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"Will You Help Me To Die?.... "
Synopsis
FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER THE WOMAN BEFORE ME
A clever, sophisticated, psychological thriller, perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn, S.J. Watson, B A Paris and Sophie Hannah
'Utterly chilling and enthralling from the first line to the last' Karen Maitland
What I want to say is that suicide is my choice. No-one else is to blame. Man seeks beautiful woman for the journey of a lifetime: Will you help me to die?
When Probation Officer Cate Austin is given her new assignment, she faces the highest-profile case of her career.
Alice Mariani is charged with assisted suicide and Cate must recommend a sentence.
Alice insists her story is one of misinterpreted love, forcing those around her to analyse their own lives. Who is to decide what is normal and when does loyalty turn to obsession?
Investigating the loophole that lies between murder and euthanasia, Cate must now meet the woman who agreed to comply with her lover's final request.
Shocking revelations expose bitter truths that can no longer be ignored.
My Review
I've read most of Ruth Dugdall's books before this one (The Woman Before Me and Humber Boy B) so I knew I would be in for the treat of a really dark thriller and I was not left disappointed.
Like this one almost all the authors books feature Cate Austin who works as a Probation Officer, and they can be enjoyed as a series but they all work as standalone reads with ease so it makes little difference the order you read them.
In this story we tackle the emotional and at times uncomfortable subject of assisted suicide.
Here we meet Alice who has helped a man who was not ill or dying to take his own life. She was found guilty at her trial and is now awaiting the recommendation of Cate in her role as a probation officer as to what her sentence for the crime will be. but as Cate digs deeper in to the crime and as she speaks to Alice not everything is as it seems.
This story is told by the 3 main characters Cate, Alice and the man she helped to die, this was a read packed with emotion and dark sinister twists, this is the type of read that as it plays out it leaves you chilled and at times thinking "what the hell!"
If you love dark psychological thrillers, this is just the book for you!, but be prepared, this book will shock you, make you feel a bit sick in parts!, grip you till the end and leave you with goosebumps, another brilliant book by this authors I am already looking forward to the next!
Author Bio
BACKGROUND
Ruth studied English at university and then took an MA is Social Work.
Following this she worked in the Criminal Justice System as a social worker then as a probation officer.
Part of this time was spent seconded to a prison housing serious offenders. She continues to work within the Criminal Justice System, most recently in Luxembourg.
Ruth's novels are informed by her experience and are "authentic and credible".
WRITING
Ruth's first novel, The James Version, is a historical fiction based on the actual murder of Maria Marten at the Red Barn in Suffolk. The story is re-told with a fresh light on who really killed Maria.
Her second novel, The Woman Before Me, won the Debut Dagger in 2005. It is the story of Rose Wilks, a female stalker imprisoned for killing a child, who claims to be innocent.
Her third novel, The Sacrificial Man, is the story on an Internet suicide pact that goes wrong.
Humber Boy B, set in Ruth's birthplace Hull, was published in 2015 as was Nowhere Girl, which is set in Luxembourg.
Apart from The James Version, all of Ruth's books feature probation officer Cate Austin. "Probation officers have more face-to-face contact with criminals than any other profession," she says, "they are the unsung heroes of the Criminal Justice System."
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Thank you to the Publisher and Author for sending me an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of this novel and for the opportunity to review these works.
All reviews are my own unbiased opinion.