Don’t Look Away: the pulse-pounding new thriller from the queen of the page turner (A Stephanie King Thriller)
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From the moment I open my eyes, I know. Her bed is made, the wardrobe empty.
There was something she wanted to tell me, but I didn’t listen.
Now she’s gone.
‘An absolute stunner of a book by a very clever author’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW
‘Thrilling and creepy plot that keeps you turning the pages until the shocking ending’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW
‘Kept me guessing right to the end’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW
‘I was entranced. Perfectly formed characters, [a] grippingly tense storyline. OUTSTANDING’ Angela Marsons
‘A real masterclass in simmering tension that builds until the shocking end.’ KL Slater
‘One of my top reads of 2023. The tension kept me gripped until the final page.’ DS Butler
Eleven years ago my sister Lola vanished from my aunt’s cottage in Cornwall. Now I’m back, and I’m no closer to understanding why she ran away. What secrets was she keeping?
Memories come to me in snippets, but something is still missing. Then a body is discovered in a cave below the cliffs. No one knows how long it’s been there. Is it Lola?
The next night I wake, knowing someone is there, standing by my bed. I can hear them breathing. What do they want? Am I getting too close to the truth?
Did Lola ever leave?
Praise for Rachel Abbott:
‘What a storyteller Rachel Abbott is… I was hooked from the start’ Cara Hunter
‘Compulsive reading’ Harriet Tyce
‘A truly compelling, twisty, enthralling read… AMAZING!’ Angela Marsons
‘I raced through this compelling, twisty novel.’ Laura Marshall
‘A total delight’ Daily Mail
‘Takes your breath away’ Sun
‘A brilliant read, full of suspense’ Closer
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Additional information
| Publisher | Wildfire (3 Aug. 2023) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| File size | 4245 KB |
| Text-to-Speech | Enabled |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
| X-Ray | Not Enabled |
| Word Wise | Enabled |
| Sticky notes | On Kindle Scribe |
| Print length | 416 pages |
by Amelia C
Another excellent book by Rachel! Extremely well written and gripping. Twists, turns and surprises. I thoroughly enjoyed this and can highly recommend it.
by MM
I enjoy all the books by this author. She is now one of my favourite authors.
by Anon
Could not put this book down, great story. Tried so hard to not read it so fast but had to, definitely worth a read.
by Sue
Rachel Abbott never fails to disappoint. Another gripping story that has two plots and also a back story. Can’t wait for the next book in this series.
by Mrs V J Chamberlain
I’m a huge fan of Rachel’s books, And So It Begins was one of my favourites, so I was excited to read her latest Stephanie King thriller.
The book begins with Nancy Holland, a young woman whose sister Lola mysteriously disappeared many years before. Nancy inherits a cottage in Cornwall from her aunt and, her arrival back in the town stirs up painful memories from the past. Meanwhile DS Stephanie King is investigating the discovery of a body in a cave and the two cases become tragically linked, leaving Nancy in terrible danger.
The story began strongly and straight away I was sucked into Nancy’s world and her traumatic past with her missing sister. Not only were the characters here vividly captured, but Cornwall was so beautifully described I was able to easily imagine the stunning scenery and wild rugged cliffs.
The chapters switch frequently between the past and present, which really helps to build the background behind the fateful events. I also loved the police procedural element of the book and following the developments between Stephanie and Gus’ relationship. Although it could be read as a stand alone story, I think the police character’s backgrounds would be appreciated more if the two previous Stephanie King books And So It Begins and The Murder Game (both excellent) were read first.
All in all, another thrilling suspenseful page-turner from Rachel Abbott that keeps the tension building throughout. Highly recommended.
by marj Venmore
How I hate to say this book is not up to Rachel Abboh normally style, I enjoyed the book but I was or seemed to be waiting for it to really start it was slower than normal, gripping me only because Rachel Abbot wrote it, she tiding bring anything new to the table
Very very
Good though I enjoyed it. I would still follow Rachel Abbot as she is one of the best authors I have read I have 5 in particular who are my absolute favourite without a doubt. 4 women Rachel Abbot being one of then and unfortunately only 1male. Oh don’t get me wrong there are many more authors I will read, however they would have to come up with something so so special regularly to even get into my top 6 which would be impossible as it’s only 5 I have I am Farley sure no one can knock any of my 5 authors out and take there plsce no a impossible task. Well done Rachel Abbot loving your new book
by Spicewalker
Welcome back DS Stephanie King. Nice to see you again. I do love a Rachel Abbot book. Love how she manages to create a really compelling mystery, one with characters who I find myself completely invested in and that always seem to have me turning the pages at a great rate of knots. That was most definitely the case with Don’t Look Away, the story of Nancy Holland, a young woman who inherits a cottage in Cornwall from her Aunt. The cottage holds bittersweet memories for Nancy, not least of all because it was the last place her sister was seen before she disappeared some eleven years earlier. What was behind Lola’s disappearance, and will Nancy’s return summon ghosts from their past? Well … of course they will. Stoking up former conflict through her stories is one of Rachel Abbot’s specialities and I can tell you that in this case, she does not miss a beat.
What really works well in these books is that way that he author combines two very different points of view. We have the first person account of Nancy which drew me into the story really quickly. Whilst Nancy is an overly cautious character, someone who would gladly run from her past rather than head towards it, I actually found there was something about her that caught my attention. I wanted to understand her and to understand what had happened to make her so reticent. Rachel Abbot is great at creating character and gets the balance just right here, avoiding alienating readers by making her too nervous, or too introverted. She is surprisingly compelling and I found I could sympathise with her position which kept me on her side and invested in her fate.
On the other side we have the main police investigation and this is where DS Stephanie King comes in. Whilst this is a series in which she links all the investigations, it is not necessarily a series about her as a character. We do get the personal side of her life, in particular her romantic links to DCI Angus ‘Gus’ Brodie, a side of her life which comes with added complications this time around, but we are kept slightly at arms length, her part of the story told in third person as opposed to Nancy’s first person narrative. I like King as a character. She is tenacious and capable, and most definitely down to earth. She is subject to the same highs and lows, moments of doubt in herself and her relationship, as any other, but there is always that sense that, in the end, she will come good. Whilst she is a large part of the story, it’s more as a facilitator of the police investigation as the driving force behind what happens.
There is a good deal of switching up between past and present in this book, the story often taking us back to events from the fateful summer in which Lola disappears, leading us towards some very stark, and sometimes shocking revelations. There is a dark edge to the story, an undercurrent of unease that is echoed in the atmospheric and slightly isolated setting which is used to perfection by the author. The sub-plot the true driver behind this particular tale, is all too believable and a sad reflection of modern life. I had kind of guessed this side of the story, but it makes no difference to the flow of the book, or the surprises that come thick and fast as we near the final, pulse-thumping conclusion. High stakes, fast paced and fraught with tension, it’s the kind of ending that kept me absolutely gripped.
If you love Rachel Abbot’s Tom Douglas series and haven’t yet taken the plunge with Stephanie King, I’d highly recommend you do. Start at the beginning of the series, And So It Begins. You won’t regret a moment of it.
by Amazon Customer
The twists and turn keep you guessing until the end.
I was disappointed when I got to the last page…..turned it expectantly and……hurry up next in the series