I’m so thrilled fo say I am part of the blog tour for The Cellar by John Nicholls. Thanks to Rachel’s Random Resources and Boldwood Books for the ARC of the book.
Dark, disturbing and gripping. This is not for the faint of heart.
Nurse. Protégé. Murderer.
Marcus Gove has been all these things. He’s reached the pinnacle of his art and now it’s time for him to take a protege. Lovely Lucy is perfect for the role, or she will be . . .
Artist. Teacher. Daughter.
Lucy Williams is just like everyone else. She’s had some success as an artist, not so much success in love, but she’s getting by. But soon she’s going to have to become something else if she wants to be a survivor.
Detective. Ex-husband. Underdog.
Ray Lewis’s career isn’t heading anywhere. But he’s a solid detective and he’s determined to find Lucy no matter what the upper brass throw at him.
Three people. Ten days. Who will live and who will die?
There have been so many brilliant psychological thriller released this last few months. This author is one of my favourites. I have been saying that a lot too! John Nicholl knows how to write a fabulously dark and delicious tale. I just knew I would enjoy this!
The Cellar is as dark as it can get. Be warned, if you don’t like gruesome and gory it won’t be one for you. If you do, read on. It’s as always, superbly written and with well developed and realistic characters. Who, well, you shall see, when you read it!
We meet Marcus Gove, a man who has won the lottery and is also a psychopath. He made it his mission to buy a remote house and kit his Cellar out to kill his victims and mutilate them too. Gove has lined Lucy up to be his next victim. When she disappears D.S Ray Lewis is the officer in charge of the investigation into Lucy’s whereabouts. Will he be able to get to the bottom of whats happened before Lucy becomes Gove’s latest victim?
Told from multiple points of view, with Gove being the most hateful characters. Lucy is a woman who I was right behind. She is determined that she will get through this situation she finds herself in. Lewis is a copper who is a doggedly determined man. Knowing Lucy’s disappearance isn’t marked as important doesn’t deter him. I liked how his humour lightened the story a little too.
I was scarily captivated by this dark and gruesome tale. I couldn’t tear myself away. John Nicholl’s past experiences within the social services and the police always make his books real. Scarily real. His understanding of the psychology of a criminals mind makes for an addictive read. If you love a dark, gory psychological thriller that will have the hairs on your arm stand up, pick up this book.
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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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