Book Synopsis:
He’s been looking in the windows again. Messing with cameras. Leaving notes.
Supposed to be a refuge. But death got inside.
When Katie Straw’s body is pulled from the waters of the local suicide spot, the police decide it’s an open-and-shut case. A standard-issue female suicide.
But the residents of Widringham women’s refuge where Katie worked don’t agree. They say it’s murder.
Will you listen to them?
An addictive literary page-turner about a crime as shocking as it is commonplace, KEEPER will leave you reeling long after the final page is turned.
Keeper is available in ebook and hardback now. You can purchase your copy using the link below.
My Review:
Keeper was an incredibly powerful, harrowing read which was hard to believe is a debut novel.
I found the storyline to be very intriguing and I soon found myself immersed into the story. The subject of domestic abuse is a difficult subject to write about it but the author manages to do it perfectly. There is a great balance in this book between the heartbreaking descriptions of what Katie goes through but also I felt a heartwarming message that it is possible to survive it. The descriptions were graphic at times but they did seem very realistic which made what happens even more hard hitting. It’s one of those books that I both wanted to continue reading as I wanted to find out what happens but also wanted to stop reading and curl into a ball as I wasn’t sure I did want to know how it would end.
The writing style is very fast paced and there is lots of tension throughout the book which is almost unbearable at times. It was quite eye-opening to read about everything that abuse victims go through and how the psychological effects of the abuse can take ages to fade. It is a story that will definitely stay with me and I think it will be a great book club read as there is lots to discuss.
Huge thanks to Ellie from Viking books for my copy of this book and for inviting me onto the blog tour.
About The Author:
Jessica Moor studied English at Cambridge before completing a Creative Writing MA at Manchester University. Prior to this she spent a year working in the violence against women and girls sector and this experience inspired her first novel, Keeper.
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