Scars- Dan Scottow- psychological thriller
OMG. What begins as a seemingly innocent tale soon begins to turn
into more…The book begins in 2008 with a girl strapped onto a gurney
with someone approaching, knowing her end is nigh. Years later Lucy has
taken a new position as carer for an elderly gentleman, Richard, in a
remote part of Scotland. His wife Diana is no longer able to care for him,
both having both been injured in an accident years beforehand. Richard
has locked in syndrome and can't move or speak hence needing a carer.
Diana has a horrendous scar on her face which she does her best to hide
with her hair. Lucy quickly finds out that they lost a daughter and the odd
chapter takes us back to when Diana and Richard wanted to meet up with
their daughter as there was a rift of some sort. Diana is rather secretive
and there are little personal effects- photographs etc around the house.
She also likes a drink - in her own words- (underestimation) and has
rather a selection of drugs to help her through her pain- a combination
Lucy warns her about and soon gets short shrift from.
I took to Lucy and the situation she rapidly found herself in- in a strange
place, no friends, no wifi or mobile signal and a rather odd couple to deal
with. There is a wonderful building of tension- you just have that feeling
that something is amiss but not quite what- the sign of a carefully crafted
plot very well written. A drama slowly unravelling before your eyes but
not knowing who is/ are the baddie. OMG! I won’t spoil anything- other
than expect the unexpected. Clever, crafty (as in well crafted!) and
captivating. Wow!
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