Hang on a minute while I catch my breath, and catch up on all the sleep I lost reading this until the early hours of the morning! It’s only the first week of the new year, and this book has already shot its way onto my list of top reads for 2024!
Blurb:
A woman falls to her death from a London bank’s twenty-fifth-floor roof terrace.
You’re arrested for her murder.
You tell the police that you had only met the victim the previous night at your office party. She was threatening to jump from the roof, but you had talked her down.
You’ve got nothing to do with this tragedy. You’re clearly being framed.
So why do the police keep picking holes in your story? Even your lawyer doesn’t seem to believe you.
It soon becomes obvious that you’re keeping secrets.
But who are you trying to protect? And why?
Obsession. Intrigue. Revenge.
A psychological thriller where absolutely nothing is as it seems, THE WOMAN ON THE LEDGE is one of the most twisty-turny novels you will read this year.
My Review:
Tate Kinsella is a temp at a global bank. She’s also a struggling actress, who’s in debt up to her eyeballs and is the black sheep of her family whose successful siblings have all agreed that she’s a lost cause and that they aren’t going to help her out of her financial crisis. So right from the start, you know that Tate hasn’t always made the best life choices.
But then the unthinkable happens and Tate is accused of murder! She says she didn’t do it – the woman who fell off the roof of the building where Tate works is someone she’d only met the night before! Why on earth would anyone think she murdered her? But her story just doesn’t add up. When you hear Tate’s version of events, you’ll think you’ll know what happened.
Think again … and again … and again!
This book will make your head spin! Every time you think you’re getting a grip on what’s going on … PLOT TWIST!! It’s clever and crafty; smart and polished; slick and complex. It’s sophisticated and intriguing; shocking and heartbreaking; brilliant and just downright WOW on every level!
It won’t take long for the reader to realize that Tate is the epitome of the unreliable narrator. But as the plot clips along at a swift pace, you won’t care. All you’ll want to know is … WHAT HAPPENED? Your powers of perception will be tested numerous times, as you’re forced to re-evaluate your opinions of each character, time and time again.
But before you think this is just a well-crafted, pacy thriller, combined with an intricate police procedural, there are also a couple of deep themes involved here too. There’s a fresh look at misogynism in the workplace and a sensitive take on illness, which begs the question: “What would you do?”
I can’t recommend this book highly enough! 5 stars aren’t enough! Thank you to Compulsive Readers for the blog tour.
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