The Walls
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4.7 • 16 Ratings
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Publisher Description
From the author of Sunday Times bestseller and Richard & Judy Book Club pick, Baby Doll, comes a riveting thriller with domestic violence, murder and how far one woman will go to protect her family at its core.
'Every bit as gripping as her best-selling debut Baby Doll … an addictive and suspenseful thriller'
Sunday Mirror
'Stunning… Dark tale'
Heat
'Will keep you gripped'
Fabulous, The Sun on Sunday
5 stars 'From the author of the stunning Baby Doll comes this dark tale'
HEAT magazine
'A suspense-fuelled read, offering a unique insight into domestic violence'
i Paper
'Baby Doll was dark, twisty and magnificent and [this] builds on her ability to place her female characters in the darkest of situations, only to see them fight their way to a world of survival'
Stylist.co.uk
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What if murder is your only way out?
Single mom Kristy Tucker works as a press agent for the Texas Department of Corrections handling everything on death row from inmate interviews, to chronicling the last moments during an execution. Her job exposes Kristy to the worst of humanity and it's one that's beginning to take its toll.
So when Kristy meets Lance Dobson, her son's martial arts instructor, she believes she's finally found her happy ending. She’s wrong.
Kristy soon discovers that Lance is a monster. Forced to endure his verbal and physical abuse, Kristy is serving her own life sentence . . . unless she's willing to take matters into her own hands. Perfectly poised to exploit the criminal justice system she knows so well, Kristy sets out to get rid of Lance - permanently.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this pulse-pounding thriller from Overton (Baby Doll), 32-year-old single mother Kristy Tucker falls for her teenage son's judo instructor, Lance Dobson. At first, long, depressing days spent working as a public information officer for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice leave Kristy eager for laughter-filled evenings with Lance. Then the couple marry, and Lance begins to physically and emotionally abuse Kristy. She tries to leave, but he threatens to kill her son and ailing father. Part of Kristy's job involves interviewing prisoners. When death-row inmate Clifton Harris asks about a bruise on Kristy's face, she breaks down and tells him everything. She balks at Clifton's suggestion that someone in prison might be able to help, but eventually concedes that killing Lance is her only option. After a languidly paced setup, the book's tension and drama increase exponentially, and readers become as invested in the wrongfully convicted Clifton's freedom as they are in Kristy's. Many will applaud Overton's implicit criticism of capital punishment and laissez-faire attitudes toward domestic violence.
Customer Reviews
What a read!
I read this book in a day and a half and Hollie did not disappoint. Keeps you on the edge of your seat and rooting for the people involved. Hollie needs to bring another book out ASAP. Read now.
Great
Harrowing in parts but very good.