Although its content is crawling with extremely twisted and bizarre insinuations, this story isn't the least bit graphic in what it reveals.

She waits until Jack has carved the beef Wellington and served it with a gratin of potatoes, and carrots lightly glazed with honey. The dynamic of the psychological abuse and grinding down that she is the victim of is believable, albeit far-fetched. The story actually gives up its secrets almost immediately - in fact, most of you probably figured it out after reading the blurb, right?I hope you don't mind me asking,' Esther begins, her curiosity getting the better of her, 'but were either of you married before? She takes the flight to Thailand alone, telling everyone they know that Jack urged her to take their vacation so he could spend a few days finishing up the court case he had just lost. is setting up an expectation that can at best end in confusion but more likely to result in resentment and murder. He and Adam met Rufus at the golf club a couple of weeks ago and invited him to join them in a game.

Not wanting her to give them to Jack, I move smoothly towards her and she instinctively holds them out to me. Finally, the character of Esther's acute intuition as to Grace's predicament doesn't hinge on enough evidence - but I have a suspicion that this is one of B A Paris's salient points, that hunches get dismissed potentially to someone else's violent demise. Neither of them were going to read the book but they ended up being quite interested in the story once I started telling them about it.And now maybe all that was left was to see how it was all to be resolved – except I’m less than half way through! I could feel my emotions bubbling up from the pit of my stomach; I could feel my heart pounding with fury and fear. it doesnt happen often that i am satisfied with a conclusion to a mystery/thriller, so i am marking this one as a win. I'm completely baffled by all the five-star reviews for this one-dimensional yawnfest; the contrived storyline has to rank as one of the most implausible of all time. By shifting between the revelatory rather than romantic honeymoon and Grace’s life in the present, when Jack keeps her locked in their beautiful Spring Eaton home, Paris underscores Grace’s seemingly unassailable predicament, especially with Millie soon coming to live with the couple.

plus, this is one of those books where i can already hear the shrieking of the people about how all of the spoilers in the world are being spoiled by me so it's probably best for me to do this instead. Things get off to a bad start at the wedding when Millie falls down the stairs leading to the registration office.She looks around the table triumphantly and when everyone avoids her eye I can't help feeling sorry for her. A. Paris, who spent most of her adult life living in France, worked in finance as a trader before retraining as an English teacher.

But what energizes this story is the uncanny desperation that you feel for not being able to look away. But it's written in a way that keeps the pages turning, even if the plotting and details are a bit loose and the characterization not hugely complex. His description of the thrill he gets from other people's fear is chilling and would be gut wrenching for anyone to sit through.The story has some interesting twists and turns and I have to say it has a good, solid plot that will keep you entertained from the beginning. Millie had been dancing when no one else was, pretending to have a partner, until Jack came to the rescue. Its strong, its solid, no flaws, the pitch the power and pace is just right for any reading to be pulled along its path.