After my relationship breaks down, I agree to house-sit my brother Dexter's posh apartment whilst he’s out of the country. It will give me some much needed headspace.
Sitting on the balcony one sweltering summer's evening in the midst of a power cut, I'm given a secret window into the lives of the residents in the opposite building, and I see more than I should.
I'm drawn to a man in the penthouse and watch him closely and when a striking woman joins him on the balcony, I can’t tear my eyes away.
The following weekend a woman matching her exact description is reported missing. She’s not been seen since that fateful night.
When I go to the police, the man in the penthouse has a cast-iron alibi and denies she was ever there.
I know what I saw and I can’t let it go.
The deeper I dig, the more dangerous things become.
Someone is watching me too. Just how much can I trust my neighbours? (Synopsis courtesy of Goodreads.)
Keri Beevis is the queen of scary! I love it when I’m not entirely sure who the true culprit is in a thriller, and in The House Sitter, keeping the identity of the culprit hidden was top notch.
Nina is staying at her brother’s place while he’s on vacation, discovering that her brother’s friend, Zac–the guy who actually owns the place–has come back to claim his bedroom and his space. During a late night without power, and without the distraction of Zac, Nina uses her brother’s spare pair of binoculars to do some people watching, quickly finding an awkward and uncomfortable situation unfold between an unknown woman and Julian, the off-kilter rich boy who lives in the penthouse. After the woman goes missing, Nina’s first impression is that Julian must somehow be involved.
From there, Nina falls into a spiral, trying to figure out what really happened to the woman she’d seen with Julian that night, and given his sordid past, it wouldn’t be surprising. There are massive amounts of Nancy Drew-ing while she does her best to discover the truth, only leading her down an unsafe road where nothing is predictable, not even her true feelings and intentions towards Zac, who also gets pulled into the drama.
In the end, the answers are shocking! It wasn't until about 3/4 of the way through that I started to see clues and scenarios in a whole new light. It’s too easy to make assumptions, so when the suspects who pop up are people I’d never even considered, it made the experience even more exciting. For anyone who wants to partake in a psychological thriller, this–and other books by Beevis–are the way to go! A definite five-star read!
Sitting on the balcony one sweltering summer's evening in the midst of a power cut, I'm given a secret window into the lives of the residents in the opposite building, and I see more than I should.
I'm drawn to a man in the penthouse and watch him closely and when a striking woman joins him on the balcony, I can’t tear my eyes away.
The following weekend a woman matching her exact description is reported missing. She’s not been seen since that fateful night.
When I go to the police, the man in the penthouse has a cast-iron alibi and denies she was ever there.
I know what I saw and I can’t let it go.
The deeper I dig, the more dangerous things become.
Someone is watching me too. Just how much can I trust my neighbours? (Synopsis courtesy of Goodreads.)
Keri Beevis is the queen of scary! I love it when I’m not entirely sure who the true culprit is in a thriller, and in The House Sitter, keeping the identity of the culprit hidden was top notch.
Nina is staying at her brother’s place while he’s on vacation, discovering that her brother’s friend, Zac–the guy who actually owns the place–has come back to claim his bedroom and his space. During a late night without power, and without the distraction of Zac, Nina uses her brother’s spare pair of binoculars to do some people watching, quickly finding an awkward and uncomfortable situation unfold between an unknown woman and Julian, the off-kilter rich boy who lives in the penthouse. After the woman goes missing, Nina’s first impression is that Julian must somehow be involved.
From there, Nina falls into a spiral, trying to figure out what really happened to the woman she’d seen with Julian that night, and given his sordid past, it wouldn’t be surprising. There are massive amounts of Nancy Drew-ing while she does her best to discover the truth, only leading her down an unsafe road where nothing is predictable, not even her true feelings and intentions towards Zac, who also gets pulled into the drama.
In the end, the answers are shocking! It wasn't until about 3/4 of the way through that I started to see clues and scenarios in a whole new light. It’s too easy to make assumptions, so when the suspects who pop up are people I’d never even considered, it made the experience even more exciting. For anyone who wants to partake in a psychological thriller, this–and other books by Beevis–are the way to go! A definite five-star read!
Thanks to Rachel's Random Resources for the book in exchange for an honest review.
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