The Flatmate by Gemma Rogers
Genre: Psychological thriller
Read: 24th June 2023
Published: 22nd June 2023
★★★★ 4 stars
DESCRIPTION:
Always trust your very basic instincts or prepare for the consequences…
It was surreal returning to work after a five-month enforced sabbatical following the suspicious death of my best friend Livvy at a work event. I was grateful for the time away to grieve and had slotted straight back in work But a surprise awaited my return. Amanda Dowd, Livvy’s replacement, was firmly entrenched as my new flatmate in the company apartment. Something didn’t feel right, I felt on edge. But everyone seemed to love Amanda.
Even my ex-Jayden was blinded by her outgoing personality and model looks. Yet her desperation to become friends felt unnatural. When I began to receive calls, photos and presents supposedly from Livvy, I became spooked… someone was targeting me, watching me. With my job, home and life on the line, I had to find out who was doing this to me. I knew I hadn’t caused Livvy’s death; I still believed it was no accident. Someone else was guilty and I had to find out who before I was next...
Bestseller Gemma Rogers is back with another page-turning thriller.
MY THOUGHTS:
She's not who she says she is...
Another addictive tale woven by Gemma Rogers that I devoured in one sitting. It's a fast paced guessing game of cat and mouse as the net closes in and we're left sifting through theories and suspects.
Ria has just returned from a five month sabbatical after the sudden and tragic death of her best friend and colleague. The toxicology report shows ketamine in her system but Ria knows Livvy - she doesn't do drugs. Ria believes someone spiked her drink and she can't let it go despite the death having been ruled as accidental. Everyone is moving on...but Ria can't. Hence the sabbatical at her boss' request.
Five months later she returns from France, low on funds and needing to get back to work. Tired from her journey she cannot wait to crawl into bed once she gets home. But as she unlocks the door to her flat, she hears voices. And to her shock discovers a stranger in her living room! With her ex!
Unbeknownst to Ria, Amanda has not only been hired as Livvy's replacement at the firm but is also Ria's new flatmate in her company-subsidised flat. It seems Amanda has made herself at home in amongst her things, alongside her ex and even in her job having taken over Ria's clients. And of course everyone at work loves Amanda. She charms the clients who adore her and she flirts and banters with everyone. But she doesn't fool Ria. There is something off about her though she is unsure exactly what. And her surname - Dowd - where has she seen it before?
And then strange things start to happen. Phone calls with Livvy's voice on the other end, packages and photos all targeting Ria. And with each new "gift" sending Ria into a downward spiral as she turns on Amanda, accusing her of being behind everything. But Amanda is all wide-eyed innocence. And Ria finds herself on a final warning after one too many outbursts at work. Is she in danger of losing her job as well as her best friend, her clients and her flat? And if it isn't Amanda, then who is doing this? And why?
THE FLATMATE is a page-turner for sure that will keep you glued until the vert end. I enjoyed the drama, the tension and the creepy vibes. All smoke and mirrors and a whole lot of fun.
I would like to thank #GemmaRogers, #Netgalley, #BoldwoodBooks and #RachelsRandomResources for an ARC of #TheFlatmate in exchange for an honest review.
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