Quick review, for a very quick book – but one which I have to confess to enjoying massively, and which left me determined to investigate novels by the same author. She’s written three thus far: In Plain Sight, Killing Me Softly, and Hell And High Water, and there’s also a new one, Do No Harm, which is mentioned at the back of this short Kindle freebie.
It consists of three short stories – considered by many writers, I’ve often read, to be a particularly hard art to perfect, as every word has to count – named after her three novels. And Ms Hay is a classy, confident writer, easy to read, and with believable characters. I found myself gutted as each one ended!
I don’t know if the storylines are related to the novels they’re named after. The first is about a mother and son, apparently being held prisoner. The second seemed to reflect a creepy obsession which could end very badly, and the third about a woman trapped in her worst nightmare by a horrendous storm. Bold confident writing makes me suggest you grab this title from Amazon which won’t cost you anything – what do you have to lose? And (I’m terrible for saying this, but only because its almost inevitably true!) I’m determined to get myself something longer and more substantial by this intriguing author to read. I do have quite a big TBR pile – as do we all, I know! – but I’ll report back on my findings! I don’t expect to be disappointed by my findings either. Great stuff – I could have read on and on!
With thanks to Anne Cater at Random Things Tours for inviting me to participate in this tour.
