Thank you Libro.fm / Doubleday Canada for the ALC and Penguin Random House Canada / Netgalley #partner, for the advanced e-copy of Coming to Find you in exchange for my honest review.
Publisher: Penguin Random House Canada / Doubleday Canada
Published: December 19, 2023
Summary:
A heart-stopping psychological thriller about a woman running from the aftermath of a gruesome family tragedy–and also from the truth about her part in it. For fans of Gillian McAllister’s Wrong Place Wrong Time and The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell.
You can run away from your life . . . but you can’t hide from murder.
Nancy’s mother and stepfather have been brutally killed. After a trial that gripped the nation, her stepbrother has been convicted of the double murder. But the end of the trial is just the beginning of a new nightmare for Nancy: the press is rabid, certain that she is hiding something. Certain that she knows more that she’s telling about that night at the farmhouse . . .
Determined to disappear, Nancy flees to the seaside in Devon, to Tall Chimneys, her grandmother’s secluded inn–a place that holds many dark wartime secrets.
Then someone sends her a letter. They know the truth about the night Nancy’s mother and stepfather were murdered. They know she’s been lying. And they promise to come find her. Because they have nothing to lose.
My thoughts:
I have been meaning to read Jane Corry for some time so when I was approached about her latest novel, I didn’t hesitate. And I’m glad I did…it was quite a pleasant surprise, blending psychological suspense and historical fiction in quite the captivating read.
I am always a fan of books that have a strong sense of setting and we definitely have that here. Tall Chimneys, the secluded inn is as much a character in this book as Nancy and everyone else. It has seen its fair share of secrets over time and I loved the way the story was centered around this place. Moving back and forth in time, we come to find out that there are secrets not only from the night Nancy’s mother and stepfather were killed, but also decades ago when her grandmother lived in the house.
There is the sense of unease throughout and it drips with atmosphere. What is it that both these women did that haunt them? This book really kept me on my toes as I tried to work it out, and while I enjoyed the dual timeline, I do have to say, I was more invested in the past timeline than the present.
I look forward to reading more of this author’s work…the question is where to start?
Audio thoughts:
This book was a good one to listen to and I thought having two narrators, one for each timeline, worked well. Both narrators, Meg Travers and Olivia Darnley, did a great job bringing the story to life, with their pacing and intonation just right.
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