"fine thriller"
Twenty-five year old Londoner, Abbie Devereaux awakens to
find herself tied up in a dark room with no memory of how
she got there or any other recent event. Amongst the abuse
she receives, her host also taunts her with a list of his
previous victims. Abbie manages to escape. As she recuperates from her ordeal at the hospital, no one
believes her story including her doctors and Detective
Inspector Jack Cross, who insists there is no crime scene.
Abbie returns to her life, but finds her home, her job, and
her boyfriend not quite matching her memories. She wonders
if her doctors are right that she is screaming for help or
was she really kidnapped and that impacted her recall? She
also questions why her roommate is missing and who is this
Ben now in her life. Abbie needs to know if she had a
breakdown or is he still there stalking her? Whatever
the truth, Abbie plans to find her flat mate and regain
control of her life. Abbie is obviously the key player in this thriller that
readers will have to read to decide whether this is a
serial killer suspense tale or a work of psychological
suspense. The story line works quite well when the
disconcerted heroine wonders about the truth while feeling
deep in her soul the terror of abduction and whether it
happened or not. Nicci French provides a powerfully taut
thriller. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted April 23, 2003
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