One night, Annie went missing. Disappeared from her own bed. There were searches, appeals. Everyone thought the worst. And then, miraculously, after forty-eight hours, she came back. But she couldn't, or wouldn't, say what had happened to her.
Something happened to my sister. I can't explain what. I just know that when she came back, she wasn't the same. She wasn't my Annie.
I didn't want to admit, even to myself, that sometimes I was scared to death of my own little sister.
The email arrived in my inbox two months ago. I almost deleted it straight away, but then I clicked OPEN:
I know what happened to your sister. It's happening again . . .***
Even before stepping into the cottage, Gary knows this is bad.
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(Michael Joseph, 21 February 2019, hardback, 352 pages, borrowed from North Ayrshire Libraries)
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I'm a fan of the author. I really enjoyed The Taking of Annie Thorne. The author writes dark, intense thrillers that I tend to really enjoy. I like the premise of the novel, returning to the town where you grew up where tragedy struck that may be happening again. Some elements of the plot remind me of IT by Stephen King. At first I thought I was reading a straight-forward thriller and was delighted when supernatural elements are introduced. I liked the way the story moves from the present and the past and how both strands gradually become entangled. This is an engrossing read. I'd recommend it.
