A Window Breaks
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4.0 • 102 Ratings
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- £7.99
Publisher Description
‘Fantastic’ – Lee Child
‘Totally addictive’ – Ann Cleeves
‘A thrill-a-minute page-turner’ – Simon Kernick
A Window Breaks is the nerve-shredding thriller from C. M. Ewan, the author of the acclaimed The Interview and the half-a-million copy selling Safe House, perfect for fans of T. M. Logan and Mark Edwards.
They were supposed to be getting away from their troubles . . .
It's 2 a.m. in a remote Scottish lodge.
You are asleep when a noise wakes you.
You stir, unsure why, and turn to your partner.
Then you hear it.
Glass. Crunching underfoot.
Your worst fears are about to be realized.
Someone is downstairs, intent on causing your family harm.
You will do whatever it takes to protect them.
But with only each other to rely on, can you escape?
What authors are saying . . .
‘If you only read one thriller this year read this’ – C. L. Taylor
‘Smashed my way through this . . . Nerve-shredding’ – Tim Weaver
‘Brilliantly crafted, excruciatingly tense’ – Sharon Bolton
‘Starts at full throttle and never lets up’ – T. M. Logan
‘Heart-stopping . . . a sure-fire bestseller’ – Jo Spain
‘Breakneck ride of a thriller’ – Fiona Cummins
‘Almost unbearably tense and exciting’ – Mark Edwards
‘Fierce read, with heart, muscle and an out-of-sight twist’ – Mick Herron
‘Tense, fast-paced thriller’ – Jenny Quintana
‘Brilliant and almost impossible to put down’ – Andrew Taylor
What readers are saying . . .
‘This was so intense as the twists and turns came one after another at breakneck speed.’
‘Brilliantly written thriller which keeps you gripped from the first few pages.’
‘Full of action and excitement’
‘Absolutely amazing; I was totally gripped from start to finish’
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Don’t be fooled by this story's contemplative start—it soon explodes into an adrenalin-pumping thriller that grips like a vice. When tragedy besets married couple Tom and Rachel, they retreat to a remote house in Scotland with their daughter to to heal their broken bonds. However, a home invasion on their first night leaves them in a desperate, twisting fight for their lives. Flashbacks flesh out the very believable family’s lives, while also throwing in few well-placed red herrings. Ewan dials up the suspense so expertly that the story becomes impossible to switch off until the shocking and satisfying finale.
Customer Reviews
Loved it
A good listen
*Drawn out plot*
*3.5 Stars*
This for me was a stop, start, stop start thriller as described but I would say it is more of a mystery that starts off ever so slowly and then the pace quickened then slowed and started up again. A family of four are now three through very tragic circumstances. But all is not what it seems. The father Tom, mother Rachel and daughter Holly are left
A mugging takes place after the tragedy, that appears to be random and Tom froze but one of them knows why, it takes a while to put the pieces together
The tragedy created a gulf between the couple as they deal with it. They end up going to a remote Scottish lodge in order for the family to work things out. The owner of the lodge is Tom’s boss who understands loss.
It is a bit mundane then a window breaks at 2am. It is supposed to be secure how and why??? Getting the answers from the one who knows is painstakingly slow and we only get bits at a time. I guessed part of the reason but Tom fuelled with the fact he froze at the mugging goes to take a look, the family are in grave danger will they survive it?
The action came at the point when I was about to give up. The saving grace for me was that by adding the audiobook the narrator’s tone of voice gives it a menacing feel.
Too drawn-out
Nicely written but the chapters where they were trying to escape went on, and on, and on. 50 chapters where nothing happened except a drawn-out escape. Got more interesting at the end…if you can get that far.