If She Dies – review (AD)
I was kindly given an electronic copy of If She Dies by Erik Therme in exchange for an honest review*.
If She Dies book blurb
Nine months ago, Tess’s five-year-old daughter was killed in a car accident. The driver, Brady Becker, was sentenced to two years in prison. It didn’t make Tess’s pain go away.
Brady also has a daughter: A twelve-year-old named Eve who walks to Chandler Middle School every day.
Tess knows this because she’s been watching Eve for the last three weeks. It isn’t fair that Brady’s daughter gets to live, while Tess’s daughter does not.
When Eve goes missing, all eyes turn to Tess, who doesn’t have an alibi. But Tess isn’t guilty.
Or so she believes.
My overall thoughts on If She Dies
If She Dies is a great thriller that has a few twists and turns to keep you interested.
The main protagonist is Tess whose daughter was killed in an accident and she’s not coping well with her grief.
Her marriage is on the rocks (understandably) and her mental health is in turmoil.
She’s pretty much stalking the family of the man who killed her daughter Lily and then Brady’s stepdaughter goes missing.
Tess’ estranged twin brother turns up on her doorstep after a long spell of unexplained absence, a cryptic note is left behind in his hotel room as he does another disappearing act.
Is Colin involved in Eve’s disappearance?
As well as Eve’s disappearance being at the forefront of her mind, Tess is also dealing with threatening anonymous red lettered envelopes, her daughter’s headstone being desecrated and she worries her husband may have been having an affair.
And then it looks like she’s being framed for Eve’s kidnapping/disappearance.
Is Brady orchestrating this tangled web of lies from behind bars?
There’s a few twists towards the end of the book and not all loose ends are neatly tied up.
A really great read that explores the themes of grief, guilt, relationships, blackmail and domestic abuse.
About the author Erik Therme:
Erik Therme has thrashed in garage bands, inadvertently harbored runaways, and met Darth Vader.
When he’s not at his computer, he can be found cheering on his youngest daughter’s volleyball team, or watching horror movies with his oldest.
He currently resides in Iowa City, Iowa—one of only twenty-eight places in the world that UNESCO has certified as a City of Literature.
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Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Erik-Therme/e/B00IAS90UA/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1
Purchase Links:
Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/398eaKk
Amazon US: http://amzn.to/3sQ9dO4
Publishing Information:
Published by Thecker Books on 21st February 2021
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