I’m super excited to bring you my review for Rob Gittins new book The Devil’s Bridge Affair for Hobeck Books. Thanks to Rebecca Collins of Hobeck Books for my copy of the book.
Devil’s Bridge, Mid Wales
A thousand years ago, the devil built the town a bridge.
But there was a price – he would return at different times and in different guises and each time there’d be the direst consequences for those living in its shadow.
Darkness descends
To most in the town, it’s just a colourful local legend; a flight of fancy. Dark deeds have happened in Devil’s Bridge from time to time, but dark deeds can happen anywhere – and there’s no such thing as the devil anyway.
A community in conflict
But then a massive scandal, involving a schoolboy and his English teacher, hits the town. It drags to the surface an equally toxic scandal from years before.
And soon, even the most die-hard of sceptics begin to wonder if a devil-like figure is walking in their midst…
This is my second Rob Gittens book in a few months and all I can say is…please keep writing Rob! The Devil’s Bridge Affair is a standalone supernatural mystery that I can say I am lucky enough to have read.
Set in the town of Devil’s bridge, the story is told from multiple perspectives and over several years. Devil’s Bridge is a town that got its name from a legend that says the devil built the bridge for the town, in return for a promise. It is said that the devil returns at various times to claim payment and lately there have been things going on that are making people think.
The day Nathan is found with naked pictures of his teacher on his phone changes everything after his parents report them to the police.
This story captured my imagination from the first page and didn’t loosen its grip until the final paragraph. It’s much more than a ‘just one more chapter’ book. It’s a read as much as you can before you do anything else book! Everytime I was about to put the book down, something made me want to find out what would happen next, and on I read.
Both Nathan and his teacher had me questioning who was lying. His teacher, Tanya, denies everything Nathan is admitting too and Rob Gittins has made them both really believable, in fact all his characters feel so real like I could touch them if I tried. This is an accusation that ruin the lives of all involved and affect everyone around them, just like a ripple effect reaching out. People begin to wonder if there is more to the legend than anyone believes.
This is a tale that has been so expertly written with so many twists, turns and shocks too. And the ending! I wasn’t disappointed in any way. I highly recommend this to any supernatural thriller readers out there.
Author Bio
He’s previously had six novels published by Y Lolfa to high critical acclaim. Rob’s first novel for Hobeck, I’m Not There, is a crime thriller and the first of a new series set on the idyllic, if occasionally sinister and disturbing, Isle of Wight.
Rob Gittins is a screenwriter and novelist. Rob’s written for almost all the top-rated network TV dramas from the last thirty years, including Casualty, EastEnders, The Bill, Heartbeat and Vera, as well as over thirty original radio plays for BBC Radio 4.
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