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The book starts off with a strong and horrifying scene of the murder of Camille in 2005, then moves to the present day when the two younger siblings, twins Lana and Ollie, return to Mead House to prepare it for sale following their grandmother's death. This is traumatic for both siblings who have been drifting apart, and the situation isn't helped by the presence of Ollie's newly-acquired fiancée, Ellie, a woman with no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Lana has her own issues, as the supposed murderer of their sister has been behind bars for seventeen years, still insisting on his innocence, and her role in convicting him drove a wedge between her and his younger brother Xav (Xavier).

The story is told from several points of view, some of them unknown characters. I didn't really connect to any of them unfortunately although the rekindled romance between Lana and Xav was quite well handled. The main issue was I couldn't believe in the central premise, that Camille as a young woman of eighteen or nineteen years of age is turned on by being slapped and verbally abused. There is no suggestion of abuse in her childhood, although both parents are dead and they are raised by their grandmother, so why she should switch from a normal relationship to a controlling abusive one doesn't make sense to me. The book also featured constant ungrammatical misuse of 'sat' as in 'He was sat at the table' instead of sitting, which I found irritating and jarred. Plus I didn't believe someone hit by a car could possibly have got away so lightly. Accordingly I can only give this an OK 2 stars.

Keri Beevis is a superb storyteller, and she has done it again. Trust No One is a gripping psychological thriller that revolves around Olivia - a complex character with a troubled past and dark secrets that she keeps hidden. Her world is shattered when she starts receiving threatening notes, and her only solace is her boyfriend, Noah, who is determined to protect her at all costs.

As Olivia and Noah investigate the menacing messages, they find themselves caught in a web of deceit and betrayal, leading them to question the trustworthiness of everyone around them. With each passing moment, the tension mounts, and the stakes get higher, making Trust No One an unputdownable page-turner that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end.

Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for allowing me to read and review this book.

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Enjoyed this book a lot. Interesting characters and the plot resolved without a weird out-of-left field element. I need more books like this.

a debut novel also published under the title M For Murder. The book is set in Oregon & California jumping back & forth between 1963-1997. A search for a serial killer who hunts on a college campus and uses the alphabet to pick victims. An eight year hiatus between murders reignites an investigation with too many characters, unprofessional police & FBI officers, and disjointed language and errors. After reading I looked up the author who is apparently British but with the book set in the U.S. Language such as "whilst" way too many times, bin liner, packet meals, take away food, football pitch, & a character named Lawrence who was called Larry on some pages & Lawrie on others. Disjointed with too many characters but an actual OK mystery and surprise the killer

I enjoyed it, would read more from the author

Thank you Dream Works audio and NetGalley for this enjoyable audio book. Elly and Ash buy a house in the country. They have only one house nearby. Benjamin and his sister live there. Elly finds out that a horrible murder happened in the house and the estate agent did not tell them. The book is interesting and the narrator does a really good job of the voices and emotions. There are enough details to keep you engaged and it’s not so complex that you can’t pick up where you left off.

What a great book with some surprising twists in the story. I just wanted to keep reading to see what would happen. It is well worth a read if you haven't done so. It is the first book I have read by Keri Beevis and am now keen to read more.

Woah! My creep-o-meter went into total overdrive whilst reading Dying To Tell by Keri Beevis. There are one or two characters who literally made my skin crawl and it's not that they were particularly unpleasant, but rather that they seemed to have a touch of menace and deeply buried secrets about them. To get this feeling from an author's writing is one of the magical things I love about reading! Keri Beevis has written a number of books but this is the first one I have read; it definitely won't be my last!

Lila is a brilliant character with an intriguing story. We've all been on bad dates but Lila's must be the worst when she is involved in a fatal two car collision. Lila can't remember exactly what happened in the crash but she is drawn to the funeral of the driver of the other car, Stephanie. Sparks fly when she meets Stephanie's half-brother, Jack; sparks of anger at first but most definitely sparks of electricity as the pair are helplessly attracted to each other. I loved this part of the story as Lila is very vulnerable and opens her heart to Jack but suffers the same insecurities as we all do in a new relationship.

There's definitely more to the crash than meets the eye and I thought I had it all worked out but I was only a teeny tiny bit right. Bravo Keri Beevis! I gave Keri a virtual standing ovation when I was proved mostly-wrong and my eyes raced ahead of my brain in an attempt to devour every word on the page at record speed.

Reading Dying To Tell has definitely piqued my interest in other books written by Keri Beevis. Whereas Dying To Tell is set in Norwich, her previous books are set in America but judging by the 5 star reviews they are just as brilliant. Keri Beevis is a new author to add to my favourites list and Dying To Tell is a book I'll be raving about for quite some time.

I chose to read an ARC and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.

I downloaded this on to my kindle as the title appealed to me and within two days I had read the entire book, given it normally takes me at least two weeks to complete a book! I just could not put it down, the plot kept you on your toes and the twist at the end I really did not see coming. Having just read some the other reviews I had no idea that this was the author's first book it read as if it was written by a very experienced writer. I will be looking out for this author in the future

I left this book at the 21% mark, with some things about it irritating me, including the incongruous English writing voice for an American small town setting, and the lengthy description of the police guys' backgrounds (wives, ex-wives etc) which I felt should have been part of character (show don't tell). The plot seems promising, but I picked the book up after a break and just couldn't get into the gossip in the school again.
So I've abandoned it, sorry. Good luck with the next book.