The Guest- Catharine Grant- psychological thriller         

Seth, Ellie’s husband has brought home a guest for dinner- a man called Ace who appears

nice but to Ellie has something else going on possibly with Seth. During dinner it transpires

that Seth lost his job seven weeks ago and has been hiding it from the family. Brandon

who is Ellie's son but Seth’s stepson used to get on so well with Seth but now things are

different as he has grown and is now 15.. When the police knock and ask him about

potentially stalking a now missing girl from his school, Brandon denies all knowledge

of anything. Ellie takes his phone and finds more than she bargained for. Seth continues

to act very strangely and Brandon is forming a close relationship with Ace who has

now moved in as a lodger albeit temporarily invited by Seth without Ellie’s knowledge.

When Seth is apparently going to a convention but doesn't seem to want to give any

information about it and Ellie is getting followed she wonders what on earth is going

on.

I liked Ellie and felt for her predicament but did feel that she was being rather blase

about the whole Ace thing- but this is fiction! For me this was more of a domestic

noir than psychological thriller- it kept me within the pages and happily turning.

There was a tension of who and why without the urgency of some reads which made

it more relaxing. An enjoyable read

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Book Blurb: She told him to make himself at home. He did.  Life has been good to Ellie – she owns a successful art gallery, is deeply in love with her
husband, Seth, and has two beautiful children, Brandon and Simone.    But not everything is perfect… Lately, Seth seems to have something on his mind and has become cold and distant. And things
don’t improve when he invites mysterious stranger Ace to stay in their home. Ace is charming, but Ellie can’t help feeling there’s more to him than meets the eye, that he
has some kind of agenda. She’s also aware that she is dangerously attracted to him. Then a girl at Brandon’s school is murdered, and Ellie is beyond devastated when the police
tell her they think her son might be involved. Ellie knows in her heart that Brandon is innocent and she feels certain that Ace is somehow
connected to the disturbing things that are happening. She starts to dig for the truth and
uncovers the terrible secret that will change her life in ways she can’t imagine… The stunning psychological thriller, perfect for fans of K. L. Slater, Teresa Driscoll, and
Andrew Hart. About Cathryn Grant: Cathryn Grant writes psychological thrillers, psychological suspense, and ghost stories. She’s the
author of twenty-three novels. She’s loved crime fiction all her life and is endlessly fascinated by the twists and turns, and the
dark corners of the human mind. When she’s not writing, Cathryn reads fiction, eavesdrops, and tries to play golf without hitting
her ball into the sand or the water. She lives on the Central California coast with her husband
and two cats. Cathryn is the author of The Good Neighbor and many other crime thrillers. THE GUEST will be
her third novel published with Inkubator Books. Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/CathrynGrant Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CathrynGrant.Writer/ Website: https://www.cathryngrant.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cathryngrant_fiction/ Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cathryn-Grant/e/B004G1I484?ref=sr_ntt_
srch_lnk_3&qid=1566901527&sr=8-3 Purchase Links: Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B088HB7Y9W?pf_rd_r=DYV1M9KQZV
RFXFV3PG7T&pf_rd_p=e632fea2-678f-4848-9a97-bcecda59cb4e Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Guest-psychological-thriller-shocking-twist-ebook/
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685&sr=8-1 Publishing Information: Published by Inkubator Books on 31st May 2020 is digital format