Discover and Dive into This Month's Must-Read: Under The Ice - September 2023 Book of the Month
Title: Under the Ice
Author: Rachael Blok
Genre: Thriller, Book of the Month July
Publisher: Head of Zeus
Date Published: 2019
Format: Paperback I purchased myself
Star Rating: 5***** I loved it and highly recommend
About Book: It is the week before Christmas and the cathedral city of St Albans is blanketed by snow. But beneath the festive lights, darkness is stirring. The frozen body of a young girl is discovered by the ice-covered lake. The police scramble for clues. A local woman, Jenny, has had visions of what happened the night of the murder. But Jenny is an exhausted new mother, whose midnight wanderings pull her ever closer to the lake. Can Jenny be trusted? What does she really know? Then another girl goes missing, and the community unravels. Neighbour turns against neighbour, and Jenny has no idea who to believe. As Christmas Eve approaches, Jenny discovers a secret about her past – and why she could be key to everything...
My Thoughts: I do love a good mystery and ‘Under The Ice’ by Rachael Blok was my chosen one this month. The beginning eased its way forward, establishing the characters and their relationships with lot’s of questions and a strong sense of a secondary mystery running alongside. Blok’s writing is atmospheric at times, so much so, that I could almost feel I was there.
Under The Ice by Rachael Blok is a great mystery book unveiling elements with each turn of the page, which keeps you wanting to read on. A true page turner with each hint of a clue keeping you alert, and making you think you know whodunnit, but do you really. Blok’s ability to keep you enthralled right to the end, with the short chapters towards the end makes the intensity more griping and makes the book really exciting right to the last page. A book in my view well worth reading if you are a fan of mysteries.
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