Saturday 7 December 2019



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The Devil upstairs Anthony O’Neill-Crime/supernatural 

Cat has arrived in Edinburgh, starting a new job. She lived in Florida and was very successful
until her position meant that she was getting threats and it was time to move. She
investigates fraud in banking and has a nose for what goes on under the surface. She
buys a flat which appears a real steal, she then finds out why. The person in the flat
above is hellishly noisy and despite all her best efforts she is kept awake most nights
as he bangs and clatters his way around. She finds a friend at work in Alice who after
Cat being sleep deprived and having to take herself to a hotel a couple of nights a
week, comes up with a possible answer. What transpires is beyond Cat’s imagination
and just who is the dishy new owner of the upstairs flat who is so steely quiet?
Oooh!!! I loved this.
There was a magic about it- of the writing and the plot and characters that made
me smile and transfixed me between the pages. As they say ”The devil is in the
detail” and this does it so well. Details that don’t bog a reader down as some
books do but enough to stimulate the imagination- you can picture Cat and
Alice easily and how they tackle life. Cat is a gritty woman and very likeable
and you can’t help but root for her. As the saying goes ”be careful what you
wish for... it may very well come true”! A truly wonderful,
very different entertaining read.
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