This book was a nice change from the stuff I usually read, in that it was a thriller/ horror. It begins by using a 'Then' and 'Now' scenario, to give some background to Mike, the main character. Abandoned as a child, Mike has no idea about his past, or even his real name. Now he is a successful businessman with a family of his own, and has closed off that chapter of his life after years of searching in vain.
However, one day, a mysterious man starts talking to him at a party, and he soon realises that this man knows more about him than he is letting on. Quickly dismissing it, it is not until the talk develops into threats and attacks, that a nightmare ensues. So begins a life on the run, where Mike can trust noone, and has to try and protect his wife and young daughter from the imminent danger that stalks their lives.
The author has a true talent for creating edge of your seat suspense, and when the whole plot unravelled towards the end, I did not see it coming at all. It made reading it all the more worthwhile, as I wanted to find out what would happen so couldn't put it down! It is well written, and captures the relationships between Mike and his family extremely well- I really believed in his pure love for his wife, and the daughter he swears he will never leave as his father did to him.
I would recommend this book to anyone who wants something a bit more taxing on the brain, and a dilemma to work out. A word of caution though, if like me you live alone, you may not want to read this in the dead of night as I did!
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