Lynda Stacey – No Place Like Home

‘No Place Like Home’ by Lynda Stacey is a psychological thriller from an author I have not come across before, so had no idea what to expect when I settled down to read this book.
He knows where you are…
Sisters Molly and Beth Winters thought the remote, clifftop house would be the perfect place to hide away after their mother’s brutal murder. They were wrong….
He wants revenge…

Because someone from the girls’ past has already found their safe house and he is watching and waiting in the shadows, ready to make them pay.
He won’t stop until you’re dead…
Their new home should have been the place the sisters were safe.
But no place is safe forever.

Just this synopsis with the striking cover piqued my interest. The book is set on the Yorkshire coast and it fits the story perfectly. The beautiful but unsettling location helps the tension grow as the story unfolds. Sisters Molly and Beth arrive at the house that is their safe place, or they think it is. They are meant to be met when they arrive but find no one there. The house looks like someone has just run away from it, the back door is wide open, a bucket of hot water in the kitchen amongst other things. They sort everything out and settle in for the night but Molly is sure they are not alone…the next day there are signs that mean she may be correct too. Molly feels like this definitely not the sunshine and roses beach holiday that she convinced Beth it would be. What Molly is not aware of yet is…it won’t get any better for them than it is at this moment.

This is a proper unnerving read, right from the beginning. It is clear both girls are being watched by someone whose intentions we are not sure about and I was doubting every character that was around Molly and Beth. Already a tense read the suspense builds from the start right through to its peaks and I was glued to the book as I really wanted to find all the answers as soon as possible.

A story that really made me almost worried for these two girls and until the story released its close held secret of who could be trusted and who couldn’t, I was on the edge of my seat.

Thanks to Rachel’s Random Resources and Boldwood Books for my copy of the book.