The Lodger

 

The Lodger by Valerie Keogh- Psychological Thriller 

Leigh works as a trader in the city, a high pressure environment. One day Gina, a barista she sees most days, tells her that she has nowhere to stay as her flat mate needs her out as she is getting married. On a whim Leigh offers her her spare room. When Leigh goes away for a course, on her return Gina has left.  They had a disagreement before she left and there's a note which simply says “sorry, Gina”. Where has Gina gone, how did she know that Leigh had inherited the house without her saying anything,  and has Philip  the creep Leigh met on her course who hand delivered her kindle back to her,  anything to do with Gina's disappearance?

Oh wow! Very quickly I found myself immersed in this not wanting to put it down.  There is a clever tension in what at first appears to be almost a domestic drama and then spins into something more.  There are several twists and turns and… I won’t spoil anything other than to say wait until the end. A cleverly thought out read and one that kept me entranced. Remember to wear purple, and preferably with a red hat. If you know, you know. Loved this. 

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The Lodger She’s in your home… Leigh Simons can’t say for sure what made her do it. A moment of madness, perhaps, but when the young, loud and gorgeous waitress at her favorite coffee shop reveals she is homeless, Leigh offers her the empty room in her house. In your head… Gina is the perfect lodger; Leigh, lonely and frustrated with her life, becomes infatuated with the woman – her boldness, her zeal. If only Leigh could be more like Gina… And missing without trace.

So when Leigh returns from a work trip she’s shocked to find Gina missing. Where could the young woman have gone…and why? Leigh fears that something terrible has happened - why else would Gina leave her? But as she sets out to find her missing lodger, what Leigh discovers changes everything she knows about Gina….and her own life, too. Purchase Link - https://amzn.to/3aPOkOg Author Bio –

Valerie Keogh is the internationally bestselling author of several psychological thrillers and crime series, most recently published by Bloodhound. She originally comes from Dublin but now livesin Wiltshire and worked as a nurse for many years. Her first thriller for Boldwood will be published in August 2022. Social Media Links – Please also ask all bloggers to tag us in their posts especially on Instagram. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/2913036085376315 Twitter https://twitter.com/ValerieKeogh1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/valeriekeogh2/ Newsletter Sign Up: https://bit.ly/ValerieKeoghNews Bookbub profile: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/valerie-keogh