Absolutely over the moon to have The Father by John Nicholls on my blog today. Thanks to Rachel’s Random Resources, Boldwood Books and NetGalley for the copy of the book to take part in the blog tour today.
What you don’t know can hurt you.
Thirty years ago Anthony Mailer was a seven-year-old boy trapped in Dr Galbraith’s basement. Now he’s a journalist, a husband and a father. But no matter how far he’s come, at times he’s still that scared little boy.
In order to save his marriage, he has to stop hiding from what happened and deal with it once and for all.
But digging into the past holds dangers Anthony never imagined . . .
A note from the author: While fictional, this book was inspired by true events. It draws on the author’s experiences as a police officer and child protection social worker. The story contains content that some readers may find upsetting. It is dedicated to survivors everywhere.
John Nicholl has been one of my go-to authors for some time now. His stories always keep me glued to the pages. The Father is the third book in the Dr Galbraith series, but you can read it as a standalone, but believe me, the first two are well worth your time.
The Father is the story of Anthony, who was a little boy in the first book. Now he is an adult and as a journalist decides he is going to face up to his traumatic past by properly investigating events on the lead up to and during the grooming he received from Dr Galbraith himself. Once this is complete he plans to write a book about everything he went through. As he digs through the past it begins to bring everything flooding back for all involved.
It is a story that did make me emotional. I don’t think anyone could read this without it affecting them. Anger from the fact that the people who should be helping do what they legally need to do but that’s it. Sadness from the recollections of people from the time. I was almost torn apart… knowing there are children out there who still experience similar things, it read that real.
John Nicholls’ experience from his work as a police officer and a child protection social worker is crystal clear. This is what has made the full series such a harrowing and chilling read. The full series is inspired by real life events,which makes it all the more unsettling for me.
The realism in this story and its characters gave it the power to sicken me. I was so caught up in it all, throughout the three books. I was as entangled with the plot from The Father as I was with The Doctor. John Nicholls’ writing is as compelling as it was at the start. I cried for Anthony and all the survivors, totally broken heart at one point, but I still couldn’t stop reading.
A superbly written tale of how one twisted monster can cause so much damage to so many people.
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Author Bio
John Nicholl is the bestselling author of numerous psychological thrillers and detective series, previously published by Bloodhound, and inspired by his real-life experience as an ex-police officer and child protection social worker. Boldwood will be publishing the next title in his Galbraith series and a new psychological thriller in autumn 2022, and will be reissuing his bestselling backlist from May 2022.
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