I thought the story itself was really interesting. The pacing was good, and for the most part, the characters were compelling. However, I feel the plot was overly ambitious. There were too many holes and/or loose ends for my liking. Too many coincidences. I just don’t think this was up to par with the author’s previous books, but still worth reading.

A solid smart thriller that hits all the right notes. Everyone believes Gabe's wife and young daughter was murdered. Everyone but Gabe who knows he saw his daughter in a car after she was supposedly killed. He has spent three years looking for her, and slowly unravels the truth in this page-turner. Thank you Netgalley and publishers for providing an advanced digital copy for review. Highly recommend this one!

I enjoyed the concept of this book a lot. I enjoyed ther supernatural element but the way that was ended was a little disappointing and confusing. I didn’t really see a relevance to the plot. I would recommend to thriller fans.

Gripping is a great word used by others and I totally agree. The supernatural element was a bit much but I did enjoy it nevertheless.! Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher.

The Other People is a gripping thriller with strong, atmospheric writing and a fast-pace. The plot is original and filled with plenty of twists and turns. This was a book unlike anything I've read before. There is a slight supernatural element, but it's easy enough to overlook. Highly recommended to readers who enjoy mysteries/thrillers.

I loved this, this is a very different kind of thriller to me and a couple different twists in it. It has like an almost Mr. Robot spin to it and really makes you think.

What I Loved: The first 90% of this book. I loved how the pieces slowly came together. I loved the premise of The Other People (referring to what this means in the book). I really enjoyed the connection of our two main characters. The writing was well done and I enjoy Tudor's pace.
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What I did not: The supernatural aspect was extremely unnecessary. I know Tudor does this in all the books, but here it just was not needed. It added creepiness to the last book, but this one it was like a puzzle piece that you cannot figure out where it fits. It made the conclusion a bit disappointing.
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For those: who want a good suspense/thriller and can overlook the supernatural aspect since it is small

C.J. Tudor is another author to keep watch for. Her books are excellent and full of suspense. If you haven’t read The Chalk Man, do it now. I read it a while ago and greatly enjoyed that story.

The Other People is another thriller that will keep you reading for hours as you get sucked into the story! Once I got into the book, I didn’t want to put it down. Clear your schedule and make sure you have nothing going on when you begin this book because you’ll want to read the entire thing at once.

Synopsis:

Driving home one night, Gabe is stuck behind a rusty old car. He sees a little girl’s face appear in its rear window. She mouths one word: Daddy. It’s his five-year-old daughter, Izzy. He never sees her again. Three years later, Gabe spends his days and nights traveling up and down the highway, searching for the car that took his daughter, refusing to give up hope, even though most people believe she’s dead.

When the car that he saw escape with his little girl is found abandoned with a body inside, Gabe must confront not just the day Izzy disappeared but the painful events from his past now dredged to the surface.

This is a completely wild ride! There’s a bit of a supernatural element that I typically don’t love in books but it worked here. Its dark, its twisty, its thrilling, what’s not to love?

Coming to you on January 28, 2020.

"There are many things you don’t consider about death. Especially bloody, violent death. For a start, you don’t consider that it will ever happen. Not to you. Not to someone you know. Not to someone you love."

Gabe is late but on his way home one evening when he thinks he sees his daughter Izzy in the back of an unknown car. He tried to follow the vehicle but it evades his pursuit. Shortly after he looses the vehicle he gets a phone call that will change his life. It’s the police and they have devastating news…his wife and daughter have been found dead at their house.

The Other People is told through different experiences and viewpoints a few years in the future. Gabe isn’t convinced his daughter is dead and is still seek for clues about her survival. Fran is on the run with her daughter Alice from unknown individuals. There is also a third point of view that is unknown. How do they all tie together? Who are the Other People? All those questions are answered as you progress through this confusing mystery novel.

I must be transparent that I didn’t care for C.J. Tudor’s debut novel, The Chalk Man. My expectations were high for that novel and I found myself overwhelmed. With The Other People I found myself asking WTF quite a few times. It took me awhile to figure out what was going on. I like that for a mystery novel but at times the novel just got too confusing. It has some big points it’s trying to make, especially at the end, and it fell a little flat for me. I did enjoy the ride Tudor took me on throughout the novel overall. I had a hard time putting it down. Once I got into the story it was hard to turn away. I kept wondering, what was going to happen next?

If you’re looking for a winter mystery to curl up with by the fire, consider getting a copy of The Other People. Thank you to Random House, Ballantine Books and Netgalley for an electronic copy of this book. Publishing date: January 28, 2020.

I was thrilled to receive this ARC via Netgalley. C.J. Tudor is one of my go-to author's when I want a thriller that grabs me and draws me in from page one. As always, this was the case with The Other People as well. This author is one of the ones that I know I can depend on when I want to sit down for a few hours and blow through a highly engaging book. So not only do I urge you to check out this book upon it's release, make sure that you grab the previous novels as well.
This could be a cluster mess with the different voices and timelines weaved together with multiple POV, but it strung together in so many moving parts that all connect and draw you in. I wasn't lost or confused once, as can be the case with this type of writing.
It is super difficult to touch too much on the plot without giving it away but it is spooky and creepy with a heart wrenching family storyline that is absolutely a thriller waiting to be read
Gabe's daughter was stolen right before his very eyes and he watched her disappear. He will spend the rest of his days searching for her. Katie knows him and his daughter, more than he realizes. But Faye, she really knows the horrible truth. Follow these three as their stories weave together and will leave you shocked.

So this one has a completely riveting opening. Man stuck in traffic sees his young daughter in the back of the car in front of him. She mouths "Daddy!" and then the car exits. He can't catch her, but when he gets home, finds out his daughter and his wife have been brutally murdered in their house. He simply can't believe his daughter is dead, and spends the next three years looking for the car. Gabe's story is the biggest piece of the plot. He meets a dubious character who offers to help him find the car, and you do really want to find out who this guy is and what he wants. Unfortunately the other two storylines that bob and weave through Gabe's narrative are just all over the place and a little confusing. I kept going because I really had faith that it was all going to come together at the end, but ultimately the ending felt rushed, with WAAAAY too many loose ends. I wanted more about the other people. For the title characters I thought they sort of got ignored. I do like how this author weaves realism with the supernatural, though, and I like her writing style. Overall, not bad, but not amazing, either.

If only! Dang, as I drove the streets the Gabe, I kept thinking, if only…… It seemed that Gabe’s mind was finally concentrated on what should have been important many years ago but now, it seemed it was too late. If only he had done this or that, he might not be behind the wheel of the only thing that he feels he has left in this world, searching for an answer.

Alice grips the bag firmly as though it holds her life possessions. Never far from her side, Alice feels a deep connection to its contents. Fran is there for her, again. It’s Fran who helps Alice in her time of need yet I begin to question their story as something doesn’t feel right as the novel picks up speed.

It’s a job and it gives her money. Each shift that Katie works, is different. With the individuals who become frequent guests and those that are just passing through, they all make each day unique at the restaurant. Katie’s had her own share of problems over the year yet this frequent customer intrigues her. I wondered if Katie saw a part of herself in this man and that was why she became concerned with him. As he visits the establishment, Katie begins to wonders about this man and what has caused him to carry such a burden on his shoulder? Day-in and day-out, Katie notices how heartbroken this man is yet, she doesn’t reach out to him.
Leading their own lives, these individuals will merge eventually in this book. I liked how the three parts were laced together and how smoothly the book flowed. I kept thinking that I enjoyed one story over another one but I kept changing my mind on which story I enjoyed more. Each story was different and carried with it, different emotions.
I had a hard time putting this book down in different parts. You know it’s bad when you fall asleep and the iPad hits you in the face (I only wanted to finish the one section I was reading). There were a few parts that I raced to get through as events were building up.

These are the stories that get my adrenaline going. They put a smile on my face when I’m finished as I think about everything that transpired during the book and the ride that I took. It was a fun adventure and one that will stick in my mind for quite a while.

I received an ARC of this book from Random House Publishing Group – Ballantine and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review, thank you!

Gabe is on his way home and stressed because he knows he's late (again) and he'll be walking into an argument when he gets home. His wife has asked him to promise to make it home on time at least once a week and he's failing miserably. His phone battery is just about dead and he's stuck in traffic. When he looks over at an old car covered in bumper stickers he notices a tiny face looking out the window at him. A face that looks exactly like like his daughter Izzy. Suddenly a hand appears from the front and pushes the little girl's face down. Gabe attempts to follow the car, but he loses it and can't catch sight of it again. When he arrives to his house he is met with the devastating news that both his wife and daughter have been murdered and he is the prime suspect. No one believes him when he says that he has just seen his daughter and he knows that she's alive.

Fast forward 3 years. Gabe had a solid alibi and was cleared of the murders, however he is the only one who still believes Izzy is alive. He has dedicated his life to finding her, searching day and night, carrying flyers, questioning people, driving up and down the same stretch of road where he last saw her. At one of his coffee stops he always has the same waitress, Katie, who has her own troubling family past.

Fran and her daughter Alice are on the run. Constantly looking over their shoulders and picking everything up in an instant and leaving when necessary. Fran won't tell Alice exactly what they're running from, but Alice has a plan in place in case everything falls apart.

I was so excited to see a new book by CJ Tudor coming out. I've read The Chalk Man and The Hiding Place and enjoyed both of them. This book was my least favorite of the three. I think the author had a lot of great ideas but they were too disjointed to hold my interest. Everything kind of came together at the end and there was a bit of a twist, but I was too confused as I was reading it. Tudor sprinkled in some supernatural aspects, but I think it took away from the story and probably confused me even more. I'm looking forward to her next book, but would probably steer clear of this one.

I enjoyed C. J. Tudor's other books and expected THE OTHER PEOPLE to be a little more Horror-like even though they are marketing it as a Mystery/Thriller. Well, it's definitely a Mystery, by not really a Thriller.

The story is convoluted and switches narrators and points of view a lot, which took some getting used too. The Other People aren't mentioned until almost halfway through and then they are never full explained besides being a type of vigilante website on the dark web. The writing is still really good, but the missing child story just seems overdone and wasn't interesting to me. There are some really good lines and it's still worth a read, but the ending was too neatly tied up and I was kinda bored throughout the story.

3 stars.

A man refuses to believe his daughter was murdered along with his wife because he saw her in a car moments before receiving the news. Years later he is still searching and finds out about The Other People website.

This was a pretty typical thriller--fast read and the plot comes together nicely.

Thank you for the opportunity to read and review this book. I love mystery & thrillers so I was very excited about another Tudor book. Unfortunately, I only feel so-so about this one. It had a great beginning that sucked you in and left you to wonder what in world was going on, but the revelation felt forced and some of the story felt far fetched and not real. However, Tudor's writing is wonderful and probably what saved me from DNFing this one.

This is one seriously chilling novel with a prologue that has your teeth jangling almost immediately. Where do I start? Is it a thriller? A mystery? Vigilante Justice? An eye for an eye. Bible: Chapter and Verse. And a touch of the supernatural!

There are several threads, the main one being protagonist Gabe. He's been through the worst that life can offer, the reported savage death of his wife Jenny and daughter, Izzy. But he continues to search for Izzy. His grief is palpable, all consuming.

And Katie, a waitress who often sees Gabe, a motorist passing weekly on his daughter-seeking mission. Fran and her daughter Alice are running. It's a frantic existence, it's not fair--Alice is so young and she's been severely traumatized. And lastly, the girl, quiet, kept in perpetuity in a sterile white room with the machines and the nurse.

As the author spoon-feeds you little bits and the storyline begins to build and coagulate, it also builds a heart-thumping dread. The scenarios switch from POV to POV, each creating another building block exposing a raw truth. A lie by the sin of omission? Secrets held tight--they all have them--loathe exposing any to light.

Who are The Other People? The sheer complexity begins to wear on you. The oft confusing new revelation, blinding twists, becomes absolutely gripping, page-turning entertainment.

The frenetic conclusion, while satisfying, introduced another shocking revelation and the full reveal bordered perhaps on TMI. Otherwise, the whole ride through this book was one very exciting charge into a stunning, almost brilliant third effort. I can't compare this to the others as this was my first experience with the author, but I can assure you, it won't be my last.

I was given this digital download by the publisher through NetGalley and was thrilled to have the opportunity to read and review. Wholeheartedly recommended for any who loves an incredibly engaging well-plotted thriller. 4.5/5

3.5 stars. I thought this was really good. Creepy and with just a hint of the paranormal. I don't have a whole lot to say about the plot, but I think a lot of thriller fans will like this, especially if you enjoy thrillers about missing children and/or revenge.

A little disappointed in the ending- definitely not as powerful as I had hoped. But still an intense, fast paced thriller that will keep you guessing.

C.J. Tudor is quickly becoming one of my top go-to authors. Can’t wait to see what come next!

ARC provided by NetGalley

This was actually my first C.J. Tudor book and a pretty damn good read. The characters were genuine and the storyline was engaging. I picked it up one night and did not want to put it down. The only criticism I might have is that I wish there was more. I feel like there were relationships I wish that could have been delved into deeper and formed more, but then again there is kind of this perfect peace with how things were which I think might have been the intent of the writer. It hits the shelves January 28,2020 and if your are in the mood for a good fast paced thriller give it a look you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
Gabe is on his way home to his family one evening when he sees something odd. A girl who looks like his daughter in the back of a car. There’s no way right? He phones home frantically and the police answer. It’s now been a few years, with the police finding his wife and daughter dead Gabe still drives up and down the motorway everyday never giving up hope and searching for answers. Katie works at one of the service stations Gabe frequents, she’s a single mom and has gone through the ringer with her fair share of life happening and receding. Fran and Alice are on the run, mother and daughter, but what are they running from. In a room where machines hum there sits a pale girl...