The Son
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3.7 • 17 Ratings
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- £12.99
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- £12.99
Publisher Description
“Woah! This is one of the best thrillers I’ve read this year! Intense, suspenseful, intriguing. It did not go the way I was expecting!” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Your perfect child isn’t so perfect anymore…
From the outside, my life appears normal, boring even – but in that way you treasure when you once had nothing. These days, I have a loving new husband, a polite and intelligent teenage son. Everything seems perfect, but beneath the surface, I feel afraid.
My son, the child I’ve sacrificed everything for, is scaring me. When he looks at me, his gaze is dark and calculating. In public he’s as sweet as always, but the things he says to me at home make my neck prickle with fear. I'm a mother – I've learned to trust my instincts, and right now, they're screaming that something is very wrong.
My new husband Drew, a respected police officer, folds me into his arms, telling me I'm just overprotective. That after what happened to me, I don’t know how to be happy. I decide to believe he’s right.
But then comes the phone call. A young woman’s voice – shaky and full of terror. She wants my help – she’s trying to warn me. What she tells me shocks me to my very core.
It’s then I decide to face the truth about my family, and it’s so much worse than I could have ever imagined…
The Son is a gripping psychological thriller, full of twists, secrets and heart-stopping suspense. Trust no one, suspect everyone – an unputdownable story that will leave you breathless. Perfect for fans of Ruth Ware, Clare Douglas and Lisa Jewell.
What readers are saying about The Son:
“Wow! Absolutely loved this book! It grabbed me from the start and is a fast-paced thriller with great twists that you really don’t expect.” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“A lot of unexpected twists and turns, a lot of surprises and a great plot!... I highly recommend this 5-star book!” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Excellent.” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Wow, what a ride!... The unexpected twist that emerges is absolutely brilliant – a curveball I never saw coming.” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Aww I was hooked on this one! It's well written with so many twists and turns that you never know if you're coming or going until the big reveal…. an original storyline that hasn't been done a dozen times before. I loved it.” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Absolutely fantastic. It had me guessing to the end going back and forth on who to trust… Intense, suspenseful, and very intriguing.” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Customer Reviews
*Twists and Turns*
To the outside world Beth seems to have it all. Her second husband Drew a police officer and her teenage son Joe get on and seems to be doing well apart from the moody teenage act. But this is far from the truth.
The question that is glaringly obvious is how well do we know those we live with? Her Son and her husband are hiding something very dark. Her son is so convincing at telling lies and Beth knows she has brushed too much under the carpet. She became a Samaritan after her first husband took his own life and her role is mainly involves going into prisons. Many men take their own lives and she tries to prevent this.
It all changes when a random call to Beth comes From a frantic young woman asking her not to trust him, who does she mean?….
Well for me it goes from slow paced to fast pace and far too many people are lying and manipulation is off the charts. Girls are being trafficked and worse but Beth goes charging into situations making what look like bad choices with the best intentions even worse. The desperation and tension is palpable. When she is faced with the horror of who her nearest and dearest are it made me wonder how this would play out on tv. I disliked and felt sorry for Beth in equal measure and so many of the characters were wearing a facade. There were moments when I was shouting at Beth, but twists galore made it hard to put down
Riveting
I enjoyed the intrigue. The imagery the author portrayed was very vibrant and I became throughly immersed in the book. A quick read as I couldn’t leave it alone.