The Old You
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4.1 • 13 Ratings
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
Someone's mind is playing tricks … but whose?
Lynn Naismith gave up the job she loved when she married Ed, the love of her life, but it was worth it for the happy years they enjoyed together. Now, ten years on, Ed has been diagnosed with early-onset dementia, and things start to happen; things more sinister than lost keys and missing words. As some memories are forgotten, others, long buried, begin to surface … and Lynn's perfect world begins to crumble.
But is it Ed's mind playing tricks, or hers…?
'The slow reveals and hints at the darkness to come in The Old You will make it impossible to put down' Sarah Pinborough
'A cracking page-turner that sucks you straight into the dark heart of human behaviour' Marnie Riches
'A brilliant tale of deception with a twist that took my breath away' Mark Edwards
'I was guessing right to the end' Katerina Diamond
'A twisty, thrilling read with engaging and complex characters' Sarah Ward
'Poignant, clever and terrifically tense' William Shaw
'Exceptionally clever, intriguing and mysterious … this is how a psychological crime thriller should be written' Random Things through my Letterbox
'One of the twistiest books I've read for a while. Completely gripping' Cass Green
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Lynn Naismith, the narrator of this creepy domestic thriller from British author Voss (The Venus Trap), isn't too surprised to learn that her husband of 10 years, Ed, has early onset dementia. The diagnosis explains some of Ed's odd and sometimes threatening behavior, and Lynn reluctantly takes steps to protect him and herself. But why is someone lurking outside their remote house in rural England at night? She remembers that she met Ed when she was an undercover policewoman, investigating him in connection with the disappearance of his first wife. Now their best friend has been murdered, and his wife is missing. And she remembers how Ed swept her off her feet, because he was such a great natural actor with a gift for slipping into different roles. Throughout much of the story, readers will feel like Lynn, off balance as certainties evaporate, but they'll be relieved when she finally stops being a victim and goes on the attack. The conclusion is somewhat contrived, but then the whole novel is an expert piece of contrivance.)
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