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A review by beckys_book_blog
The Box by Dan Malakin
4.0
This was a cleverly written dark thriller which I enjoyed.
The story starts with the Truman family who are worried about their teenage daughter Ally who has disappeared after publicly provoking the leader of an Incel group. Ed, the father is forced to go on the run after he is accused of sexual harassment and then the murder of another girl.
Meanwhile D.I Jackie Ross is trying to find Ed and solve the murder.
What has happened to Ally? Is Ed involved and how is the leader of Men Together involved?
I found this slightly slow to get into but the book really picked up pace and I was gripped by the second half. I loved the short, pacy chapters. The characters were well written and very believable. I really felt for Ed who was trying his best to uncover the truth, save his daughter (and family) and protect her friend Phoenix. He did remind me slightly of Walter from Breaking Bad when he was on the run! Benedict was also a great villain.
There were lots of good twists towards the end and I found the storyline around the incel group fascinating.
The Box is not actually featured that much so the title is slightly misleading and I would have liked the dystopian element to have been explored more. It does features in the last part of the book though and this was my favourite part. The epilogue was a clever final twist! A great, tense thriller with an original storyline.
The story starts with the Truman family who are worried about their teenage daughter Ally who has disappeared after publicly provoking the leader of an Incel group. Ed, the father is forced to go on the run after he is accused of sexual harassment and then the murder of another girl.
Meanwhile D.I Jackie Ross is trying to find Ed and solve the murder.
What has happened to Ally? Is Ed involved and how is the leader of Men Together involved?
I found this slightly slow to get into but the book really picked up pace and I was gripped by the second half. I loved the short, pacy chapters. The characters were well written and very believable. I really felt for Ed who was trying his best to uncover the truth, save his daughter (and family) and protect her friend Phoenix. He did remind me slightly of Walter from Breaking Bad when he was on the run! Benedict was also a great villain.
There were lots of good twists towards the end and I found the storyline around the incel group fascinating.
The Box is not actually featured that much so the title is slightly misleading and I would have liked the dystopian element to have been explored more. It does features in the last part of the book though and this was my favourite part. The epilogue was a clever final twist! A great, tense thriller with an original storyline.