The Secret Gift by Daniel Hurst
Genre: Christmas, Psychological thriller
Read: 20th December 2024
Published: 11th December 2024
★★★ 3 stars
DESCRIPTION:
Giving gifts has never been so deadly…
When Brenda partakes in a game of ‘Secret Santa’ with her friends, she is expecting some harmless festive fun. But she gets a lot more than she bargained for when she makes a shocking discovery, one that turns the simple act of swapping gifts into a deadly game of revenge, murder and mystery.
Some gifts are best left undelivered…
A fast-paced psychological thriller short story full of twists from the bestselling author of UK #1 The Doctor’s Wife, The Couple’s Revenge and Til Death Do Us Part
MY THOUGHTS:
Short and sweet and to the point. Oh, and not to mention shocking. Daniel Hurst is back with a seasonal short story with something of a twist to the traditional Secret Santa game that will take just an hour to devour.
There are the usual twists and a good dose of revenge piled into this one but it does seem to lack Hurst's usual fervour. It is nothing if not predictable. And it did lack the final twist that Hurst is renowned for. That's not to say it isn't an entertaining read, as all his thrillers aim to be. And a nice quick one too.
I did like the little holiday twist he sprinkled into the story by way of the characters' names, in a nod to those who have delivered some well known Christmas favourites over the years.
Let's hope your secret santa doesn't end up as this one did!
MEET THE AUTHOR:
He has been employed in several glamorous roles in his lifetime, including bartending, shelf stacking and procurement administration, all while based in some of the most exotic places on the planet, like Bolton, Preston and South London.
Daniel writes psychological thrillers and loves to tell tales about unusual things happening to normal people. He has written all his life, making the progression from handing scribbled stories to his parents as a boy to writing full length novels in his thirties. He lives in the North West of England and when he isn’t writing, he is usually watching a game of football in a pub where his wife can’t find him.
Since following his lifelong passion for writing in 2020, he has amassed a loyal and devoted set of readers, and regularly has several books in the top 100 of the Psychological Thriller Charts on Amazon. His title The Passenger became the #1 selling psychological thriller in the UK in October 2021. The Doctor's Wife is his first publication with Bookouture.
A prolific writer, Daniel likes to keep readers on their toes by self publishing even more books in between those released through his publisher.
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