Trust in Me

 Trust in Me

Reviewed By  Grasshopper2       November 30, 2014

 

Author  Spohie McKenzie

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ISBN:                 9781471111754
Publisher:         Simon & Schuster
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Website:    http://www.simonandschuster.com.au 

If you enjoy the murder – mystery genre, then this book is for you. Sophie McKenzie has written a psychological thriller that will leave you guessing, questioning and wondering until almost the end. Nothing is as it seems both with the characters and the storyline. You think it is going in a certain direction and you see a clear way forward when the story takes an amazing twist.

The characters are very realistic. Livy was Julia’s best friend and confidante as well as the narrator of the story. She is the one who finds Julia’s body and calls the police. Will, Livy’s husband works hard to support her but she is finding it hard to trust him. At Julia’s funeral, it seems everyone finds “Death by Suicide” acceptable, while Livy fights against this, knowing her lively passionate friend would not do this.

Damien turns up at the funeral and lets Livy know that he doesn’t believe Julia could commit suicide either. He is Julia’s boyfriend although she didn’t mention him much to her friends. The two begin to ask questions of people and become very unpopular, particularly with the murderer. They are unaware of just how much danger they are putting themselves in. The people that Julia saw last are also compromised by this questioning.

The story becomes more complex, but not obscure. You see, at the beginning of many chapters, the actual murderer writes a page or so about how his delight in murder began and how each murder was committed. It’s just that the reader doesn’t know who he is. Clues pop up adding to the mystery and intrigue. The closer the two get to finding information, the more they are threatened.

This is a book that is very hard to put down as clues and ideas are revealed all the time. Because Livy is no slick investigator, but a friend determined to uncover the truth, she makes a few mistakes and becomes more engaging because of that.

Terrific holiday reading!

Fiction