Book Synopsis:
A regular weekday morning veers drastically off-course for a group of strangers whose paths cross in a London café – their lives never to be the same again when an apparently crazed gunman holds them hostage. But there is more to the situation than first meets the eye and as the captives grapple with their own inner demons, the line between right and wrong starts to blur. Will the secrets they keep stop them from escaping with their lives?
The Secrets Of Strangers is available in ebook and paperback now. You can purchase your copy of both using the link below.
My Review:
This was another intense and engrossing read from one of my favourite authors. Once again I found myself quickly drawn into the story and the situation that the characters find themselves. I’ve thankfully never been in a hostage situation but the scenes that the author describes seemed very realistic, so I often felt like I was living and feeling everything alongside the characters which was very effective.
The characters are all very believable and beautifully written. I enjoyed getting to know them slowly as we learn more about their background and personality. The author shows a lot of understanding about human behaviour and it was interesting to see the different ways the characters dealt with their situation. There are some dark thoughts but also some heartwarming ones which made the situation seem very plausible. It also made the situation very gripping as I was unsure how everyone was going to react and what they would do next.
Overall I found this a tense, gripping read which I thoroughly enjoyed. I found I both wanted to keep reading to find out what happens but also to stop and savour the story as it was so good. This was a great study of human behaviour both the bad and the good with some of the compassion on display making me very emotional at times. Highly recommended!
Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Allen & Unwin for my copy of this book.
About The Author:
Charity Norman was born in Uganda and brought up in successive draughty vicarages in Yorkshire and Birmingham. After several years’ travel she became a barrister, specialising in crime and family law. In 2002, realising that her three children had barely met her, she took a break from the law and moved with her family to New Zealand.
THE SECRETS OF STRANGERS is her sixth novel.
Find Charity on Facebook at facebook.com/charitynormanauthor and on Twitter as @charitynorman1.
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Huge thanks for the blog tour support Jo x
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