Book Synopsis:
When a body is found floating in London’s Royal Albert Dock, successful public relations expert Kay Christie is sent to quiet the media, but things get complicated when it emerges that she knew the victim.
As events spiral out of control, Kay discovers that those close to her may be harbouring another secret – the story of a missing girl. Can Kay discover the truth before her life unravels and she risks losing everything?
In the Wake questions whether we can ever truly leave our pasts behind and explores the lengths that we will go to protect the people that we love.
My Review:
In The Wake was a very intriguing, twisty and multi layered book that was a very enjoyable read.
This wasn’t a particularly fast read for me as I felt it was quite character driven. The reader gets to know the characters well, which helps to understand them more and what makes them tick. All of the characters are very real as all of them have flaws or things that make them a little unlikeable. They all have secrets which helped add to the tension in the book and things definitely get very murky before the reader starts to get a clear picture of what was going on.
The book approaches the murder investigation from an unusual angle. The main focus is Kay who works in PR and her attempts to solve the murder case and try to protect her dad. The PR people aren’t shown in the best light as all seem to be either overwhelmed by the murder or eager to be in the spotlight. It was interesting to read about an investigation being investigated by someone other than the police, though i’m not sure whether Kay would be allowed so near to an investigation in real life as she could have compromised the investigation.
This is Helen Trevorrow ‘s debut book and I’d definitely be interested in reading more from her in the future.
Huge thanks to Kelly from Love Book Groups Tours and Urbane books for inviting me onto the blog tour and for my copy of this book.
About The Author:
Helen Trevorrow is a graduate of the 2016 Faber Academy creative writing programme. She studied at Leeds University and has worked in marketing and public relations in London. She is a specialist food and drink PR. Helen’s debut novel IN THE WAKE is a feminist crime thriller about family, unrealised trauma and alcoholism. Helen has ghost-written many articles for newspapers, magazines and websites. She lives in Brighton, Sussex.
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