Gaby Mortimer, anchor of a popular London morning show, is hoping an early morning run will clear her mind’s jumble of career and marital problems. Then she spots a woman’s body off a remote path. Within hours, Gaby becomes the lead suspect in a murder investigation despite her claims that she doesn’t know the victim. In a disastrous domino effect, London CID finds evidence connecting Gaby to the victim, Gaby’s alibi can’t be confirmed, she is slammed with scandal sheet attention, and a stalker she hoped was dormant resurfaces. Her only ally is Jack Hayward, a reporter offering to help prove her innocence in exchange for an exclusive. Early blurbs tout this thriller as a sister to Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl (2012), and there are similarities, including a possibly unreliable narrator, disturbingly troubled marriage, and plenty of reflections on losing identities to marital compromise. But Durrant’s novel has a different feel. London bustle ups the pace, and Gaby’s inner dialogue has an efficient, practical bent, even when it turns nostalgic. This psychological thriller is recommended for fans of Gone Girl and of Lisa Unger’s Fragile (2011).
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BN ID: | 2940175332040 |
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Publisher: | Dreamscape Media |
Publication date: | 05/31/2016 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
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