Mark Edwards

Published 1/6/23
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer / Amazon Publishing
SYNOPSIS
After twenty years apart, Matthew and Helena have rekindled their college romance and are away in Iceland on their first holiday together. Swept up in the romance on a mountain hike, one moment they are taking the perfect photo, the next Helena is hanging from the cliff edge…
Terrified, Matthew almost misses Helena’s sudden and shocking confession―but what he hears chills him to the bone. And when Helena reveals the full truth Matthew is horrified, not only by what she’s done, but why she did it. Does he really know her at all?
His shock turns to horror when, back in England, they discover that someone not only overheard Helena’s confession but plans to blackmail her. Now Matthew must decide whether to go to the police or help Helena keep her secret―and as events spiral out of control, how far is Matthew willing to go to protect his ‘perfect’ girlfriend?
MY REVIEW
When they return from Iceland, Matthew loses his job and feeling sorry for himself he goes to stay with Helena in the stunning cliff top house her dead husband built. They are trying to rekindle their university romance.
Their lives begin to spiral out of control when an acquaintance from their Iceland holiday appears on the doorstep and they lock her in the basement! She turned up at the house demanding a huge sum of money, and with incriminating evidence which would put Helena in prison. Now Matthew and Helena just have to find the copies, destroy them, let Helena go and carry on with their lives. If only it were so easy!
Mark is an exceptionally talented writer of psychological thrillers, setting his stories around ordinary people in extraordinary situations. I have read most of his books, so I knew I had a fantastic read in my hands. From Helena’s near fatal fall from a cliff in Iceland then her confession to Matthew, I was hooked. What a page turner with some delicious twists along the way. And OMG THAT ENDING!!! I have a grin on my face but also goosebumps! Brilliant!
I enjoyed the story being told in alternating chapters from the POV’s of Helena and Matthew.
If you don’t follow Mark on Facebook I would recommend doing it now. He does the best Facebook lives, the last one to launch this book he did from his hotel in New York!
Many thanks to FMcM Associates for my advance copy of the book and my spot on the blog tour.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Mark writes books in which scary things happen to ordinary people, the best known of which are Follow You Home, The Magpies, Here To Stay and The Retreat. His novels have sold over 4 million copies and topped the bestseller lists numerous times. He prides himself on writing fast-paced page-turners with lots of twists and turns, relatable characters, dark humour and a straightforward, easy-to-read style.
His latest book is Keep Her Secret (May 2023), a psychological thriller about a couple with a dark secret that they will do anything to protect – but the more they do to try to escape their situation, the worse things get… It’s a fun, fast-paced read with a killer ending.
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He lives in the West Midlands, England, with his wife, their three children, two cats and a golden retriever, and he can be contacted in the following ways:
Email: mark@markedwardsauthor.com
Twitter @mredwards
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