ONE WOMANS SECRET
TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY
THREE DEADLY BETRAYALS
FOUR POTENTIAL SUSPECTS
FIVE BAD DEEDS
Ellen Walsh has done something very, very bad. If only she knew what it was . . .
Teacher, mother, wife, and all-around good citizen Ellen is juggling non-stop commitments, from raising a teen and two toddlers to job-hunting, to finally renovating her dream home, the Meadowhouse. Amidst the chaos, an ominous note arrives in the mail declaring:
SOONER OR LATER EVERYONE SITS DOWN TO A BANQUET OF CONSEQUENCES.
Why would someone send her this note? Ellen has no clue. She's no angel - a white lie here and there, an occasional sharp tongue - but nothing to incur the wrath of an anonymous enemy.
Everyone around Ellen - her husband, her teenage daughter, her sister, her best friend, her neighbours - can guess why, though. They all know from bitter experience that while Ellen’s intentions are always good, this ultimately counts for very little when you’ve (unintentionally?) blown up someone’s life. Could the five bad deeds that come to haunt Ellen explain why things have gone so horribly wrong?
As she races to discover who’s set on destroying her life, Ellen receives more anonymous messages, each one more threatening than the last . . . and each hitting closer and closer to home and everything she cherishes.
I could not put this book down!! I was soon engrossed into the story but the more I Was reading the more questions I had!! What had happened? Who was it? and WHY?
I loved reading about Ellen's 'perfect' life - only it was far from it. Things start happening but the problem is - it could be anyone, from her daughter Orla who is definitely a sassy teenager who seems to be hiding something but is it typical teenage stuff or more?
Ellen's sister clearly has issues from their past and I love how this unfolded. Ellen's 'friends' also clearly have issues with her and even the local policeman looks to be more than he seems and is watching Ellen.
As the storyline was going on I was loving it, I thought I had it sussed out as to who it was that was making life difficult for Ellen and them bam something else happened to make me doubt it and completely change my mind. This literally had me guessing all the way to the reveal and I couldn't put it down.
The characters are well written and some are more likeable than others! But that is just the way they are meant to be. There were some scenes that really made me laugh as they were so typical of village life where you can't do anything without everyone finding out!
I thought that the way this was written was brilliant and the way it layered up as we went along was fabulous and just had me gripped throughout. I was that hooked my poor dog had to have a delayed walk as I needed to finish work and finish this book before doing anything else!! You can grab a copy here #Aff (If you buy a copy through this link I get a teeny commission of the sale from Amazon)
Huge Thanks to Random Things Tours, Caz Frear and Simon Schuster UK for my place on the blog tour.
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