Safe House
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4.0 • 3 Ratings
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- $5.99
Publisher Description
"So much atmosphere and tension...Gripping, tense and chillingly claustrophobic!"--Karen Hamilton, bestselling author of The Perfect Girlfriend
From the acclaimed author of The Exes' Revenge comes a gripping thriller about a woman who desperately wants a fresh start--but discovers that the past has a way of catching up no matter how far or how fast you run...
The morning after a terrible storm, a woman calling herself Charlie Miller turns up in a remote coastal village. She's bought a crumbling, long-vacant cottage and keeps to herself, reluctant to integrate with the locals--because if they ever find out who she really is, and what she's done, she'll lose what little she has left.
Charlie has a secret: she served two years in prison for providing a false alibi for a murderer. It was the mistake of a woman in love, a woman who couldn't believe her boyfriend was guilty--or lying to her. All she wants now is to start over. But as Charlie slowly lets down her guard and becomes friendly with her neighbours, she can't shake the feeling that someone is watching her...someone who knows what she did. When one of her new friends suddenly disappears, Charlie's worst fears are confirmed. She must confront her past head-on, but as she knows all too well, people aren't always who they appear to be--and you can't always outrun your mistakes...
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
After Charlie Miller, the heroine of this uneven psychological thriller from British author Jakeman (The Exes' Revenge), serves prison time for providing her serial killer ex-boyfriend, Lee Fisher, a false alibi, she flees to a Cornish village, where, with a new name and appearance, she hopes to hide from her past. Charlie plans to use the plastering and woodwork courses she took in prison to renovate a crumbling cottage, but maintaining a low profile is difficult. She becomes friends with four local women and her octogenarian neighbor, and despite the sense of community and acceptance Charlie feels, she's reluctant to let her guard down, still haunted by the threatening letters she received in prison and the family members of Lee's victims who blame her for the murders. When Charlie falls off a ladder because of a faulty latch, she suspects sabotage. More mishaps confirm her worst fear she's not safe. Flashbacks initially make for confusing reading, and at times the tension feels forced, but the story smooths out to a dramatic conclusion. Despite the flaws, readers will look forward to Jakeman's next.
