Book Synopsis:
Pregnant Victoria Valbon was brutally murdered in an alley three weeks ago – and her killer hasn’t been caught.
Tonight is Stella McKeever’s final radio show. The theme is secrets. You tell her yours, and she’ll share some of hers.
Stella might tell you about Tom, a boyfriend who likes to play games, about the mother who abandoned her, now back after fourteen years. She might tell you about the perfume bottle with the star-shaped stopper, or about her father …
What Stella really wants to know is more about the mysterious man calling the station … who says he knows who killed Victoria, and has proof.
Tonight is the night for secrets, and Stella wants to know everything…
With echoes of the Play Misty for Me, Call Me Star Girlis a taut, emotive and all-consuming psychological thriller that plays on our deepest fears, providing a stark reminder that stirring up dark secrets from the past can be deadly…
Call Me Star Girl is available in ebook and paperback now. You can purchase your copy of both using the link below.
My Review:
Louise Beech is one of my all time favourite authors so I’m always very excited to read a new books from her. Call Me Star Girl is her first thriller so I was a little nervous to start reading it. I needn’t have worried however as this book is every bit as wonderful as her previous books!
Once again the author has created an fabulously written, emotional and compelling read that quickly drew me into the story. The setting of the radio station seems so ordinary at first but it soon becomes an intimate place where secrets and emotions can be easily revealed. There aren’t many characters in this book which makes it easy to keep track of who is who and they are so vividly described that it’s easy to imagine them. I enjoyed learning more about them and trying to work out who the murder could be.
As with her previous books the author has again managed to write a highly emotional read about relationships and the effect they can have on people. Stella has clearly never gotten over her mother abandoning her and uses her other relationships to try to make up for what she lost. It was hard to read about her journey and to learn more about her life.
The slow unravelling of secrets and build up of tension makes for a truly gripping read which had me jumping at sudden noises whilst reading. The ending was very surprising and not at all how I thought it would end. I loved that the author managed to shock and surprise me, it was a great way to end the book!
Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Orenda books for my copy of this book which is going on my keep forever shelf. If you like gripping and emotional thrillers then you’ll love this book!
About The Author:
Louise’s short stories have won the Glass Woman Prize, the Eric Hoffer Award for Prose, and the Aesthetica Creative Works competition, as well as shortlisting twice for the Bridport Prize and being published in a variety of UK magazines. Her first play, Afloat, was performed at Hull Truck Theatre in 2012. She also wrote a ten-year newspaper column for the Hull Daily Mail.
Her debut novel, How to be Brave, was a Guardian Readers’ pick in 2015. The Sunday Mirror called Maria in the Moon quirky, darkly comic, original and heartfelt, and The Lion Tamer Who Lost was described as ‘engrossing and captivating’ by the Daily Express.
Link to her website – http://louisebeech.co.uk/
Over The Rainbow Blog 
It’s impossible to believe this is Louise’s first thriller, isn’t it? Great review!
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