The Life I Left Behind: A must-read taut and twisty psychological thriller
By (Author) Colette McBeth
Headline Publishing Group
Headline Review
13th October 2015
13th August 2015
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
400
Width 131mm, Height 197mm, Spine 26mm
276g
You know those books you feel jealous of everyone reading This is one of those those. Read it. Savour it. Talk about it. Share it.
'The plot is taut and compelling, the writing excellent, but it's the exciting narrative structure that sets it apart - a three-strand storyline, one told by a woman who has already been murdered' (Marian Keyes Guardian)Everyone tells her she's a survivor. No-one knows she's dead inside.Six years ago Melody was left for dead. When the body of another woman, Eve, is discovered, Melody knows her attacker is still out there. The only way she can survive is to follow the clues of the life that Eve left behind.One of the best books of the year - Sun
This intriguing and twisty thriller kept me reading into the night - Woman & HomeA creepy and clever thriller - FabulousMcBeth's is a much better realisation of the same theme [as The Lovely Bones] and, psychologically, by far the more interesting accomplishment. - IndependentIf a more affecting psychological thriller is published this year, it will be a very good book indeed - Irish TimesPraise for Colette McBeth's Precious Thing:'Colette McBeth delivers twists and shocks with superb timing. An impressive debut' - The Times'An excellent storyteller... Precious Thing is more than deserving of a place on the modern thriller bookshelf' - Sunday Express'An interesting and original page-turner' - Literary ReviewColette McBeth is the critically acclaimed author of psychological thrillers Precious Thing and The Life I Left Behind.
Colette was a BBC TV News television correspondent for ten years, during which time she covered many major crime stories and worked out of Westminster as a political reporter.She lives on the South Coast with her husband and three children.Twitter @colettemcbethFacebook /colettemcbethauthorcolettemcbeth.co.uk