Title: The HolidayAuthor: T.M.Logan
Published: July 2019
Source: Library Checkout
Star Rating: 4
Seven days. Three families. One killer.
It was supposed to be the perfect holiday - a group of families enjoying a week together in the sun. Four women who have been best friends for as long as they can remember making the most of a luxurious villa in the south of France.
But Kate has a secret: her husband is having an affair. And a week away might just be the perfect opportunity to get the proof she needs - to catch him in the act once and for all. Because she suspects the other woman is one of her two best friends.
One of them is working against her, willing to sacrifice years of friendship to destroy her family. But which one? As Kate closes in on the truth in the stifling Mediterranean heat, she realises too late that the stakes are far higher than she ever imagined . . .
Because someone in the villa may be prepared to kill to keep their secret hidden [Goodreads]
It was supposed to be the perfect holiday - a group of families enjoying a week together in the sun. Four women who have been best friends for as long as they can remember making the most of a luxurious villa in the south of France.
But Kate has a secret: her husband is having an affair. And a week away might just be the perfect opportunity to get the proof she needs - to catch him in the act once and for all. Because she suspects the other woman is one of her two best friends.
One of them is working against her, willing to sacrifice years of friendship to destroy her family. But which one? As Kate closes in on the truth in the stifling Mediterranean heat, she realises too late that the stakes are far higher than she ever imagined . . .
Because someone in the villa may be prepared to kill to keep their secret hidden [Goodreads]
My Thoughts:
Well this was a thoroughly entertaining read! The Holiday
follows 4 women, best friends since university, who go on holiday to a French
villa along with their families. Our main character Kate finds something on the
first day that makes her suspect her husband is having an affair with one of
her friends and she’s determined to find out who. Yet someone in the villa may
be prepared to kill to keep their secrets hidden…
The tag line is ‘Seven Days, Three Families, One Killer’ and
I felt for sure I had it all figured out, but I was so wrong! I will say this
started out a bit slow for me and it took me a while to get into it, but I can
see the author was building up the pressure until everything explodes at the
end. For me, once the suspense started to mount up properly, I was completely
hooked.
There was a very claustrophobic feel to the book that created
such a tense atmosphere – as it neared the end I couldn’t turn the pages quick
enough to see how everything was going to play out. When all the different
pieces of the puzzle came together you could see how hints and red herrings had
been used throughout the story which allowed for a clever, twisty ending which
I really enjoyed.
I definitely recommend this if you’re in the mood for a
slow-burn thriller that will leave you guessing throughout.
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