fiction for the US market but has now turned to writing psychological crime. Find Her Alive was her first novel in this genre and introduced series character DS Jenna Morgan. She is married to a retired policeman and lives in Shropshire.
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