Tina Pritchard – In A Deep Dark Wood

‘In A Deep Dark Wood’ by Tina Pritchard is a debut novel that ticks all the right boxes for me. I truly enjoyed every page of this book.

We meet Fran Hughes, a mother of two witnesses a local teenager, Tyler being attacked in the woods near her house. It doesn’t take long for her to realise the attack will be culminating in murder. She can’t stop it happening and goes back home obviously in shock. She tries to help the police with their investigations but it comes to a dead end.

Fran decides to make it her mission to help to get justice for the lads family. She begins to dig into Tyler’s life and soon wishes she hadn’t because the consequences soon become terrifying.
In A Deep Dark Wood had an opening scene that grabbed me! As I was introduced to Fran and Buddy, the dog of course and the story unfolded I found that Fran was someone who I liked, just an everyday normal woman who, like most of us makes some silly mistakes. Overall she reminded me of myself with her need to get justice for others so I was silently willing her on all the way! I do have to say I wouldn’t exactly do as she did but close enough! Then there is another character, who is really a nasty piece of work and they put the proverbial cherry on the top too! I always think you need someone to hate in a good thriller.

I enjoyed the pacing of the story and it wasn’t what I expected at all. There are excellently unexpected twists and some moments where I was on the edge of my settee, really!

An excellent Debut, one which I easily recommend. I sped through it so fast I wished I had savoured every page when I had finished.

Thanks to Damp Pebbles Blog Tours and Inkubator Books for my copy of the book.