Customer Reviews

Secrets

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I took this away with me on honeymoon - it's a really good read. I warmed quickly to the lead character and the writer's descriptions of the landscape and setting are very vivid. He paints very good pictures of windy, rainy "oop north". Good twist at the end and an entertaining book for taking on holiday.

This is a great first book. Each page has something exciting happening. The characters are real and you are left wanting more at the end. Sometimes it can be dark, but it reflects real life. Definitely one to read.

Laden with suspense and intrigue from start to finish, a thoroughly enjoyable read. The creative narrative and believable characters in this debut novel suggest this author may be one to watch.

For a first publication, the book is daringly structured, being in the first person present, and at one point with two parallel narratives. The descriptive style gives a vivid insight into the Lancashire environment of the characters involved - quite scary at times! The bonds between the main character and his family give a welcome contrast to the violent nature of other characters - one of whom eventually proves himself to be different and initiates a dramatic twist to the events.
Well done Mr Estrey!

I enjoyed the increasing suspense as the story and characters develop. Especially liked the sudden surprises at the end of chapters, adding to the tension, and the vivid descriptions of the various backdrops. I suggest you read it.

Great twists and turns along with excellent creepy and atmospheric Northern settings made this a thoroughly enjoyable read. I'll look forward to the next from Estrey.

A real page turner that kept me intrigued to the end - well written - Lawrence Estrey expertly builds the suspense and brings to life the people and places of the North West, just as I remember them from my childhood growing up in Lancashire - a very good debut novel.

This is a good debut novel by Lawrence Estrey. Atmospheric and with good dialogue. It's very readable and well worth a look.