Bad Blood
an explosive psychological crime suspense thriller with a triple twist: 'a triumph!' Claire Douglas
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2.8 • 4 Ratings
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Publisher Description
READERS LOVE BAD BLOOD:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Great read!'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I was not ready for the end'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Kept me on my toes the whole time!'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Loved it! So much suspense and lots of twists and turns'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Please, please, please can I have Sarah's next book?'
HE'S HER EX-BOYFRIEND. SHE IS THE PROSECUTOR.
HE'S ACCUSED OF A TERRIBLE CRIME. SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHO TO BELIEVE...
'An intricate, clever thriller that delves beautifully into family dynamics and small-town politics. I loved it ― Jennie Godfrey, No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of THE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS
A FAMILY FULL OF SECRETS
Justine Stone left her small, claustrophobic hometown in Essex eighteen years ago, turning her back on her family and what happened that terrible night.
A HOUSE FULL OF LIES
But when her childhood sweetheart, Jake, is accused of a horrific double murder, Justine's world begins to crumble. And when her brother disappears in the wake of the deaths, Justine is forced to open the door to the past again - a door that she's kept shut for years.
A NIGHT THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING
What has her mother been hiding all this time? Why does nobody ever talk about the death of her father? And what did her brother know about the couple Jake is accused of killing?
WHEN EVERYONE HAS A REASON TO LIE, HOW DO YOU UNCOVER THE TRUTH?
'Incredibly gripping. A triumph' - Claire Douglas, #1 bestselling author of THE COUPLE AT NO. 9
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Literary agent Hornsley debuts with a shaky psychological thriller about a prosecutor whose latest case cuts uncomfortably close to home. Successful London criminal attorney Justine Stone's chance at a plum assignment prosecuting a double homicide is nearly ruined when she recognizes the defendant as Jake Reynolds, her first love, who ghosted her years ago. Instead of recusing herself from the case, Justine returns to her and Jake's hometown for the first time in nearly 20 years to see if she can dig up any clues. Staying with her distant mother, who sent Justine away after her father died, she pokes around Jake's past until her older brother, Max, goes missing. Realizing that a decades-old secret might be behind both Jake's case and Max's disappearance, Justine scrambles to piece everything together before the trial begins. Unfortunately, Justine is a flat, tiresome character, and Hornsley places too much narrative stock in a series of predictable reveals. This misses the mark.
Customer Reviews
Started off really well
Then dragged on towards the end and none of the characters were likeable.