C. M. Ewan

Abi and Ben are driving home to Bristol after a curtailed weekend in Cornwall. The night is foggy and Abi is reluctant to stop when they are flagged down by a stranded family. However Ben wants to help and so begins their nightmare. Caught up in a plot to defraud a wealthy couple, Abi is forced to drive when Ben is attacked and then she has to fight for her life.

This is an exciting read but feels quite overwrought in terms of plot and execution. I did enjoy it to a certain extent but was pleased that the book was a quick read as it just got less believable as it went on. Yes, it's twisty but the characters are not very engaging. Five stars for pace, less for narrative.… (more)

Kate Harding is attending an interview late on a Friday afternoon. Things don't go as expected and Kate finds herself in a very unexpected situation.

This is another book I have been looking forward to reading, but another big disappointment. The whole story takes place over a few hours. Set inside an office building the story has that closed room feel to it. So what went wrong for me.

I found the twists within the plot very guessable, no surprises. Also I found as the story was just set over a few hours for some reason it seemed to go on and on. I found some parts of the story very annoying and I found myself becoming quite bored.

For me the beginning of the book caught my attention. I liked the idea of the closed room setting but then the plot just went predictable. Another disappointing read.… (more)