⭐⭐⭐⭐ Chilling Stars
Ok then, who’s up for a dark, twisted thriller??
**Holds hand up**
The Blurb
She’s a friendly voice on the phone. But can you trust her?
The people who call End of the Line need hope. They need reassurance that life is worth living. But some are unlucky enough to get through to Laura. Laura doesn’t want them to hope. She wants them to die.
Laura hasn’t had it easy: she’s survived sickness and a difficult marriage only to find herself heading for forty, unsettled and angry. She doesn’t love talking to people worse off than she is. She craves it.
But now someone’s on to her – Ryan, whose world falls apart when his pregnant wife ends her life, hand in hand with a stranger. Who was this man, and why did they choose to die together?
The sinister truth is within Ryan’s grasp, but he has no idea of the desperate lengths Laura will go to…
Because the best thing about being a Good Samaritan is that you can get away with murder.
My Thoughts
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Chilling Stars
“Good afternoon, you’ve reached the End of the Line, this is Laura speaking. May I ask your name?”
Laura is a soft spoken woman, she will listen to you as you discuss your problems, you will tell her what is making you feel so sad, and of course you wouldn’t be calling the End of the Line helpline, if you wasn’t contemplating ending your own life.
She will not try and talk you out of committing suicide, or tell you that there are better things, no, she is just there to listen to you, and not judge.
Laura is a very well liked colleague in the office, always bringing in her gorgeous hand-baked goods, she keeps herself to herself, and doesn’t mix much, but she always gets involved with charitable volunteering, and always raises lots of money for good causes.
What the people she works with don’t see, is that actually Laura is Bat-Shit-Crazy!
If you are feeling that you are loosing your way and are contemplating ending your life, and just needed someone to talk to, the worst possible person that you could get through to in the call centre would be Laura!
You see, Laura likes the fact that you want to end your life, in fact, she’s banking on it!
Ryan doesn’t know why his pregnant girlfriend would kill herself, and who was the man she was seen holding hands with before they both jumped? He can’t understand why she would want to do this to him and their unborn child, perhaps he needs to do a little investigating?
A cracking thriller to keep you on your toes, with a Good Ol’ Baddie you’ll hate-to-love-to-hate.
🎧🎧 – Narrated expertly by Elizabeth Knowelden, who is a new to me narrator.
Elizabeth’s voice was perfect for Laura and she made this fantastic read even better.
Seems like a fab read.. Vicci.. How are you doing? Are you all set for Christmas..
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It was a great read.
I’m good thanks, all sorted, I’ve been really organised this year, which isn’t like me at all, which makes me feel very uncomfortable because I’m usually running around like a chicken without his head by now lol
How about you?
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Hehehe… We don’t celebrate Christmas… But I have a birthday soon… So hoping to buy some books on that day 😉😉😂😂
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Yay Books!! Well I have a little boy (12) so it’s really only for him, if i could get away with it, i wouldn’t celebrate it too much x
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Wow… It sounds so sweet… I love imagining how your homes might look on Christmas… In my dreams it is all so beautiful
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It does look lovely down the streets with all of the lights on
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Oh, sounds wonderful… well as much as a batshit crazy woman can sound wonderfult, but defo a fun read 😀
I have a copy of this but haven’t read it yet.
Awesome review!
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Thank you Norrie, yes Laura is a great character
V x
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An awesome review. Definitely going to check it out. 😃
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Ah thank you x
It’s a fab read, hope you enjoy x
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Excellent review, Vicci! You reeled me in about Laura.
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Thank you, hope you enjoy it’s a fab read x
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I got the audiobook!
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Woohoo!!
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Wonderful review, Berit!!! I haven’t read this one, but I’ve read others by John Marrs. He really GOES there with unlikeable characters! Which I love 💕
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Lol yes he does, I love a dark character
Vicci x
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