Another super suspenseful thriller from Sharon Bolton! And this one is set in the icy wilds of South Georgia, an island in the Southern Atlantic. However, first we meet a number of important characters in Cambridge where this tale begins:
Felicity Lloyd is a glaciologist, working for the British Antartic Survey carrying out research on the annual melting of the glaciers. Before she left Cambridge for South Georgia, she was convinced someone was stalking her and coming to kill her. Now she feels safe, hidden in South Georgia where only a few organised tourist boats are allowed to stop for a short time.
Joe Grant is a psychologist called in to see Felicity in hospital after she was found bleeding and distressed outside at night with no memory of what happened to her. She agrees to meet with Joe for a few consultations before she goes to South Georgia. He is a compassionate man who also runs a free clinic for the homeless, even though he was recently attacked by one of his patients.
Delilah Jones is Joe's mother and a Detective Inspector. She's been looking into the death of a young homeless woman, Bella Barnes and the disappearance of another, Ezzy Sheeran. The local homeless sleeping on the streets are uneasy and worried about someone called Shane who likes to watch them while they sleep.
Freddie is a man with a past. He's been in prison and he's looking for Felicity.
Felicity's past will eventually catch up with her when characters all meet up before the end of the novel in an explosive race for survival. The setting of South Georgia is magnificent with its towering and dangerous glaciers. The characters are complex and fully formed and the plot is as full of surprising twists as you would hope, with an unpredictable ending. Clever, intense and suspenseful, Bolton has given us another addictive thriller that begs us to read just one more chapter.
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Hang on tight; it's a scary ride.
Ms. Bolton writes an exciting, nail-biting yarn about a beautiful, athletic young scientist who intentionally joins an obscure project in one of the most remote regions of the earth in order to escape someone she fears in a visceral way. The reader is initially bewildered by the dearth of facts surrounding the young woman's past, yet inundated by her desperation to escape. Flashbacks begin to offer some clues, but only as the protagonists morph through their own anxieties does it become evident who is the narrator. In the end, the plot twists in a spectacular fashion, and eventually the narrative binds itself together. This is truly a psychological thriller. The sophisticated reader who is familiar with the classical treatise (Hervey M Cleckley and Corbett Thigpen, 1956) about the fascinating disorder described in Bolton's novel will have solved the puzzle easily; but following the flashes of consciousness presented by the author requires some concentration. It's worth the effort, and the action sequences are great. I recommend this novel as a good read.
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Ms. Bolton writes an exciting, nail-biting yarn about a beautiful, athletic young scientist who intentionally joins an obscure project in one of the most remote regions of the earth in order to escape someone she fears in a visceral way. The reader is initially bewildered by the dearth of facts surrounding the young woman's past, yet inundated by her desperation to escape. Flashbacks begin to offer some clues, but only as the protagonists morph through their own anxieties does it become evident who is the narrator. In the end, the plot twists in a spectacular fashion, and eventually the narrative binds itself together.
This is truly a psychological thriller. The sophisticated reader who is familiar with the classical treatise (Hervey M Cleckley and Corbett Thigpen, 1956) about the fascinating disorder described in Bolton's novel will have solved the puzzle easily; but following the flashes of consciousness presented by the author requires some concentration. It's worth the effort, and the action sequences are great. I recommend this novel as a good read.
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- 🐭 Miki101.MichaReviewed in Italy on July 18, 2020
Sharon Bolton gives her best - an unputdownable thriller...
