My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Category: Adult
Genre: Mystery, Suspense, Thriller
Content: Strong language
Just before dawn in the hills near the Scottish
border, a man murders a young woman. At the same time, a hot-air balloon
crashes out of the sky. There’s just one survivor.
She’s seen the killer’s face – but he’s also seen hers. And he won’t rest until he’s eliminated the only witness to his crime.
Alone, scared, trusting no one, she’s running to where she feels safe – but it could be the most dangerous place of all . . .
I liked that this was a bit different from the other mystery/thrillers I've read. It starts out with people in a hot air balloon witnessing a crime being committed. I thought it was pretty harrowing for a while as they tried to escape the killer who was following the balloon to try to kill the witnesses. I enjoyed the way this unfolded, slowly revealing the secrets in the story, and it ended up being pretty different from what I thought it would be. Although I predicted all but the very last two twists, it's still a 4 star read, and I want to try other books by this author.
While listening to this, there were a couple of times where I was confused at the way something happened in the story, but the fact that the story switched from past to present in a non-linear way is what caused that. You have to pay close attention while reading. I think that maybe actually reading this versus listening to it might make it a little less confusing at those parts.
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