The Wreckage
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3.6 • 71 Ratings
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- £5.99
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- £5.99
Publisher Description
'A twist I never saw coming, and a male main character with insecurity and vulnerability - I've never met anyone like him in a thriller before.' - Rosamund Lupton
'Clever and compelling' Fiona Barton
Things will never be the same again...
Ben is driving on the motorway, on his usual commute to the school where he works.
A day like any other, except for Adam, who in a last despairing act jumps in front of Ben's car, and in killing himself, turns the teacher's world upside down.
Wracked with guilt and desperate to clear his conscience, Ben develops a friendship with Alice, Adam's widow, and her 7-year-old son Max.
But as he tries to escape the trauma of the wreckage, could Ben go too far in trying to make amends?
Gripping and sinister, The Wreckage is guaranteed to keep you up all night...
Customer Reviews
*A Question of Guilt*
**4.5 Stars**
Ben’s life is predictable, he is a primary school teacher and travels the same route day after day, his life is monotonous. Well this is about to change, whilst driving his car on a wet day he sees a flash and stops suddenly as he has hit someone. This person has jumped out in front of him. Why???
This action will change Ben in ways that he will not see coming.
Alice, Adam’s wife wakes up to a large envelope from Adam which she does not open. He has a history of depression and she instinctively knows that this time is different.
Ben is full of guilt and when he realises the victim has a wife and a 7 year old son, he goes to the hospital where the victim is and he gets to know them but in his efforts to absolve himself from the crash his actions change to obsession. At first Alice warms to him and as soon as they get close she is full of regret while Ben goes too far in his quest to look after them ignoring his usual rational behaviour.
As the story progresses we see that that Ben has been the subject of a warped mind, I will leave it there….
This story has a creepy tone to it and shows that when we are vulnerable rational behaviour can go out of the window and can easily go the wrong way….
100
Very good storyline with a strange ending.I like winks at hard boiled crime but also physiological ones.The audio book was read beautifully.
Wreckage
Amazing book had me screaming to myself at moments! 100% worth it