Review: Great Aussie Suspense
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 7, 2014
Dervla Johns wakes one morning to find her two brothers, Emmet and Gabe at her door bearing horrific news. After their mother's death a few years ago their father, Warren had remarried a woman called Lucinda and seemed happily settled with their two young children, who Dervla adores. However, her brothers have come to break the bad news to her that her father's wife and children have been found murdered in their beds, her father is missing and a suspect for the murders.Dervla refuses to believe that her father would murder his family and tries to find out more about his recent life. Her best friend Sophie tries to provide emotional support, but she is having her own problems with her violent ex-husband Martin. Lucinda's ex-husband, Harry offers to help Sophie but how much can she trust him? Over the course of the investigation many secrets are uncovered and several characters may have motives for the murders.This is a complex, psychological thriller, well written with plenty of suspense and multiple suspects with hidden secrets. The identity of the killer came as a complete surprise to me at the end. I'm definitely going to be reading more of Vicki Tyley's thrillers.