In a Dark, Dark Wood
Nora hasn’t seen Clare for ten years. Not since Nora walked out of school one day and never went back.In a dark, dark wood there was a dark, dark houseUntil, out of the blue, an invitation to Clare’s hen do arrives. Is this a chance for Nora to finally put her past behind her?And in the dark,...
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Nora hasn’t seen Clare for ten years. Not since Nora walked out of school one day and never went back.In a dark, dark wood there was a dark, dark houseUntil, out of the blue, an invitation to Clare’s hen do arrives. Is this a chance for Nora to finally put her past behind her?And in the dark, dark house there was a dark, dark roomBut something goes wrong. Very wrong.And in
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN:
9781473512344 (1846558913)
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
This was compulsively readable and probably would have been a four star read for me, but for the fact that the identity of the guilty party was so painfully obvious.At least it was to me, at any rate. But still, I did enjoy reading it, and am looking forward to reading more of this author's work.
Ruth Ware has just shot right up my list of go-to authors after reading this one. I loved it! I wanted to read something suspenseful, but I also wanted all the other elements that make a book great, like atmosphere, setting, characters and it was all there. Twenty-six year old Nora receives an e-m...
What should be a cozy and fun-filled weekend deep in the English countryside takes a sinister turn in Ruth Ware s suspenseful, compulsive, and darkly twisted psychological thriller. "Sometimes the only thing to fear is yourself." When reclusive writer Leonora is invited to the English countryside ...
SWEDISH REVIEW En oväntad inbjudan dyker upp i den tillbakadragna författaren Noras mejl – det är barndomsvännen Clare som ska gifta sig. En av Clares väninnor håller på och organiserar en möhippa, och vill gärna att Nora kommer trots att det var åratal sedan Nora och Clare hade någon kontakt. V...
So...what happened was, the book at first was very intriguing and I liked the dynamics and it quickly fell apart. I mean it just did not stick the landing at all. I guessed at who the victim was and who the villain was and when you find out the why of things you will laugh. Or maybe that was just me...