Behind Closed Doors
- B A Paris
- Feb 11, 2016
- 1 min read
This debut by B A Paris is a stunning psychological thriller at it's very best. It felt so simple and easy to read that I devoured it in great chunks. I feel that the simplicity comes from there being very few characters. Grace and Jack are at the fore the whole way through with Millie, Grace's sister, not far behind.
Simply told, yet Jack is such a complex character, a true unbalanced psychopath. He has so charmingly wooed and courted Grace and is the apple of Millie's eye. Until the moment of marriage when BANG! the real Jack makes his debut. He is cruel and manipulative, his remarks are cutting, he is totally sadistic and spiteful. What he might do next had me on the edge of my seat. It's creepy and subtly dark and the tension becomes unbearable.
The story is set over two very close timelines – present time, and the time of Grace and Jack's marriage just a few months earlier. The timelines come closer together the further we read through the book until the final gripping chapters are in present time giving a very taut and satisfying finale.
You need to read this. I really don't want to give any clues of the plot away but you will need to set time aside to read as this is not a pick-it-up-put-it-down sort of book. I haven't read one as good as this little gem for a while.
