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I Will Make You Pay
by Teresa Driscoll
Alice Henderson at first dismisses the threatening phone calls as a hoax against the newspaper at which she works as a journalist. However, she soon realizes the threat is serious and much more personal that she originally thought. Even though the police, including DI Melanie Sanders, are investigating, Alice’s boyfriend insists they enlist the help of private investigator Matthew Hill. Alice is relieved to have someone else searching for her stalker, but is also worried since she is keeping secrets of her own that she doesn’t want to come to light.
This is the second standalone novel I have read by this author and I really enjoyed it. The story is told from the points of view of Alice, Matthew, and an unknown boy. This method really works with the story. The reader learns some of the things Alice doesn’t know or isn’t being truthful about through Matthew. The unknown boy gives the reader background information that the other characters in the book never find out. The three points of view work together to tell a good story without being choppy or confusing. The story is told at a lightning-fast pace and it is suspenseful from the beginning until the very last chapter.
The effect the threat to Alice has on her and various things she does to deal with it shows the great love she has for her mother, who is very ill. Their love is important to the plot and is very uplifting in a story that has a fair amount of darkness. I also like that Alice’s sister is so supportive of her despite their differences. I like both of the investigating detectives, Melanie and Matthew. They are compassionate even when they know Alice is not being fully cooperative with the investigation. It was hard to connect with some of the other characters because I suspected many of them of being the stalker at different points in the story. I was certainly fooled by the red herrings and was way off in who I finally decided was responsible for the threats against Alice. Although there are a couple of things that didn’t quite add up, I liked the way things turned out in the end. There is an interesting Author’s Note at the end explaining the author’s inspiration for the story. I recommend “I Will Make You Pay” to readers looking for an entertaining thriller.
I received this book from Thomas & Mercer. The book was provided to me in exchange for an honest review.
This is the second standalone novel I have read by this author and I really enjoyed it. The story is told from the points of view of Alice, Matthew, and an unknown boy. This method really works with the story. The reader learns some of the things Alice doesn’t know or isn’t being truthful about through Matthew. The unknown boy gives the reader background information that the other characters in the book never find out. The three points of view work together to tell a good story without being choppy or confusing. The story is told at a lightning-fast pace and it is suspenseful from the beginning until the very last chapter.
The effect the threat to Alice has on her and various things she does to deal with it shows the great love she has for her mother, who is very ill. Their love is important to the plot and is very uplifting in a story that has a fair amount of darkness. I also like that Alice’s sister is so supportive of her despite their differences. I like both of the investigating detectives, Melanie and Matthew. They are compassionate even when they know Alice is not being fully cooperative with the investigation. It was hard to connect with some of the other characters because I suspected many of them of being the stalker at different points in the story. I was certainly fooled by the red herrings and was way off in who I finally decided was responsible for the threats against Alice. Although there are a couple of things that didn’t quite add up, I liked the way things turned out in the end. There is an interesting Author’s Note at the end explaining the author’s inspiration for the story. I recommend “I Will Make You Pay” to readers looking for an entertaining thriller.
I received this book from Thomas & Mercer. The book was provided to me in exchange for an honest review.