Amy, is the happy bride to be, but her life is turned upside down when her fiancé goes missing. Not long after another lady reports her boyfriend missing - with the same description. Could it be the same person missing and leading a double life. The police are involved and the lives of the two ladies are thrown into turmoil.
Told from the perspective of Amy, her daughter Jess and the other woman, Fiona.
Great pace story and keeps you turning the page.

A solid, suspenseful thriller about a man who disappears, and his fiancee finds out he's living a double life. From there, I can't say too much more because the twists just keep coming. Great premise, and the writing hooked me all the way through. I really liked the main character, Amy - while somewhat unreliable (as good thriller leads tend to be), she was the one I rooted for throughout. The story ties back to events in 1996 in Amy's childhood that may or may not be linked to her fiancee's disappearance.

The first half of this book was stellar. I couldn't put the book down and was racing towards the conclusion to find out who did it and why. About halfway through the twists started to get a little too unbelievable and too many for me (a problem plaguing many thrillers these days - writers know we are hungry for twists!). Also, some of the actions of the police officers were just a little bit too hard to believe. But the author did a nice job tying it all up at the end, so that ultimately the story made sense, the loose ends were tied up and the ending was very satisfying. I really loved all the clues and red herrings the author peppered throughout this book. Despite the questions I had occasionally with the plot, this book was fun to read from beginning to end, so I'm giving it 3.5 stars rounded up. Debbie Howells is great at characters and delivers the thrills so I'll look forward to reading the next one from her!

Thanks to Debbie Howells, NetGalley and Avon Books UK for the ARC in exchange for my honest review!

Amy, the herbalist with adult daughter and beautiful garden is going to marry Matt. When her fiance dissapears, she finds out that he had another woman. But who is she and where is Matt?
Gaslighting, revenge, flower symbolism etc.

Mysteries everywhere.

Good reading.

Amy is engaged to Matthew. The wedding is in 2 weeks when he disappears. Things are not as they seem to be and the police department and Amy’s daughter work to find answers. This was a book I had trouble putting down. Loved it!

I just couldn’t connect with this book the way I wanted to. I liked the sound of the premise but it just didn’t spark my interest. I didn’t like Amy and didn’t care for the flashbacks to 1996, which held no suspense of intrigue for me. There was a lot of repetition in the book also with the characters repeating a lot of the same stuff to one another which I found annoying. Thanks to Netgalley, the author and Avon for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

I have some mixed feelings about this book.
The concept was really great as well as the characters development. I really enjoyed the first part of the story.

The story is told by the perspective of 4 different narrators and I really enjoyed how suspenseful their narrations were. They gave us some really interesting insights about Matt and I found it really interesting.
I didn’t really empathise with Amy but she was kind of a mystery too so it kept me interested in the story.

I kind of lose the interest in the second part as I felt that some parts of the plot were not very believable and I also didn’t enjoy the parts where the police were involved.

Overall, It was not one of my favourite books but it is still a really great mystery and an enjoyable read. I would also still want to read future books by Debbie Howells as her writing is quite compelling.

I would like to thank Netgalley and Avon Books UK for an advanced copy of this great novel in exchange for an honest review

I thought this was a solid 4-5 star read, which kept my attention from beginning until the end! I found it to be well written, with the much needed shocks, twists and turns, thrills, and of course thrills! If you are looking for a good psychological thriller. Which is well written and developed, I do highly recommend this book! I think it will definitely provide the much needed essentials a good thriller provides!

This is a very well-written story that pulls at the heart of every partner/wife/husband/lover that exists. The last thing you want to ever happen is for your loved one to disappear, but even worse is to have that and to find they have led a double life. Everything gets ripped from you at once, and that is exactly the story this tells…or does it. It has twists and turns, and really keeps you guessing. It is really enjoyable, and the characters and world have been created with great depth. It is definitely a great story that will have you wanting to read just one more page.

Happily in love and looking forward to her wedding, Amy is distraught when her fiance Matt doesn’t return home one night. As the police delve into Matt’s disappearance, another woman comes forward to report that her boyfriend is missing. Amy is about to discover that the man she loves isn’t the man she thought he was.

This is the first book I have read by this author and it is a fast paced domestic thriller with plenty of twists and turns which will keep you guessing until the end.

I really enjoyed reading this book. An intriguing story about Amy, a herbalist who has meet the love of her life in Matthew.

Two weeks before their wedding Matthew doesn't come home from a night out with an important work client. With growing concern Amy makes calls to try and locate him. His boss says that he didn't have a meeting with a client. Amy contacts the police and everything spirals out of control. Her past comes back to catch her and all is not what it seems.

I stayed up well into the night with this book. I'd definitely recommend you check it out. Thank you to #netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to review this book.

Wow! I really enjoyed this. Amy is due to marry Matt but just before the wedding he disappears, At the same time, a woman called Fiona reports the disappearance of her partner who was about to leave his fiancée for her.......lots of twisty turns makes for a very enjoyable read. Thanks to Netgalley for the advance copy in return for an honest review.

The story starts at a fast pace, with Amy being stopped by someone warning her that she is in danger. She is due to be married to her fiancé Matt, and when he fails to turn up following a business meeting she becomes anxious. There are two parts to the story, the second part is told from Fiona’s viewpoint, who has also reported her partner, who matches Matt’s description, as missing.
This compelling story draws you in from the first page. Becoming anxious, Amy phones friends and business colleagues, asking whether they know Matt’s whereabouts, eventually reporting him missing to the police. As the story unfolds, Amy discovers that he has been leading a double life, cancels the wedding and tries to carry on with her life.
The book is skilfully plotted by the author, you feel that you have guessed who is responsible for Matt’s disappearance, but constantly question your decision, changing your mind as the story unfolds. Characters are believable and you feel empathy with Amy and her daughter Jess. But as Fiona's version of events is told, who do you believe?
An extraordinary set of circumstances leading to a thrilling, gripping storyline, and an unexpected conclusion. This is a book which I couldn’t put down until the last page. Highly recommended.

Thanks to NetGalley, author and publisher, for allowing me to read a free copy of this book in exchange for my review. This story was interesting and engaging. It kept my interest from the first sentence. Poor Amy, a few weeks before her wedding her fiancée disappears. Now she has to let everybody know that the wedding is cancelled, not to mention her concerns for his safety. Is he alive? Has he lied to her? I can't imagine how this must feel. Thankfully she has a people around her for support and a career that she loves. I love gardening so I felt I had a few things in common with Amy's love for her garden. Great book!

This book was decent. It held my attention and kept me wondering about the missing fiance, Matt....at least it did for about the first half. After a while I started to lose interest and stop caring about what happened to him....it was a book I put down and honestly forgot I was reading for a while. I would try this author again in the future

Poor Amy, such a naive and trusting girl. She gives her heart to Matt, without any boundaries. It seems that her daughter Jess has more nous than her mother as she isnt happy with Matt at all, but she sees that her mother loves him.
When Matt disappears the story ramps up and soon it is obvious that he has been living two lives, one with Fiona. who is a very different type of woman. The plot has many turns and twist in it. I found it difficult to keep track of the different voices sometimes.
Altogether a dark and disturbing thriller, but weakened by the seemingly unhelpful police with whom i lost patience..
Thank you to NetGalley for a review copy, it was an intriguing story.

The writing is solid and the storyline well thought through. I enjoyed the fact that we were told the story from the different characters points of view as it allowed the author to give us a lot more information.

However, I struggled to get in to this book with the first third feeling a bit slow, then by the halfway point I'd worked out what had happened and spent the rest waiting for a twist that never came.

Thank you NetGalley for an advance copy of this book.
I really enjoyed this book, it was face paced and I was really intrigued by the storyline and how it would progress. The start of the book had me gripped and kept me guessing. I would recommend this book.

I loved the premise of this novel: Amy's finance disappears one day after leaving for work. Distraught, she calls the police after a strange woman alerts her that she has no idea who he "really" is. Later another woman, Fiona reports her partner missing and surprisingly it's the same Matt who was engaged to Amy. Of course there are conflicting stories and we don't know whose version of events to believe. Many surprises and twists to secrets that are generations old and come to light as we see the history between Amy and Fiona. A very satisfying read!

This came as a pleasant surprise when I felt a bit stuck with reading. It started off very unimpressively but actually drew me in nonetheless and then it was just a race until finish! It’s not a literary masterpiece but I can see it as a perfect summer thriller. I enjoyed the fact the main character is a herbalist - that was quite refreshing, and I loved all the little details about gardens and the stories they tell. What started off as a bit of an average page-turner revealed some more layers to it, was entertaining and HELD MY ATTENTION for long enough (which is no small achievement atm).

3.5 stars - a good quick read, but I predicted the ending at around the 82%, and turns out I was right. I loved the dual viewpoints of Amy vs Fiona, and how I wasn't sure who to believe there for awhile! The ending wrapped up nicely as well, with no loose ends.