Second Life
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3.4 • 41 Ratings
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- $13.99
Publisher Description
A gripping new psychological thriller from the author of the international bestseller Before I Go to Sleep.
How well can you really know another person? And how far would you go to find out the truth about them?
When Julia learns that her sister has been violently killed, she knows she must get to the bottom of things. Even if it means jeopardising her relationship with her husband and risking the safety of her son. Getting involved with a stranger online. Losing control.
Perhaps losing everything.
Set in Paris and London, Second Life is about the double lives people lead - and the dark places they can end up in. Tense and unrelenting, it is another brilliant novel from S. J. Watson.
S. J. Watson's debut novel, Before I Go To Sleep, has sold over four million copies and has been published in over 40 languages around the world. It has won several awards, including the UK's Crime Novel of the Year (2011) and the Prix du Polar Prize for Best Crime Novel in France. It was recently adapted into a major movie starring Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth and Mark Strong. S. J. Watson lives in London.
'A deft, perceptive exploration of a fascinating neurological condition, and a cracking good thriller.' Lionel Shriver on Before I Go to Sleep
'Quite simply the best debut I've ever read.' Tess Gerritsen on Before I Go to Sleep
'An exceptional thriller. It left my nerves jangling for hours after I finished the last page.' Dennis Lehane on Before I Go to Sleep
'A deeply unsettling debut that asks the most terrifying question - what do you have left when you lose yourself?' Val McDermid on Before I Go to Sleep
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Our high expectations for the second novel from the author of Before I Go to Sleep weren't disappointed. From the get-go, Second Life put us on edge. When Julia—a portrait photographer with a troubled past—receives devastating news about her younger sister, she embarks on an investigation that sees her flirting with danger. S. J. Watson has a gift for capturing disorientation, menace, fear and dread—all the emotions that underpin a hair-raising psychological thriller.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Julia Wilding, the narrator of bestseller Watson's overstuffed second novel (after 2011's Before I Go to Sleep), lives a comfortable middle-class life in London with her husband, Hugh, a cardiac surgeon, and their adopted son, 13-year-old Connor. In Julia's younger and wilder days she's a recovering alcoholic she was an art photographer, but now she's content to take family portraits. Then tragedy strikes. Julia's younger sister, Kate, is murdered in Paris, and she throws herself into catching Kate's killer. Though the sisters used to be close, a difficult childhood and Kate's often unpredictable ways came between them, but not before Julia and Hugh stepped in to care for Kate's son Connor is actually their nephew. Julia's quest for answers leads her to a sleazy online dating website, where she initially masquerades as Kate and meets a mysterious man, Lukas, who may or may not have known her sister. Soon she's embroiled with Lukas, as well as with Kate's roommate, Anna, both of whom have the requisite secrets, which are unspooled at a glacial pace.
Customer Reviews
Not for Me...
I couldn't get into this book. Took why to long even to get to the interesting stage.
Disappointing
Really looking forward to reading this but although I read this in one sitting I kept thinking it must improve soon. Very unlike able characters most of whom don't contribute anything to the story. I felt like giving the main character a good shake!!!!!!Very slow going everything happens practically in the last paragraph with a annoying unfinished ending. Plotline is easy to guess with two many unnecessary characters, if you want to read this borrow it from a friend not worth the money.! sorry i think the first book was just a one hit wonder!!!
Snooze fest
Boring, ridiculous , predictable plot. I wanted most of the characters to get murdered!