Broken - Betsy Reavley -Crime/psychological
Oh wow! I almost read this in one sitting- I couldn’t put it down.Annabel has been
in a psychiatric home after suffering a breakdown. She has manic depression. Being
released to the care of her family home, she decides after a while to take herself off
for a few days, telling her family that she is staying with a friend. Whilst there she
meets Jude who seems to understand her as she off loads to him and he promises
to show her what freedom is and his own story. The town she is staying in has
recently had two young women murdered. Something Annabel knew but hadn’t
associated with her choice of location for her break. We get occasional glimpses
of a woman taken prisoner. Firstly trapped in the boot of a car and then in a cellar
with her hands and feet bound. This is Annabel's recurring nightmare, where she
can’t get away from her faceless tormentor and she awakes dripping in sweat to
find she is somewhere she knows, safe and secure.Oh boy! Betsy has written
some wonderful books, however this one takes it to a new level. Not an easy
read in parts and I won’t give too much away other than to say never
underestimate the power of the imagination. A stunning read, a clever plot.
One I most certainly will not forget in a hurry.
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Annabel, a troubled young woman trying to put her life back together, decides to take a trip to the Suffolk coast to clear her head and get away from her mother. But when she arrives in the little seaside town, she discovers a series of grisly murders have taken place and police are searching for a twisted killer.
After a fateful meeting with a mysterious stranger, Jude, the course of her life changes and soon she finds peace in a world away from the misery she has known.
But when Jude comes under suspicion from the police, and her idyllic world is threatened, Annabel’s happy existence starts to become a nightmare.
Can Annabel escape her painful past or is her fate sealed? And why is she haunted by horrific visions when she seems on the verge of finding happiness?
This astonishing novel will take you on a shattering journey through Annabel’s fight for survival and will ask if the greatest threat we pose is to ourselves.
Suitable for over 18’s only. It contains graphic scenes some readers may find disturbing.
(previously published under the title Beneath the Watery Moon)
About Betsy Reavley:
Author of The Quiet Ones, The Optician’s Wife, Murder at the Book Club, Murder in the Dark, Frailty, Carrion, Broken and the poetry collection The Worm in the Bottle. Betsy was born in Hammersmith, London.
As a child she moved around frequently with her family, spending time in London, Provence, Tuscany, Gloucestershire and Cambridgeshire.
She showed a flair for literature and writing from a young age and had a particular interest in poetry, of which she was a prolific consumer and producer.
In her early twenties she moved to Oxford where she would eventually meet her husband. During her time in Oxford her interests turned from poetry to novels and she began to develop her own unique style of psychological thriller.
Betsy says “I believe people are at their most fascinating when they are faced by the dark side of life. This is what I like to write about.”
Author of The Quiet Ones, The Optician’s Wife, Murder at the Book Club, Murder in the Dark, Frailty, Carrion, Broken and the poetry collection The Worm in the Bottle. Betsy was born in Hammersmith, London.
As a child she moved around frequently with her family, spending time in London, Provence, Tuscany, Gloucestershire and Cambridgeshire.
She showed a flair for literature and writing from a young age and had a particular interest in poetry, of which she was a prolific consumer and producer.
In her early twenties she moved to Oxford where she would eventually meet her husband. During her time in Oxford her interests turned from poetry to novels and she began to develop her own unique style of psychological thriller.
Betsy says “I believe people are at their most fascinating when they are faced by the dark side of life. This is what I like to write about.”
Betsy Reavley currently lives in Cambridge with her husband, 2 children, dog and quail.
Betsy’s Social Media Links:
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I loved this book. I read it in one afternoon. It took me a while to figure it out, but it had me from the first page. It was very exciting and I could picture myself there watching everything Annabel did, feeling her pain. The scenes were so real, I was crying, wishing for release. I will definitely be reading more of her books. Thank you for such an exciting read.
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