The Witness by Kevin Marsh-Crime/psychological
Josie is on one of her early morning sessions painting as she stays with an Aunt up in
Scotland. As she finishes up she hears a scream. Thinking it could be a bird of some
description as she is away from anywhere, she carries on. When it repeats and she is then
left in no doubt that someone is in trouble she takes a few steps to find out the source
of the noise. She sees a woman being abused by a man and then shot , just across the
riverbank from where she is standing. He turns and sees her and she flees for her own
safety. Running but not really knowing where she is, she ends up at a dead end with
only the river behind her. He is not far behind and she plunges into the icy water. She
is swept along despite being a strong swimmer and manages to survive. A short while
later things begin to happen and Josie realises that falling in the water was not the
end of the incident, only the beginning of a trail of horrific incidents to her and her
friends. Why is the man after her and why on earth her friends? This is a very well
written book that draws you in. I liked several of the characters and felt for their
predicament. The psychology of Mr Mac leaves you with chills. This is a dark read in
parts. A different type of psychological crime read, one where you know who the
perpetrator is (or at least his pseudonym) but not how he is going to be caught.
A highly enjoyable read.
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The Witness by Kevin Marsh
Landscape artist Josie MacDonald is coming to the end of her stay in Scotland. Whilst out on a painting trip early one morning she witnesses a horrific murder.
Mr Mac, the deranged killer, is aware that she has seen him at work and sets out to kill her but Josie manages to escape by plunging desperately into the North Sea.
Mr Mac, convinced that she has perished, discovers a few days later that she has survived and sets out to track her down. He follows her to London where he subjects her to terrible psychological torment as one by one her friends are drawn into the nightmare.
Josie returns to Scotland in order to discover the truth where her worst fears are realised. With time running out and a killer on the loose she must survive long enough to bring their horrifying ordeal to an end.
Mr Mac, the deranged killer, is aware that she has seen him at work and sets out to kill her but Josie manages to escape by plunging desperately into the North Sea.
Mr Mac, convinced that she has perished, discovers a few days later that she has survived and sets out to track her down. He follows her to London where he subjects her to terrible psychological torment as one by one her friends are drawn into the nightmare.
Josie returns to Scotland in order to discover the truth where her worst fears are realised. With time running out and a killer on the loose she must survive long enough to bring their horrifying ordeal to an end.
Kevin Marsh author bio
Kevin Marsh was born in Canterbury in 1961. He lived and went to school there attending the Technical College, (now Canterbury College), as an apprentice sheet metal worker. During his five years of training he worked in a small local company with his father and brother. In 1981 he was married and moved to Whitstable, (his father's home town).
His first novel, The Belgae Torc, book 1 in the Torc Trilogy, was launched on 30th June 2012 with his second book, The Witness, a psychological thriller, being published in March 2013. The Gordian Knot is the second part of the Torc Trilogy and was published in July 2014
Cutting the Gordian Knot (The Final Solution) is the final book in the Torc Trilogy and was published in July 2016
He has recently retired from teaching steel fabrication and welding and moved to the beautiful Kent countryside to focus on writing and painting.
His first novel, The Belgae Torc, book 1 in the Torc Trilogy, was launched on 30th June 2012 with his second book, The Witness, a psychological thriller, being published in March 2013. The Gordian Knot is the second part of the Torc Trilogy and was published in July 2014
Cutting the Gordian Knot (The Final Solution) is the final book in the Torc Trilogy and was published in July 2016
He has recently retired from teaching steel fabrication and welding and moved to the beautiful Kent countryside to focus on writing and painting.
Website: http://www.kevinmarshnovels.
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