'Propulsive, sinister, gripping' - ALEX MICHAELIDES, international bestselling author of The Silent Patient and The Fear 'Such a brilliant read with such well drawn characters - I loved it' - NIKKI SMITH, author of The Beach Party 'One thing I've learned, these last few weeks, is that small acts of kindness are far less effective than fear...' She watches them in the dead of night. Hidden in plain sight, Mercy Lake provides what people need. Quietly. In secret. Making lives better. But he is watching too. And he doesn't ...
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'Propulsive, sinister, gripping' - ALEX MICHAELIDES, international bestselling author of The Silent Patient and The Fear 'Such a brilliant read with such well drawn characters - I loved it' - NIKKI SMITH, author of The Beach Party 'One thing I've learned, these last few weeks, is that small acts of kindness are far less effective than fear...' She watches them in the dead of night. Hidden in plain sight, Mercy Lake provides what people need. Quietly. In secret. Making lives better. But he is watching too. And he doesn't want to help anyone - he wants to punish them. And he wants Mercy to join him. Soon, though, their activities draw the attention of the very person Mercy is desperate to avoid. Someone who will go to extreme lengths to make her pay for knowing their secret . . . The People Watcher is a shiver-inducing, heart-pounding suspense thriller that will keep you up into the early hours - perfect for fans of Alex Michaelides, Helen Fields and Catherine Ryan Howard. ******** Readers can't put down The People Watcher! 'WOW! So full of suspense. The ending was a shocker!' Reader Review 'Wow wow wow this book did not disappoint. I read it in 2 sittings. So many twists and turns. I absolutely loved this book - a must read!!' 'Original, creepy and devastatingly clever. I raced through The People Watcher yet didn't want it to end. Utterly addictive. I loved it!' Sunday Times bestseller ANDREA MARA 'Oh ... my ... word. The ending was such a shock and left me speechless. I normally see things coming, but not this time!' 'Twisty and dark as the night itself, it is impossible to put down. A triumph.' - NEIL LANCASTER 'Absorbing and richly detailed, a novel with real heart.' LISA BALLANTYNE, Richard & Judy book club bestselling author of The Guilty One 'Non-stop drama, full of surprises and twists and turns. I found it thoroughly engaging, something different and one not to be missed.' 'Intriguing characters and a gripping plot - what crime fiction should be!' 'Another cracking thriller from Sam Lloyd.'
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I previously enjoyed Sam Lloyd's debut of The Memory Wood, but was a little disappointed with his next book The Rising Tide. As both of them were standalones I was excited to read his next offering - The People Watcher.
Our main character Mercy Lake is somewhat eccentric and weird - she suffers with a head injury that has resulted in vertigo and a fear of the daylight. She watches people at night - giving them nicknames and studying their backstories, trying to find small ways to help them. Mercy is a really interesting main character and learning more about her certainly kept me hooked into the narrative, wanting to find out more. We learn from the first chapter that she has a darker side as well and you aren't really sure if you should be rooting for her or not as the story progresses.
The pace is kept quite high throughout, and the reader is constantly being drip-fed information, particularly regarding Mercy's backstory as the story progresses. I'm afraid much of the plot was very predictable, some even from the outset which kept this from being a 5-star read for me. It was interesting to see all of the strands come together though and even the smaller stories about the people Mercy watches were interesting. I was a little disappointed with the ending which felt a bit too abrupt and there were some holes in the backstory which didn't make too much sense with hindsight.
Overall, The People Watcher is a solid read, it kept me gripped and had a really unique main character - just a few things kept it from being a 5 star read. Sam Lloyd certainly is an author to watch out for and I'm excited to see what he writes next. Thank you to NetGalley & Random House UK, Transworld Publishers - Bantam for the chance to read the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
