The Choice by Alex Lake- suspense/thriller

Sometimes you just know from the first few chapters that a book is going to grab you.

It has that air of tension and with short chapters keeps the pace and wanting to turn

ever faster to find out what happens. Matt is picking up a few bits and pieces from

a shop on a return journey with his  three children in the car. He will only be

literally a couple of minutes and leaves the car unlocked, checking on the

children as he steps into the shop. When he comes out the car has vanished.

He thinks for a moment it's either a prank or he’s parked further down than

he first thought. He then receives a text message explaining  that the children

have been taken, he is not to call the police or they won’t be seen again.

Matt races home to his wife Annabel and they receive further instructions.

The kidnapper does not want money in exchange for the children

-  instead they want Annabel.Back in 2004 as Matt was beginning

university he split up with his long standing girlfriend Lindsey.

He briefly met Annabel until Lindsey told him that she was pregnant

and that they should stay together to do the right thing. We are taken

back in alternate chapters to 2004 and the present day situation.

If Annabel is exchanged for the children,  what then?

A book I wanted to gallop through and was surprised at who the

perpetrator was- to me the sign of a well thought out, well written

and crafted plot. One terrific read.

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PAPERBACK ORIGINAL Fiction An incredible new psychological crime thriller from the Top Ten Sunday Times bestselling author ‘Relentlessly fast paced, a compelling plot and anxiety inducing finale. A cracking read’ John Marrs, bestselling author of The One ‘Opens with a nightmare scenario and races to a gripping, horribly tense ending – I think I actually stopped breathing several times. Loved it! Jackie Kabler, author of The Perfect Couple A kidnap… Matt Westbrook only turned his back for a moment. But when he looks around, his car – with his three

young children inside – has vanished. A ransom… Panicked, Matt assumes a car thief has got more than he bargained for, but then he starts to receive text messages: This is a kidnap. If you want to see your children again, you will exchange them for your wife. A choice… Matt and his wife Annabelle are horrified. They can’t involve the police, or their children will be killed. Which means they have to choose: Annabelle, or their children. Either option is unthinkable. But one is inevitable. And they have only hours to make their decision… The gripping new thriller you won’t be able to put down! What Netgalley reviewers are saying about The Choice ‘Alex Lake is at the top of the game. An electrifying read of 2020’ ‘Brilliant! Loved it. The way the story unfolds kept me at the edge of my seat’ ‘Oh my goodness what a rollercoaster of a read, just brilliant, full of twists and turns and I was gripped from the very first page’ ‘This is the must read thriller of 2020 no question’ ‘This book hooked me from page one and kept me gripped right to the end’ ‘The revelation was shocking and the last bits of the book were really tense and exciting’ ‘My heart was pounding and this only served to make me read faster!!!’ • From the author of ebook smash hit and Sunday Times paperback top-ten bestseller AFTER ANNA • AFTER ANNA has garnered over 750 reviews on Amazon, with an average of 4 stars • AFTER ANNA has also been a massive No 1 ebook bestseller in the US and a USA Today bestseller in paperback ‘Relentlessly fast paced, a compelling plot and anxiety inducing finale. A cracking read’ John Marrs, bestselling author of The One ‘Opens with a nightmare scenario and races to a gripping, horribly tense ending – I think I actually stopped breathing several times. Loved it! Jackie Kabler, author of The Perfect Couple Praise for Alex Lake: 'With an unrelenting sense of urgency, this brilliant book will get under your skin. Great hook, fastpaced, fully engrossing. Don't miss out – read it now!' Sam Carrington, author of The Missing Wife ‘This is creepy storytelling of the highest order: spine-chilling and difficult to put down’ Daily Mail