The Prisoner by B.A. Paris
Genre: Psychological thriller, Suspense
Read: 10th September 2023
Published: 3rd November 2022
★★★ 2.5 stars (rounded up)
DESCRIPTION:
With Behind Closed Doors, B.A. Paris takes the psychological thriller to shocking new heights. Now she'll hold you captive with this stunning new thriller about one woman wed into a family with deadly intentions.
THEN
Amelie has always been a survivor, from losing her parents as a child in Paris to making it on her own in London. As she builds a life for herself, she is swept up into a glamorous lifestyle where she married the handsome billionaire Ned Hawthorne.
NOW
But then, Amelie wakes up in a pitch-black room, not knowing where she is. Why has she been taken? Who are her mysterious captors? And why does she soon feel safer here, imprisoned, than she had begun to feel with her husband Ned?
In true B.A. Paris style, The Prisoner is a gripping survival story, a twisted tale of love and at its dark heart a thriller to keep you up all night.
MY THOUGHTS:
It's dark...you don't know where you are...and you can hear footsteps approaching...
This was a tough one. I have heard such rave reviews of this author so I was so excited to finally get approved for a B.A. Paris book...only to be left somewhat deflated. The book was OK with a complicated story - which is not a bad thing but it ended up with the last 30% or so being somewhat far fetched and just a little weird.
There are two timelines - the past and the present. And I like this format as each timeline drip feeds you just enough information to keep you engaged and turning the pages wanting to know more. Quite honestly, I hate writing negative reviews and really many of them have been mixed so instead of giving my opinion, I think I will just leave it up to you, the reader.
Go out and grab yourself a copy and give it a go. You might just enjoy it. You might not. But either way, you will be the decider.
I would like to thank #BAParis, #Netgalley and #HodderAndStoughton for an ARC of #ThePrisoner in exchange for an honest review.
MEET THE AUTHOR:
Bernadette was born in Surrey, England, in 1958 to a French mother and Irish father. She is the third of 6 children, including 4 brothers and a sister. After completing her education, she moved to France, where she worked as a trader in an international bank in Paris for several years. During this time, she met her husband, with whom she now has 5 daughters. They eventually left the world of finance to set up a language school together.
It was only after turning 50 that B.A. Paris began writing, when one of her daughters suggested she enter a writing competition advertised in a magazine. While she didn't win, this led her to write her first novels, including her internationally bestselling debut Behind Closed Doors. She is published by HarperCollins Publishers in the UK and St Martin's Press in the US.
Today, B.A. Paris lives in Hampshire with her husband and continues to write psychological thrillers. They have 5 children together.
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