The Beauty of the End
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Publisher Description
The Beauty of the End is a gripping psychological thriller from Debbie Howells, author of the bestselling Richard and Judy Book Club success, The Bones of You.
I was fourteen when I fell in love with a goddess . . .
A love he'd never forget
Ex-lawyer Noah has never forgotten his first love. When, years later, he hears that she's suspected of murder, he knows with certainty that she's innocent. With April on life-support and the evidence pointing towards her guilt, he's compelled to help her. But he's also unprepared as he's forced to confront what happened between them all those years ago.
A secret she would never reveal
April Moon had loved Noah. She never wanted to hurt him. But there was something - and someone - dark in her life which made happiness together impossible.
A family she could never forgive
Ella is a troubled teenager with her own secrets to tell. But no one will listen. What Ella knows holds the key to finding the killer. But as Noah, April and Ella's stories converge, shocking revelations come to the surface. The truth is obvious. Or so everyone believes . . .
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This overly complicated psychological thriller from British author Howells falls short of the high standard set by her 2015 debut, The Bones of You. Accredited solicitor Noah Callaway has been leading an extremely solitary life in Devon as a crime writer when he learns that his former fianc e, the compelling but erratic April Moon, is comatose and the primary suspect in a murder in Kent. Convinced the woman he has been infatuated with ever since their teens is incapable of the crime, Noah offers to represent her. Dr. Will Farrington, a friend from whom Noah has been estranged for 15 years due to a conflict over April, initiates Noah's involvement. Noah's efforts and memories alternate with the accounts of a 15-year-old girl's visits to her therapist, the significance of which isn't at first clear. Though Howell has a knack for conveying authentic emotion, readers are likely to become frustrated with the pacing, especially the slow reveal of certain past actions of Noah, who displays an almost obdurate lack of perception.
