Your Call

Title: Your Call

Author: David Palin

Genre: Dark Psychological thriller

Publisher: Nine Elms Books

Date Published: 2024

Book Length: 304

Format; Paperback received from Love Books Tours in return for an honest review

About Book: "...why are we - by which, of course, I mean am I - here?"

A question Paula Godwin could have, perhaps should have, asked more often as her once secure life spirals downwards almost to insanity.

Little is she to know that she will discover demons other than just her own when, prompted by finding a Post-it note in a rain-sodden service station near Winchester, she makes a random telephone call.

In this taut prequel to This Changed Everything and The Armistice Killer, the enigmatic DCI Ben Logan has to unravel the confusing circumstances around a murder and potential sex scandal. Can he balance intricate detective work with his own ambitions and complex emotions?

An intriguing challenge, especially given Logan's prosopagnosia - face blindness. Despite this, or perhaps because of this, he often sees what others miss.

Choices and consequences make strange bedfellows. Sometimes literally. Sometimes fatally...

My Thoughts: Your Call by David Palin is a dark psychological thriller that felt eerie right from the start. Palin’s prose was captivating, and I found it difficult to put down as I tried to piece together who the victim and villain really were. The characters built slowly, layer by layer, pulling me deeper into its chilling atmosphere.

DCI Ben Logan is a complex character with personal vulnerabilities and a fierce professional intensity. Palin's descriptions of crime scenes were vivid and gripping, drawing me in and making me eager to keep reading. The story’s twists and turns came continuously, keeping me on the edge of my seat. It was an emotional roller coaster from start to finish.

In conclusion, this fast-paced psychological thriller kept me enthralled throughout. David Palin has officially joined my list of go-to authors.