Catherine has been enjoying the single life for long enough to know a good catch when she sees one. Gorgeous, charismatic, spontaneous - Lee seems almost too perfect to be true. And her friends clearly agree, as each in turn falls under his spell. But there is a darker side to Lee. His erratic, controlling and sometimes frightening behaviour means that Catherine is increasingly isolated. Driven into the darkest corner of her world, and trusting no one, she plans a meticulous escape. Four years later, struggling to overcome her demons, Catherine dares to believe she might be safe from harm. Until one phone call changes everything. This is an edgy and powerful first novel, utterly convincing in its portrayal of obsession, and a tour de force of suspense.
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[MR MACLEAN: Would you please state your full name?]***
(Myriad Editions, 14 February 2011, bought from Amazon)
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I read this for 2017 Popsugar Reading Challenge. The category is 'book from a genre or subgenre you've never heard of'. I read somewhere this book is domestic noir which I'd never heard of.***
This is my first time reading the author.
I've wanted to read this book for ages, solely because I liked the title. I never got around to buying a copy until I saw it for sale on Amazon for 99p. I'm glad I finally read it.
I thought Into The Darkest Places was brilliant.
I love the way the novel is structured, constantly moving back and forth in time from the present with Cathy trying to rebuild her fragile life and the past showing how her relationship with too-good-to-be-true Lee turned sour. The works really well, gradually unfolding events.
I liked the characters, they were all very real and sympathetic, even Lee. I think Cathy's OCD is explored with great sympathy. This is the second book I've read in the past few days where a primary character has OCD (the other one was The Betrayals). Lee gave me chills, he's so cold, calculating and charming.
