Keep Her Secret by Mark Edwards

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Keep Her Secret by Mark Edwards – Review

During a trip, Helena has a near-death experience when she almost falls to her death. In the aftermath, she shares a deep secret with Matthew, her boyfriend. Now, back from the trip, someone shows up to blackmail Helena; they know what she did. What will Matthew do?

This book is a domestic thriller, with most of the action taking place in a family home.

Edward’s writing is impeccable. It’s natural, flows perfectly, descriptive when it has to be, utilitarian, and to the point everywhere else. I enjoyed his juxtaposition between drama and dark comedy throughout.

We follow two point-of-view characters, Helena and Matthew, alternating chapters from each as the plot develops in a single timeline.

After a somewhat slow start, a single incident triggers a chain of events that has the characters scrambling to fix one problem after another. I kept asking myself, “What will they do now? Where is the story going?” as I thought ahead of the possible options they had and the repercussions each action would bring. This made for a very interesting read as it’s all character-centric action.

Helena and Matthew enter a relationship as things start going south, so there is some light romance in the beginning, along with a couple of sex scenes (nothing too detailed). I found one swear word in the whole text.

The whole read was a crescendo of thrilling suspense. I was nervous throughout, and my heart was pounding towards the end.

So, what about the ending? (No spoilers obviously)

Although I was asked to suspend my disbelief towards the latter part of the story, the ending comes to a satisfying conclusion. I just wish we had a bit more time with the characters afterwards in the epilogue, as there is no denouement.

All in all, the story was expertly crafted: The writing was perfect, and the plotting invisible, leaving the characters to shine. If you can suspend your disbelief for a popcorn thriller, then this one has all the markings of an excellent choice.

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