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Ronnie

Overall enjoyable read

Recensito nel Regno Unito il 21 luglio 2020

This story begins with a murder, or what appears to be a murder. Young, idealistic Zara witnesses two young men stab a homeless man to death, seemingly unprovoked. She is star witness for the prosecution, but the court case collapses when it is soon revealed that Zara is lying, or at the very least, exaggerating.

Because of Zara’s lies, the two young footballers have lost their careers and the club has lost a lot of money. Outrage quickly whips up and Zara finds herself the target of a vicious vendetta. Despite her identity being protected in court, she is quickly outed and targeted, so much so that the police offer her and her family witness protection.

Zara and her ditzy mum, Lauren choose to take the protection, leaving behind Aiden and Poppy, Zara’s stepdad and stepsister. Poppy can’t leave her mum, who has MS, and Aiden cannot leave Poppy. The sacrifice of having to tear apart your family and leave behind your loved ones is well shown. I do think a lot more people would have been quite a lot angrier at Zara and much less indulgent. However noble her intentions, she has caused an awful lot of trouble and I thought everyone was just a little bit too civilised and understanding.

This is the second book I have read recently with the villains as murderous footie fans; it did make a change from conniving husbands/sisters/younger women at work, but I found it a bit unrealistic in places. OK, its very easy to find someone now with social media etc, but a rabble of angry blokes just seemed to find Zara so easily, outfoxing the police and protection services at all angles. They should maybe have renounced being football hooligans and joined the secret service.

Having said that, Zara and Lauren made it very easy. I thought at times the book should have been titled “How Not to Disappear”. They whined endlessly at being banished to the Badlands outside London; having to live in rural Cumbria and needing to drive, no 24 hour shops, street lights, etc. At times it made them seem very insular, with no idea of life outside their own environment. Neither of them could keep their mouths shut or stay off social media either.

Lauren’s thing with the bath also began to really grate on me. Lauren likes cake and baths, great. The boiler didn’t work in the new place but instead of calling a plumber, like most normal people would, we have an endless monologue of why Lauren can’t get in the bath.

While Zara and Lauren are in hiding, Aiden takes it upon himself to try and infiltrate the football gang, not very convincingly, I have to say. Aiden is trying to get enough evidence before the gang close in on Lauren and Zoe, but will he manage it?

Despite the bath saga, this was a good book and an engaging read. I thought it tipped into being a family drama a bit too much at times, rather than a thriller, but I enjoyed reading it.

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Dee

A good read

Recensito nel Regno Unito il 15 luglio 2020

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I was slightly disappointed in this book after all the comments on the cover...but first I'll say what I liked. Read it in 5 days which is fast for me. Very good, clever plot, well thought out. Gillian Mc is brilliant at thinking up great story lines and placing her characters in impossible situations, so the reader is like 'Oh my GOD! How can they cope with that? What would I do in that situation?''
I liked the 2 girls ...very believable . BUT Lauren got on my nerves or rather the author did when she went on and on about how much Lauren missed her husband ...I was like okay, I get it...move on...There was too much of it. Also, how could Lauren and Aiden be so stupid ...Ridiculous. BUT I liked the bit in York and thought Zara was very well portrayed and Poppy too. I loved the twist at the end...clever, but poor Aiden and Poppy who had to wait for the truth in agony of soul...(don't want to say too much but all I can say is I was so disappointed in the ending at first, but then it swung round - very clever)
so, I was swithering between 3 and 4 stars for this book, because as well as parts of it being beyond credible, I hated the amount of swearing. Way too much of it and it spoiled it because I don't expect it in G.As books. But overall an enjoyable read, so 4 stars it is.

11 persone l'hanno trovato utile

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Customer

Great writing as always, but the plot didn't quite work for me this time

Recensito nel Regno Unito il 21 luglio 2020

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Gillian is a great writer - I've read several of her books and she knows her craft. For this reason it feels mean to give less than 5 stars, but although the writing is just as good as usual, it's the plot and characters I liked less in this instance. I had trouble buying into the overall plot, and when the main characters then showed careless disregard for their predicament "she sent a selfie!" I mean... I just got a bit frustrated!

The group of vigilantes would certainly have known who their infiltrator was after rudimentary research, they'd even seen him in court... so that was hard to swallow. And the personality switch from 'determined and must do the right thing regardless of the consequences' to difficult and ungrateful teen in the turn of a page made no sense to me. These things were all plot devices and others won't have issue with them I'm sure, but they are the reasons I felt unable to give more stars. I even got a bit frustrated that they hadn't taken Bill with them!

It certainly won't put me off reading other books by Gillian McAllister but the story in this one didn't quite hit the spot for me.

6 persone l'hanno trovato utile

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Elaine Fairfield

This book took me on such a crazy ride!

Recensito nel Regno Unito il 20 ottobre 2021

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Zara, who is known publicly as “Girl A”, is testifying against a brutal crime she has witnessed. But things quickly go wrong when her identity is revealed, and Zara and her mum Lauren have to disappear in order to stay safe.

In the meantime Lauren’s husband is staying behind, so emotions are fraught as the family is torn apart and things become dangerous for everyone involved. Lauren and Zara are off the grid, with new names and new identities. Nobody knows where they are because they’ve cut off all ties. Or have they? Will they slip up? Will they be found?

You’ll think you’ll know whats happening from one page to the next but there are twists all the way through. There is so much going on; so many sun-plots that all add to such a rich storyline with lovely characters. The entire family (Lauren, Zara, Aidan and Poppy) were all really likeable.

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David of Three Oaks

All About Social Media

Recensito nel Regno Unito il 31 ottobre 2020

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This is a real page turner with several twists including, most of all, in the last few pages. The story centres around witness protection and how those protected are the engineers of their discovery. It shows how isolating witness protection must be and the wrench of no future contact from friends and close family. The plot relies on the effective deployment of social media and, of necessity, one of the key characters is an IT specialist. I was surprised there was not any real anger towards the person whose actions had required the use of witness protection and I suspect the author wanted us to remain sympathetic towards the character.

Una persona l'ha trovato utile

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alison oliver

Interesting read

Recensito nel Regno Unito il 17 novembre 2020

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An interesting book that deals with the British witness protection service. Zara, age 16, is the only witness to the murder of a homeless man. She gives evidence anonymously at the trail as girl A but when the trial collapses and her identity is discovered on social media her life is put in danger. With no viable alternative she is put into witness protection with her mother and as the story unfolds there are many twists and turns along the way. It shows the humans difficulties of dealing with life when this happens so suddenly, who to trust and the consequences of being unable to accept the circumstances both for themselves and the family left behind. It also shows mobile phones and social media make it so hard to disappear these days. I found it a compelling thriller that has you enthralled to the end.

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tony88

Terrific read

Recensito nel Regno Unito il 23 settembre 2021

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Best thriller I have read for quite some time. The writing is brilliant, characters fully rounded and realistic. The plot was so cleverly laid out, with breathtaking twists along the way and so atmospheric. The ending, well! Certainly did not see that coming! I am not a particularly fast reader but I consumed this over 3/4 evenings.
Absolutely loved this book, written in such a way to keep you page turning to find out what comes next.
Can’t wait to read more of Gillian’s books.

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Karen Osman - author of The Good Mother

Absolutely gripping plot !

Recensito nel Regno Unito il 5 agosto 2020

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I've always enjoyed Gillian McAllister's books and this was one was no exception! Lots of twists and turns that made it really enjoyable to read. I thought the premise was unique and finished the book really quickly. The only reason I'm not giving it 5 stars is because of the characters. I did eventually get into them but struggled to connect. I also didn't buy into their marriage in the beginning - I didn't feel the love between the them at all. But the plot more than made up for it - superb!

Una persona l'ha trovato utile

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C A Stephens

Full of holes, but very enjoyable despite that

Recensito nel Regno Unito il 14 settembre 2020

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I really enjoyed this and found it quite nail-biting. However, I did have to suspend disbelief to a huge degree, as you might when watching a spider-woman movie or suchlike. You have to accept that the police would, at the drop of a hat, decide you needed to be in witness protection, and just whisk you off to your new life without time to draw breath. You have to accept that people in w.p. (and their loved ones) would be so idiotically naive about their own security. And several other unlikely plot devices...
But given all that, it was a gripping tale.

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Liz

Good read, rounded characters

Recensito nel Regno Unito il 14 marzo 2021

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Great service and good quality second hand book . If I didn’t know it was second hand I would’ve thought it was new
The book itself was good I enjoyed reading it, good characters and an interesting story would probably score it a 3.5/4 star. A good thriller but didn’t see it as a psychological thriller although it held my attention throughout

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