#BlogTour: The Cellar by John Nicholl @nicholl06 @BoldwoodBooks @rararesources #TheCellar #JohnNicholl

Book Synopsis:

Dark, disturbing and gripping. This is not for the faint of heart.

Nurse. Protégé. Murderer.

Marcus Gove has been all these things. He’s reached the pinnacle of his art and now it’s time for him to take a protégé. Lovely Lucy is perfect for the role, or she will be . . .

Artist. Teacher. Daughter.

Lucy Williams is just like everyone else. She’s had some success as an artist, not so much success in love, but she’s getting by. But soon she’s going to have to become something else if she wants to be a survivor.

Detective. Ex-husband. Underdog.

Ray Lewis’s career isn’t heading anywhere. But he’s a solid detective and he’s determined to find Lucy no matter what the upper brass throw at him.

Three people. Nineteen days. Who will live and who will die?

My Review:

The Cellar is a dark, twisty read that was impossible to put down. It’s going to be a hard book to review as I don’t want to give anything away.

I was quickly drawn into the story from the dramatic, and rather gruesome, first chapter. This isn’t a book for the faint hearted and I have to admit some of the scenes made me feel a little sick at times. I often had to put the book down for a bit and come back to it as some of the scenes made it hard to read. The murderer has to be one of the most depraved killers I’ve come across and I couldn’t believe how cold he was at times. The author has cleverly written the book so that the reader sees inside the murderers head and he gave me chills with some of the thoughts he had.

The pace of this book is unbelievable and there always seemed to be something happening to keep me glued to the page. The tension increases as the book goes on until it becomes almost unbearable. I found myself sitting literally on the edge of my seat (my husband actually asked me if I was ok) as I read as I was just so involved in the story. There are lots of twists that kept me guessing and I liked the way the story developed as the reader is told who the killer is early on so it’s fascinating to see how the other characters work out who it is.

Huge thanks to Rachel from Rachel’s Random Resources for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Boldwood for my copy of this book.

About The Author:

John Nicholl, a former police officer, social worker and lecturer, is the award-winning, Amazon bestselling author of numerous darkly psychological suspense thrillers. He began writing after leaving his job heading up child protection services. You can find out more about John and his books at: http://www.johnnicholl.com