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I’ve read this author before and this didn’t disappoint. Another normal Wednesday until Alice’s phone rings. With a threat. And then then next Wednesday. Why is Alice being stalked? Is it because of her journalistic job? Many twists and turns before you’ll find out

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This is the first book I have read by this author at first I was really interested, however after the first two Wednesday's I was starting to get bored. I would put the book down go to another one and come back to it. It had some spots that were good and others that were slow.


Overall it was an ok book.


** I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for a honest review**

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I Will Make You Pay is the second thriller I’ve read by Teresa Driscoll and it doesn’t disappoint.
Alice is the main character in this dark and disturbing thriller, we meet her on a Wednesday in the office after having a horrific phone call from someone threatening her, she tries to ignore it and outs it down to a prank call until the following Wednesday when she receives a package. Who is doing this, why a Wednesday and what is Alice hiding?
The book is told from two timelines, we have Alice in the present and a young boy who lives with his gran in a flat, struggling to survive on his grans wage, who is this boy and where does he fit in?
This was a great thriller and I enjoyed it from beginning to end, the ending was one I was nearly there with but so far away so that was a big tick for me. I liked Alice and felt her urgency for this stalker to be exposed. I like Teresa’s writing style and thought it brought this book together well, I especially liked the way each minor character was given a bit more characterisation giving the book more depth.
I would like to thank Netgalley and Amazon Publishing UK for this ARC I received in exchange for an honest review.

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It all starts with a mysterious phone call on a Wednesday. The caller has disguised his voice and makes serious threats to harm Alice. Since she is a journalist, Alice Henderson thinks maybe she has wronged someone in an article that she has written. However on subsequent Wednesdays further threats continue to come her way. With each ensuing week the nature of the threats escalates.

The police begin investigating and Alice’s boyfriend hires a private investigator named Matthew Hill to look into the threats and to serve as a bodyguard for Alice. As each Wednesday comes around again the question that haunts Alice is…..are all stalkers killer or are all killers stalkers.

The chapters alternate between Alice, Matthew Hill and Him, who we assume to be the stalker since we learn early in the book that as a child bad things happen to Him on Wednesdays. Throughout the book the reader can only make assumptions as to the identity of Him. On the last Wednesday in the story, tension and fear escalate as the stalker makes the biggest advance in his efforts to harm Alice forcing Mtthew to take drastic measures to protect her.

Driscoll employs a narrative that successfully portrays the range of emotions and the vulnerability experienced by the victim of a stalker. She also evokes a child’s fears and emotions felt by the boy known as Him. The love that Alice feels for her mother and the love that the boy feels for his grandmother are genuine as well.

The narrative is well paced. Several of the characters have hidden pasts and with the discovery of each of those past lives, the story gets more complex. A few red herrings appear in the book to divert the reader from solving the identity of the stalker. Some of the topics that occur in the book are parenting, child abuse, statuatory rape, murder, losing a loved one, and of course stalking.

This is a quick and entertaining read full of secrets, mystery, and emotion that is sure to hold reader interest all the way to its very twisted conclusion.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC of the ebook from which this review is written.

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It seems like an ordinary Wednesday, until the phone rings. Journalist Alice Henderson, hangs up, figuring that it is a hoax against her newspaper. But, the following Wednesday, there is another threat. One that makes it clear that Alice, and not the newspaper, is the target. With each Wednesday and new threat Alice's story unfolds, as does the story of those around her.

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An exceptionally good book which has made me want to read the author’s entire back catalogue. It kept me on the edge of my chair and guessing throughout. All loose ends are tied up by the end and, as usual, I hadn’t worked anything out correctly! My favourite read of the year so far…

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I read Teresa Driscoll's "I Am Watching You" when it first came out- it was interesting and well-written (and an Amazon First Read- woo-hoo!- if I remember correctly). I am so happy to have received a free ARC copy of "I Will Make You Pay." Driscoll has a distinct writing style that makes her books the right amount of creepy and thrilling. I knew I wouldn't be disappointed!

"I Will Make You Pay" is told from three different perspectives: Alice, who is being stalked for an unknown reason, Matthew, a PI hired to determine who is stalking her/keep her safe, and "him," a young boy as he suffers trauma before the main story takes place. Each character's story is told in short chapters and I was equally happy to switch between these characters as the story progressed (often, there is a 'weak link' in multiple perspectives, but I didn't really feel that with this one!).
I would almost give this a full 5-stars for being such an easy to read, fast paced thriller-type story. It might not be good to label it as a "thriller" because it doesn't have the same level of suspense as many thrillers on the market right now. That didn't bother me, rather, I felt that the ending wasn't a very satisfying conclusion. I don't want to give any spoilers, so I won't say more! Another thing I didn't enjoy was that Matthew had a side-story that didn't seem quite finished (or necessary) to me. While it showed Matthew's positive character traits, it didn't really feel relevant to the rest of the story.

I really enjoyed "I Will Make You Pay." Teresa Driscoll's writing is memorable and I'm sure I will be thinking about it for a while (She said that she based the general idea of the stalker on her own experience). Thank you Netgalley and Amazon Publishing UK for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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Whoa! Hang on to your seats for this mystery psychological thriller. The main character Alice, who is a journalist, is being stalked! She only hears from him on Wednesdays. Is she being stalked because of her job as a journalist or something in her private life. The story alternates being told by present day Alice and the past about a little boy..... Her husband hires a private investigator to watch over Alice and to find the stalker. There are lots of twists and a few wrong turns. I enjoyed this book! Thank you NetGalley and Thomas and Mercer for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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This book felt very long but I think it was because the reader was waiting for each Wednesday to roll round and something else happen.. When I got to the end I wanted to read it again immediately to pick up some of the clues I had missed. I did enjoy the book but not the thought of being stalked and being helpless. One to read in company and not home alone!

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Complex,psychological thriller with many twists and turns. Didn't know where this story was going next and chose the wrong suspect.!

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What I Loved: This book was full of suspense. I loved that there wasn't just one thing that happened. Alice's stalker does something each Wednesday, and so there is a tension that builds leading up to Wednesday, then the event, and the aftermath. It makes the book move quite quickly from chapter to chapter. The way Teresa Driscoll writes the story keeps the reader engrossed from line one..."I am going to use cheese wire on you." I read that line and was like, well I need to know more!

How I Felt: This book was suspenseful and had me starting to look over MY shoulder as if I was the one being stalked. It was well-written and kept my utter attention. I hate to give anything away in a review so I will say that my jaw dropped at points in this book with the information being given to the reader. The plot was good...very good.

To Read or Not To Read: This book is perfect for readers of thrillers, suspense, and mystery because it has it all! This was my first Teresa Driscoll book, but it will not be my last.

What's This Book About Anyway?
Alice, a journalist at a small-time newspaper receives a terrifying phone call while at work. She is almost able to shake off this experience as a one-off event, when the next Wednesday another incident occurs and she begins to realize she has a stalker. Her boyfriend, Tom, enlists the help of a private investigator, Matthew to help provide security for Alice while the police work to solve this stalker case. Alice lives in a constant state of bundled-up nerves and terror as each Wednesday approaches and as each attack escalates, we have to wonder if she will be able to figure out what she has done to make this stalker focus on her. She must figure it out to make her way out of this terrifying situation.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

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Spoiler warning! ⚠️

I was very lucky to have been sent this early by Amazon Publishing UK through Net Galley.
After reading the last book from Teresa Driscoll, I was surprised to see we had gone back to the present, after the last book had shown how Detective Matt and his wife Sally, had met in the past.
I think I would have preferred the series to be in chronological order.
I enjoyed this book as the split stories from Alice’s view and “His” view, but also to see the reasons why he became the way he did.
The Plot was excellent as I had guessed who “He” was about 75% into the book.
I am definitely looking forward to the next one and wondering where Driscoll can take the Matt and the heavily pregnant Melanie. I’d like to see some more background on Melanie.
Definitely recommend!

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I Will Make You Pay by Teresa Driscoll is an eventful, thought provoking novel that keeps you guessing throughout. The topic of being stalked and being the stalker is examined in detail. I had never thought about what has happened in a person’s life that might cause them to be a stalker. The reader can actually get so involved with the characters in this novel that there might become some degree of sympathy for both the stalker and the person being stalked. I also like the fact that there were other subjects examined besides stalking. Sister interactions, motherly love, grandmotherly love,and romantic love and betrayal are also explored. Even days after reading this novel I am still thinking about the themes and characters. I do not usually enjoy mysteries but this novel is so much more than just a “cookie cutter” mystery. I found the middle of the novel to be a bit slow which is the only reason that I am not giving I a Will Make You Pay five stars.

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An exhilarating read! Alice, a journalist, is being stalked. Driscoll tells the story from the stalkers POV, beginning in his childhood, and from Alice’s POV. Layers of these two characters are slowly peeled away, adding more and more depth and tension. Well written with several scenes that had me gripping my kindle while peeking over my shoulder. About halfway through I somehow figured out who the stalker was. I have to admit that the stalker’s background had me feeling so sorry for him. This is truly a thriller. Many thanks to Teresa Driscoll, Thomas &Mercer, and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this very recently published book to enjoy and review.

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I received this book through Netgalley and got hooked because it was about a stalker (my kind of read). Very interesting. But what I didnt know is how involved it would become.

It seems like an ordinary Wednesday, until the phone rings. A mysterious caller with a chilling threat.
The story is broken into 3 parts....Alice, a journalist who is being stalked and threatened; Matthew, her bodyguard and a person named - HIM - we never find out his real name until the end. I love mysteries because I always try to find out the person who dunnit. I was sooo wrong on this one and didnt find out until the end who was her stalker and why. And I was surprised....

The book clearly keeps you turning the pages and a few times holding your breath. #Netgalley #KindleUnlimited

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A good mystery! I can typically figure out the culprit when I read mystery novels, but this one had me going back and forth between a few people so I appreciated the red herrings! I read this one pretty fast, and don't really have any criticisms of it- it was even a pretty clean book without swearing! I may not read it more than once, myself, but I would definitely recommend it if you like mysteries. It was more mystery than suspense, but I did not feel like it dragged on. Each chapter felt purposeful. It contrasts with the book 'The Break Down' by B.A. Paris- both with similar plotlines, but where 'The Break Down' gave us information that seemed extra and pointless until the very end, 'I Will Make You Pay' kept the plot moving in a knowing way where you didn't feel like you were wasting your time. It was also a fun read because it is a British book, so you get to experience all the British colloquialisms! If I hadn't been to a convenience store in Ireland and seen for myself, I would be very confused why someone would serve a guest 'Digestives'... haha.

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This is a fabulously creepy psychological thriller from the excellent Ms Driscoll. The story is told from three POVs – Alice (past and present, Matthew the Private Investigator, and the mysterious ‘Him’. All the way through the book I was trying to figure out who ‘Him’ was, and there are many red herrings so I failed y!

The book is a standalone, though there are a few characters who have appeared before in Ms Driscoll’s books – Matthew the PI and his wife Sally, and DI Melanie Sanders.

The book kept me on the edge of my seat, and reading into the small hours, and has a satisfying ending.

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This was my first of Teresa Driscoll’s books and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was a quick paced thriller that kept my interest throughout. Characters were developed so well!! This book left me questioning who the “baddie” was right up until the end. If I had one criticism it would be that it ended very abruptly but that that’s the only flaw for me.

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This was a really great read that kept me wondering and guessing right until the very last page. Would highly recommend!

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I love Teresa Driscoll and simply devour her thrillers before they've barely seen the light of day! So when I saw a new one hitting the shelves this month, I headed straight to NetGalley to request it. And while I did take a few days to read it, that is not reflected in the book at all, but rather how busy I've been the past few days that I simply wasn't able to devour it as quickly as others...but instead I had the time to savour it.

I WILL MAKE YOU PAY - the threatening words are enough to instill fear in anyone, conjuring up images of a vengeful hate puzzling to the logical mind. For journalist Alice Henderson, they began slowly and unremarkable that she dismissed them as nuisance calls. She didn't even notice that they only ever occurred on a Wednesday each week...until one Wednesday the tone changed.

"I am going to use a cheese wire on you."

It is then Alice begins to feel fearful. Someone has been toying with her, making idle threats that are now becoming more troublesome with each passing week. As she processes everything that has occurred each Wednesday it becomes frightfully clear that she is in danger. There have been phone calls, hang ups and the odd "gift" and, as every Wednesday comes around, something even more intimidating and frightening occurs.

Someone is stalking her and wants her to suffer. But why? What has she done? Is it something she has written? Is it something - or someone - from her past? Whoever this stalker is, he knows a lot about Alice and her personal life. There are even vague threats regarding her mother. But how did he even know her mother's favourite flowers are pink peonies? Or what care home she is in?

Clueless as to who this person may be, Alice is determined to continue going about her life as per normal. But her boyfriend Tom is so concerned for her safety that he hires ex-copper Matthew Hill, now a private investigator, to help keep her safe and find out who is behind the growing threats. Engaged to follow Alice on Wednesdays, Matthew works closely with former colleague DI Melanie Sanders whose hands are tied and is limited to what she can do unless the stalker follows through on his threats.

The good news for Alice...most stalkers are NOT killers.
The bad news...many killers are stalkers first...

But as the investigation goes deeper, Matthew discovers that Alice has been keeping her own secrets and is not who she says she is. Alice isn't really Alice. So who is she really? And who is she hiding from? Is her stalker something to do with her past?

And what is the significance of Wednesdays?

However, Matthew isn't the only one following Alice. Her co-worker from the paper, Jack, is also tailing her. He says he is concerned for her...but is that just a cover for something more sinister?

The stalker himself has a very dark, very sad past which is slowly revealed layer by layer throughout his alternate narrative told in the past and up to the present. It is easy to feel sympathy for him growing up with what he silently endured for many years and to see the love he had for his gran, and the closeness they shared. These chapters humanised him...despite the terror he inflicted on Alice in the present day.

Woven into the story is that of Alice's mother, who is battling a cruel disease that will soon take her mother from her. Throughout Alice's narrative we see her love for her mother and the heartbreak at the knowledge that she does not have much time left. These pages are enough to make you tear up.

The narratives alternate between Alice and Matthew in the present and the stalker in the past, showing snippets of all three as each chapter unfolds revealing more of the story, layer by layer. The tension builds throughout with a pace that has the reader devouring each page with speed. With plenty of red herrings and twists thrown in along the way, I narrowed my suspect pool down to two - but which two, you say? That would be telling. But I was pleasantly surprised to discover my suspicions were correct which, as I've said many times before, never deters my enjoyment of a good mystery thriller.

I WILL MAKE YOU PAY is a brilliantly written thriller with just the right amount of suspense and heartfelt emotion. The opening line "I am going to use a cheese wire on you." is enough to have you hooked right away and you will not want to put it down until the end.

I was thrilled to see the return of Matthew Hill and DI Melanie Sanders, both of whom have appeared in previous books "I Am Watching You" and "The Promise" , although none are a part of a series. Each book are standalones and in no way follow on from the ones before. In fact, "I Am Watching You" was the first to feature Hill and Sanders but interestingly "The Promise" actually takes place prior to the first book. So don't worry if you haven't read the others...although I highly recommend it simply because they are just brilliant!

As a journalist for more than 25 years, Teresa Driscoll was also a BBC TV news presenter before turning her talents to writing fiction. This story was inspired by her own story when as young journalist starting out, she took a threatening call, three times, the same day each week. Fortunately for her, her calls ended with an apology on the third week, but her experience helped her to picture a scenario where that wouldn’t be the case, as the fear stayed with her much longer. This story helped her to examine that fear with a fictional story.

A delightfully creepy mystery, I WILL MAKE YOU PAY is a compelling, twisty and intriguing tale you will not be able to put down.

I would like to thank #TeresaDriscoll, #NetGalley and #AmazonPublishing for an ARC of #IWillMakeYouPay in exchange for an honest review.

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