The Company She Keeps

Author: James Woolf

Genre: Psychological Thriller

Publisher: Bloodhound Books

Date Published: 2024

Book Length: 339

Format: paperback supplied by Love Books Tours in return for an honest review

Star Rating: 4**** I liked it a lot and recommend

About Book: 1979. Leading businesswoman Rebecca is struggling to build healthy relationships. Her on off partner is a philandering police officer, part of the team chasing the Yorkshire Ripper who’s striking terror across the county. Then Rebecca meets Larry, the charming American, with a troubled past. And then of course there’s Mervyn, the creepy journalist who’s desperate for a girlfriend and willing to do anything to keep her in his life. With three very different men craving her attention, and a serial killer on the loose, Rebecca finds herself in a twisted game of cat and mouse. But what do these men really want from her? Can any of them be trusted? And could one of them in fact be a cold-blooded killer?

My Thoughts: The Company She Keeps by James Woolf is a psychological thriller based in the late 70’s when the Yorkshire Ripper was prolific.

The book is methodical and weaves the murders from the Yorkshire Ripper with the life of Rebecca and whom she meets and knows. The  book leaves you wondering who to trust and has some twists and turns along the way, with the tension building for the main protagonist, not knowing who to trust.

Although, I remember the time period I am not from Yorkshire so it is difficult for me to know how I would react but the book moved through stages of fear and being blasé about the women going out in the evening during these times and it felt believable.

The book is a slower pace than expected with a psychological thriller but that didn’t deter from the story line which was intense in places

There was a point in the book that I was not convinced would have happened, but in conclusion a methodical plot with twists and turns that keeps you enthralled and if you like a softer psychological thriller then this book is for you.