The Heights
Soon to be a major drama on 5 starring Anna Friel from the bestselling author of The Only Suspect
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3.9 • 48 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
COMING SOON TO CHANNEL 5 as a six-part drama series starring Anna Friel!
‘I didn’t read The Heights, I inhaled it’ LISA JEWELL
Devoted mum Ellen has always been protective of her golden boy, Lucas, who she shares with her ex-partner Vic.
But when sixth-former Lucas brings a new friend home, alarm bells ring. Kieran isn’t like Lucas. He’s rude, obnoxious and reckless, and Ellen despairs as her son falls deeper under his influence. Others say she’s obsessed, that she shouldn’t feud with a teenage boy, but Ellen knows to trust her instinct. Something bad is going to happen to Lucas – and it's going to be Kieran’s fault.
The instant Sunday Times bestseller about a mother’s bid for revenge from the award-winning author of Our House, The Only Suspect and The Other Passenger.
‘Tense, provocative, and devastatingly powerful’ TM LOGAN
‘Has everything you could possibly wish for - tragedy, obsession, revenge and, yes, love. Another finely-crafted masterpiece’ BA PARIS
‘Compelling, unexpected and beautifully written’ JANE FALLON
‘Impossible to resist, impossible to predict, impossible to put down … this is an author at the top of her game’ ERIN KELLY
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
At the start of this mesmerizing psychological thriller from British author Candlish (The Other Passenger), lighting consultant Ellen Saint is working with a new client on a London warehouse conversion when she spots a person she recognizes on the roof of a nearby building. That man, Kieran Watts, however, has been dead for more than two years—or so Ellen thought, because she, along with her ex-significant other, Vic Gordon, contracted with someone to kill him. The murder-for-hire scheme was revenge against the "monster who destroyed" her life when Vic's and her 19-year-old son, Lucas, died in a car accident, for which she blames Kieran, the car's driver. The current sighting resurrects devastating memories and provokes Ellen, who fears for her new family, to try again to kill Kieran. Obsession, deception, betrayal, and injustice follow. Chapters from Vic's point of view, from both past and present, help build tension. In the end, the narrative threads cross in a heart-stopping confrontation that tests Ellen's lifelong phobia for high places. This cleverly constructed novel will keep readers enthralled until the last page.
Customer Reviews
A chilling read
The Heights is a compelling psychological thriller about how one tragic event tears a family apart, how one’s overwhelming grief turns into obsession and the lengths they will go to in getting revenge. It is dark, twisty, heartbreaking and very addictive.
Louise Candlish has crafted a thought provoking read that will have you asking yourself, what would you do if you were faced with the same situation as our lead. I was so conflicted reading this book after finding out all of the facts, torn between right and wrong. It really did mess with my head and my moral compass.
The characters are real and evoke many different emotions within you. The standout was Ellen who my heart broke for. I enjoyed the narrative style of the book whereby she speaks to the reader as an author writing a book, that covers life before and after the tragic event. This made it all the more personal and getting the reader to understand her reasoning as to the things she does.
The Heights has been well written and is a very compelling read that got under my skin. Long after finishing it, it still has been playing around in my head as has the question of what I would do in the same situation. I now have an answer to it, but I think I will just keep it to myself…😉