The Package
by Sebastian Fitzek
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Pub Date Feb 04 2021 | Archive Date Nov 23 2020
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Description
All you've done is taken in a parcel for a neighbour. You have no idea what you've let into your home.
Emma's the one that got away.
The only survivor of a killer known in the tabloids as 'the barber' – because of the trophies he takes from his victims.
Or she thinks she was.
The police aren't convinced. Nor is her husband. She never even saw her tormentor properly, but now she recognises him in every man.
Questioning her sanity, she gives up her job as a doctor in the local hospital and retreats from the world. It is better to stay at home. Quiet. Anonymous. Safe. He won't find her here.
And all she did was take a parcel for a neighbour.
She has no idea what she's let into her home.
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Advance Praise
'Fitzek's thrillers are breathtaking, full of wild twists' Harlan Coben
'Fitzek's thrillers are breathtaking, full of wild twists' Harlan Coben
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781838934477 |
| PRICE | $27.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 384 |
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Featured Reviews
Hanlie T, Bookseller
To say I was excited when I got my grubby paws on this book is an understatement! Sebastian Fitzek is and will always be 1 of my favourite authors and again he didn't disappoint with this brilliant book!
He is the master of mind games and he keeps you guessing till the end. If you know his books you know to expect twist upon twist but I was still left with my jaw hanging open in the end.
A brilliant story that you don't want to put down and you also don't want to end.
Part of the story is also about the Rosenhan Experiment that is something I find fascinating and that I've been looking into. How reliable is psychiatric prognosis really?
Thank you to NetGalley and Head of Zeus for the honour to read this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
Jay D, Bookseller
A psychological thriller that keeps you guessing. Every time you think you have a handle on the story, a new surprise in the plot lands.
Emma suffered delusions when she was a child, inventing a friend who helped her deal with the unhappiness caused by a harsh father. As an adult, she is attacked and raped in a hotel room by a serial rapist /killer. But her story is not 100% believed, as she is the only survivor not murdered by this criminal, and the room number she claims she was raped in at the hotel does not exist. Was it real or was it fantasy?
Living as a virtual hermit after these events, a delivery man asks her to receive a package on behalf of a neighbour. This sets off a series of events for Emma, and again we are left wondering if things are real or are they in Emma's mind.
A few holes in the plot that made aspects implausible in my mind, but I'll forgive them because of the gripping tension and plot that keeps you guessing all the way.
Alexander J, Reviewer
The Package is a standalone psychological thriller from Best selling
German Author Sebastian Fitzek.
The story tells of Emma, A Psychologist herself, with a disturbed past. When she takes In a package for a neighbour things begin to unravel as a frightening and taut tale takes shape.
It’s intelligent, really quite clever as Fitzek pens this thriller that really gets into the mind of a troubled soul.
Immersive, fast paced , intense and really very good. It’s not a massive read but one I thoroughly enjoyed and it’s full of twists and turns from a very talented author.
At times I struggle with translated books but never with this one. Great stuff and highly recommended.
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