Safe House
The gripping and twisty psychological thriller
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4.3 • 47 Ratings
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- £3.99
Publisher Description
'You'll be gripped' Heat
SHE LIED TO PROTECT A KILLER. NOW THERE'S NOWHERE LEFT TO HIDE. . .
The morning after a great storm, a woman arrives in a remote Cornish village.
But Charlie, as she now calls herself, steers clear of the locals and keeps a low profile - because she has a terrible secret.
Recently released from prison after providing a false alibi for the man she loved, Charlie wants to move on and start afresh. But someone, somewhere, is watching her, determined that she will never get that second chance.
Perfect for fans of Clare Mackintosh, Alex Michaelides and Harriet Tyce
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'Clever plotting, a hugely confident sense of place, and more suspects than you can shake a stick at' Caz Frear, bestselling author of Sweet Little Lies
'Revenge is a dish served with lashings of relish in this vivid, blackly comic suspense novel' Louise Candlish on Sticks and Stones
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
After Charlie Miller, the heroine of this uneven psychological thriller from British author Jakeman (The Exes' Revenge), serves prison time for providing her serial killer ex-boyfriend, Lee Fisher, a false alibi, she flees to a Cornish village, where, with a new name and appearance, she hopes to hide from her past. Charlie plans to use the plastering and woodwork courses she took in prison to renovate a crumbling cottage, but maintaining a low profile is difficult. She becomes friends with four local women and her octogenarian neighbor, and despite the sense of community and acceptance Charlie feels, she's reluctant to let her guard down, still haunted by the threatening letters she received in prison and the family members of Lee's victims who blame her for the murders. When Charlie falls off a ladder because of a faulty latch, she suspects sabotage. More mishaps confirm her worst fear she's not safe. Flashbacks initially make for confusing reading, and at times the tension feels forced, but the story smooths out to a dramatic conclusion. Despite the flaws, readers will look forward to Jakeman's next.
