Hi all! Welcome to my blog today. I am hosting my stop on The Weekend by L.H. Stacey as part of the blog tour. Thanks to Rachel’s Random Resources and Boldwood Books for the ARC of the book to take part
That Lake. This house. His friends. They all know what happened to my boy. I know they do. And you… you have to help me find the truth…
A weekend to remember…
Ten years ago, deeply in love, I would have done anything for Thomas Kirkwood.
But on the night of our graduation, fuelled by drink and drugs, Thomas’s lifeless body was found floating in the Kirkwood family lake. That weekend changed everything, and I swore I would never return to Kirkwood manor.
A weekend to forget…
Now, ten years later, I have been invited back to the place that holds such terrible memories for me, to a memorial weekend for Thomas, organised by his still-grieving mother Ada.
But this is no ordinary weekend. This is a reunion to catch a killer…and I fear that I could be top of Ada’s list….
Perfect for fans of Teresa Driscoll, Sue Watson, Jackie Kabler and Kendra Elliot.
I have read this author’s books before, so I was eager to get stuck into The Weekend. I was expecting a skilfully written psychological thriller but didn’t expect to be consumed by this book. Well, I was. I think this book could be edging to be my favourite from L.H. Stacey’s books!
Told from the perspective of Elizabeth, or Lizzie as she was known, this is a dual timeline story. Told from the present and from ten years previously. Elizabeth is invited to a memorial event for Thomas Kirkwood, who was her partner ten years ago when he drowned. His death was ruled an accident, but his mother, Ada, believed differently.
Elizabeth is pretty surprised to be invited as she felt Ada never quite took to her being with Thomas. She decides to attend, but when she gets there, things take a turn that Elizabeth could never have expected.
A plot that had everything needed to ensure I was hanging on to every word. If you love a psychological thriller that’s crammed with lies, deceit, secrets, and revenge, this is perfect. Just to make it more of an addictive read, more or less all the characters are unlikeable too! They are all well drawn and fleshed out so well, I loved to hate them, and they made the story even more intriguing for me.
I do enjoy a dual timeline because it gives a more rounded picture of everything. This was a book that I found the pages flying by so fast. It’s such a well written book that’s atmospheric with plenty of twists that kept me on my toes and guessing all the way through. Not that I got it right, which is always the best bit.
The rollercoaster of emotions had me on the edge of my seat at times, I’m glad I didn’t have to go for a blood pressure check when I was reading this anyway! All in all, it is a brilliantly dark and tense story that has the power to keep you turning the pages without stopping until you reach the end.
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Author Bio
As well as being the author of seven books, Stacey also works full time as a Sales Director. She’s also a fully qualified scuba diving instructor and has been known to happily jump in the sea with sharks, without a cage.
Following a life changing car accident in 2008, Stacey was left with limited mobility in her right arm. Unable to teach scuba diving professionally anymore, she turned to her love of writing, a hobby she’d followed avidly since being a teenager.
Her own life story, along with varied career choices helps Stacey to create stories with challenging and unpredictable plots.
Stacey’s debut novel ‘House of Secrets’ was published in 2016 under her full name of Lynda Stacey and her latest book ‘The Serial Killer’s Girl’ was published by Boldwood Books in April 2022, under her new author title of L.H. Stacey.
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