Thank you PRH Audio for the ALC and Viking #partner, for the advanced copy of Trust Her in exchange for my honest review.
Publisher: Viking / Penguin Audio
Published: June 25, 2024
Summary:
Two sisters find they can’t outrun their past in the riveting new thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Northern Spy
Three years after they narrowly escaped the IRA’s worst punishment for informing, Northern Irish sisters Tessa and Marian Daly have built a new life in Dublin with their young children. Though Tessa is haunted by the abrupt and violent end to her old life, she does her best to immerse herself in the joys of Finn’s childhood and the rhythms of her new job at the Irish Observer .
It’s a small island, though, and just as quickly as they disappeared, figures from the sisters’ past surface to drag them back into the conflict. Tessa is told she must track down her old handler from MI5, Eamonn, and attempt to turn him into an IRA informant, or lose everything.
Tessa’s reunion with Eamonn revives a host of feelings she has long attempted to bury. As their relationship intensifies and the pressure mounts, long-held secrets rise to the surface, and Tessa must navigate a treacherous landscape of shifting loyalties, all while trying to protect her beloved son.
With her signature hair-raising suspense, razor-sharp prose, and rich emotional depth, Edgar Award winner Berry has crafted both an unforgettable portrait of two fierce women in the Daly sisters, and her most spellbinding thriller to date.
My thoughts:
I first discovered Flynn Berry by accident when I found the audiobook of her debut novel, Under the Harrow, one day. I really liked that book and since then have been keeping an eye on what she’s been up to. I loved her last book, Northern Spy, which was a Reese Book Club pick a few years ago and was thrilled to find out she was writing another book with the same characters…I could not wait to get my hands on it and I’m thrilled to say it totally delivered!!!
This is the follow-up to Northern Spy. I was thrilled to be back with the Daly sisters and back in Ireland in the middle of the political turmoil. It is a slow-burn and you feel the tension throughout. I loved the complex characters we have here, with continued character development from the last book & even though this could be read as a stand-alone, it really works better having read Northern Spy first.
Much like Northern Spy, I inhaled this book, even though I listened to this one. There is something about Berry’s writing that is just so addicting. It’s sparse but compelling and you find you need to keep reading. She really homes in on the family dynamics in such a realistic yet complex way.
Flynn Berry is most definitely a must-read author for me and while I still need to read one of her back-list books, Double Life, which I will be doing ASAP, I cannot wait to see what comes next for her. Whatever it is, I will most definitely be reading!
Audio thoughts:
Katherine Lee McEwan does a fantastic job bringing this to life, especially with her Irish accent! She was able to infuse just the right amount of tension and emotion into her voice as needed.
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