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Black Thorn
Black Thorn | Sarah Hilary
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Sarah Hilary, Theakston's Crime Novel of the year winner and author of Fragile, returns with Black Thorn, another compulsive psychological thriller, that questions how much you know about the people who live next to you . . . 'An astonishingly gifted writer' Marian Keyes Blackthorn Ashes was meant to be their forever home. For the first six families moving into the exclusive new housing development, it was a chance to live a peaceful life on the cliffs overlooking the Cornish sea, safe in the knowledge that it had been created just for them. But six weeks later, paradise is lost. Six people are dead. And Blackthorn Ashes is left abandoned and unfinished, its dark shadows hiding all manner of secrets. One of its surviving residents, Agnes Gale, is determined to find out the truth about what happened. Even if that truth is deadlier than she could have ever believed possible . . . Praise for Sarah Hilary: 'Perfectly plotted' Erin Kelly 'Extraordinary' Andrew Taylor
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OutsmartYourShelf
OutsmartYourShelf
Black Thorn | Sarah Hilary
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Mehso-so

Blackthorn Ashes: an exclusive development seems like a dream come true for the first six families to move in. All too soon, things start to go wrong, tempers are frayed, & deaths occur. The survivors are evacuated out of the site, never to return - except Agnes fears her younger brother, Christie, is drawn to the place. She decides to find out what happened, but finds out that everyone is hiding something. (Continued)

OutsmartYourShelf I struggled with this one. The synopsis made me think it was going to be a dark fast-paced thriller & the first chapter was exactly that, but then the pace seems to slow down to a crawl. The deaths mostly happen off page & it's the aftermath that the author is concerned with here. I liked Agnes & her friend, Errol, but everyone was kind of horrible & it was a relief to finish it to be honest. 2.5⭐ 2y
OutsmartYourShelf TWs: child death, animal cruelty/death (brief), death, grooming/predatory relationship.

My thanks to #NetGalley & publishers, Pan Macmillan, for the opportunity to read an ARC.

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5470979068

Read: 10th-13th July 2023 2y
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