A review by tinamoo
Land of the Living by Nicci French

4.0

I have been put off reading this book for years because of the bad reviews. I decided to give it a go as it was the only book available in my library at that time that was to my taste. I am really glad that I did because I really enjoyed it and was not what I was expecting. I don't know how to describe this story without spoiling it. The book starts with Abbie Devereaux waking in the dark with a hood over her head hands and feet bound. She has no memory of how she got there and how she can escape. The theme of Abbie's memory loss was a theme that ran throughout the book. I thought that this book was a real page turner and I was convinced that I would be giving this a 5 star review but at times I began to really question the decisions that she was making, especially towards the end of the book. The ending was by no means predictable. I was convinced from quite early on in the book that I could see the way that the book was going to end as I have read so many psychological thrillers. I thought that as far as the kidnappers identity was concerned it was a quite realistic ending. Not at all the ending I thought.