This is a darkly humorous, sometimes terrifying story about Lou O'Dowd, a complicated anti-heroine who has enough problems of her own ( mostly self created, mind you) and moves from Australia to Edinburgh in search of...?

Well, that one is a little hard to answer. Ostensibly it is to get away from her affair with married man that has ended badly, and an economy were getting a job isn't that easy. But Lou seems determined to make sure that nothing is easy!

She has a gift for attracting weirdos, so when she gets a job at a halfway house monitoring a questionably rehabilitated set of offenders - including murderers and a paedophile - you know this is going to go pear shaped.

And indeed it does. With Lou held hostage, and the outcome looking grim. But once again, it is her own direction to duty and bad choices that have played a big part in getting her into this situation in the first place. so, what happens now?

This book is original and well written, and will have high entertainment value for readers with a quirky sense of humour and decidedly dark tastes. It. It was a little too dark and occasionally gross by my standards, but I think that will only further endear itself to its target audience. Definitely worth a read, if this description appeals to you, it gets 3.5 stars!

It's been awhile since I've read any books by this author so I was looking forward to reading this one that was described as a thriller with dark humour, sadly it was lacking in both descriptions for me.
The main character Lou has moved from Australia to Edinburgh after an affair with a married man went wrong to work as a night manager in a hostel for men who have served long prison sentences for some very significant crimes.We are lead to believe that at 23 with no training in this sector that she is a suitable candidate to spend many a late night alone with these men.
Parts were farfetched, and the ending was very hasty. Overall, it was a disappointing read for me,
I hope other readers enjoy more than me.
Thanks to Netgalley and Orenda Books for the ARC.

Thank you to Netgallery and the publisher for this ARC. The publication date is the 7th May. I loved this book there was many dark humorous moments as the book was highly entertaining. This is the first book I’ve read from this author and I’m now a fan! 😊

The most memorable character for me was definitely Lou and there was also many unexpected twists throughout which made it a gripping read!