More Life as a Dog by L.A Davenport

The Suicide Pact- David Lyons-Psychological thriller

One of the best books I have read this year ****

Two thirteen year old girls Ciara and Ingrid have had enough of life and decide to

make a pact. One that will end their lives. One of them has been feeling this way

for two years. The other one took a little longer but also has decided that she wants

to end her life. They have been overheard at school and the person calls it into the

police. The police have had fake calls before but this time think it is  a known criminal

giving them a distraction whilst he pulls off something else. Detective Helen Brennan

having had a personal experience of suicide takes this rather more seriously. We get

hints that she may not be officially on the force but works this in her “off duty” time

with a young uniform Charlie who would love to be a detective to escape the boredom

of his desk and menial work that he is given. As ever David builds the tension

between the pages and early on you feel for the girls. Only thirteen and having had

enough of life? A premise that sadly rings true in some cases. There are wonderful

relationships, similar but different, between the two pairs. Ciara and Ingrid have been

friends for a long time and trust each other to a point. Part of their pact is not to ask

each other if they still want to go through with it but can’t help reassuring each other

each time of them waivers. The relationship between Helen and Charlie as they get

to know each other in a few sparse frantic hours is brilliant. The camaraderie, the

trust between two fellow professionals but a special something else that David

gets across brilliantly.  Oh! Be still my beating heart- the ending. I won’t spoil

anything other than to say boy- I didn’t see that coming. A stunningly clever, very

well thought out plot, wonderful characters and a book to remember for a long

time. I have my own 5** award for those books that have that extra special

quality-about 10% of what I read each year (around 220 books in total).

This one deserves it in spades. Wow, just wow!

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