Book Synopsis:
When Rosemary Sherwood overhears a disturbing conversation between her husband, Harry Sherwood and an unknown caller, she has no idea that her life’s about to change forever. Fleeing to France for fear of her own safety, Harry threatens to kill their son if she ever dares to breathe a word of anything she overheard.
Torn between hiding out in France and re-connecting with her estranged son, Rosemary returns to England twelve years later believing that she and her son are now out of danger…
A web of deceit and lies has been woven over the years to cover up the antics of Harry and his friends, who are no strangers to violence and murder and who will stop at nothing to ensure they aren’t exposed.
Private Detective Daniel Appleman takes on the case, but can he track down these men before they wreak havoc on the Sherwood family?
The Telephone Call is available in paperback now. You can purchase your copy using the link below.
My Review:
The Telephone Call is a dark, gritty detective thriller from a new author for me.
The story is told from multiple points of view which made for interesting reading with lot of fabulous characters who I enjoyed learning more about. They are introduced quite quickly which was a little confusing a first, but I soon got the hang of who was who. My favourite characters had to be Daniel and his family which I thought gave some light relief in an otherwise dark story. I really hope this isn’t the last we’ll see from them.
Overall I thought the plot was well developed with some of the revelations taking me completely by surprise. The tension is slowly increased as we learn more about the characters which made the book hard to put down. I really enjoyed the gradual unfolding of all the secrets and watching how everything tied together. The pace does dip a little bit in the middle, but do keep going as it’s definitely worth it!
Huge thanks to Rachel from Rachel’s Random Resources for inviting me onto the blog tour and for my copy of this book. I look forward to reading more books in this series.
About the Author:
Michael Pakenham is part of a well-known Irish Literary family. Generations of his family lived at Langford Lodge on Loch Neagh outside Belfast. His father was killed in the Second World War and the Estate was sold. His mother then took Michael and his sister to Tucson Arizona until the end of the war. On returning to England his mother bought a farm in Hampshire and Michael has lived in the county ever since. Having served in the Grenadier Guards – the fourth generation to do so – Michael returned to take over his mother’s farming enterprises until he sold his farming interests in 1990 and started his writing career. This will be his eighth book and the second in the Daniel Appleman series. He lives outside Winchester with his wife.
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