'YES SAM CARRINGTON, YES. This is how you write a thriller... I read this in one three-hour sitting and I regret nothing.' Goodreads reviewer From bestselling author Sam Carrington who also writes as Alice Hunter comes another nail-biting thriller. You never really know what goes on behind closed doors... When Isla McKenzie is brutally mugged, it's her boyfriend Zach who's there for her, who moves in to look after her ...
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'YES SAM CARRINGTON, YES. This is how you write a thriller... I read this in one three-hour sitting and I regret nothing.' Goodreads reviewer From bestselling author Sam Carrington who also writes as Alice Hunter comes another nail-biting thriller. You never really know what goes on behind closed doors... When Isla McKenzie is brutally mugged, it's her boyfriend Zach who's there for her, who moves in to look after her when she can barely bring herself to leave the house. But then something else happens, right on their doorstep. And it's almost like someone's out to get her... Can Isla and Zach find out the truth before it's too late? ...Or at least before the secrets they're hiding from each other surface? Because those may be even deadlier... From the USA Today bestselling author Sam Carrington comes an absolutely compelling psychological thriller that will make you question how well you know those closest to you-and how safe you ever are. Perfect for fans of Behind Closed Doors,The Girl on the Train, and Gillian Flynn. Readers love The Couple on Maple Drive: 'Phew! This is a real edge of your seat gripping story. My heart was pounding and I was screaming!' Goodreads reviewer 'WOW!!... Incredible, from the prologue to the end. I was hooked... and the twist at the end!! O M G - I did not see that coming... Guys, This is a MUST read!!!' Goodreads reviewer 'Amazing. I could not put the book down for even a minute... mind blowing... I spent the whole day telling my sister about it.' NetGalley reviewer 'I can't speak highly enough of this... It kept me up reading til the early hours.' NetGalley reviewer 'I devoured this... One of the best books I've read this year.' Goodreads reviewer 'A fantastic page turner... just all round amazing... Had me feeling every single moment of fear, unease, and creepiness. One thriller you won't want to miss!' Rubie_reads 'Wow!... fantastic... I loved it so much!...so addictive...It felt as though I was watching a movie.' Goodreads reviewer
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This was a fast paced little mystery. The perfect type of read to just sit back and relax with. The drama is spread throughout with moments of anticipation as to who, what and why. Isla was likable and I could understand her fear of getting out and about after suffering such a traumatic incident.
While I was riveted to this in the beginning, I did grow a bit tired of the flip flopping between Isla�s and Zach�s point of view, the jump in timelines, and the addition of the podcasts. Add in the brevity of chapters that became a bit tiresome after some a while and I was ready for a conclusion early in the second half of the book. However, all of that is based on my own likes and dislikes and nothing to do with the development of these characters or the storyline.
There were a couple of small twists that I didn�t see coming and a few surprises when I expected something or someone and was wrong. Overall, a nice mystery.
Hazel
Dec 11, 2021
Intriguing and enjoyable
Only my second foray into the world of audiobooks and, once again, I have not been disappointed.
From the off, you are drawn into a situation being told via a live Podcast from Christie's Crime Addicts; something awful has happened on Maple Drive but the "what" isn't clear. The story then presents the "whens" and "whys" leading up to the "situation" interspersed with more Podcasts. This does sound like it's going to be a tad confusing but let me reassure you, it most certainly isn't; it flows really well and makes perfect sense.
The characters are an interesting bunch but not so many that you become confused. Isla is, I admit, a little annoying and na�¯ve; you want to shout and shake her and soothe and swaddle her in equal measure but considering what she has been through and what transpires, she can be forgiven and with friends like Nikki, you don't need enemies!
The story moves on at a good pace gradually ramping up the tension as it goes until the slightly unexpected ending; I say slightly as I had already guessed one of the twists but this was then turned on it's head when another came along ... I love it when that happens!
As this was an audiobook, I must mention the narrators which, I think, were excellent with the main narrator really drawing you in with her voice. I also enjoyed the Podcasts being narrated by different voices of the Christie's Crime Addicts team, I don't think they would have had such an impact on the story if they had been by the same narrator so a stroke of genius there I feel.
Overall, The Couple on Maple Drive is an intriguing story that I thoroughly enjoyed and certainly made my car journeys much more enjoyable so much so that I didn't want to stop the book when I come to the end of my travels and there were a few times when I sat there, parked up with the engine off for just one more chapter!
Thank you to HarperCollins UK Audio and NetGalley for my copy in return for an honest, unbiased and unedited review.