I have my review for Twice On Christmas by McGarvey Black. Thanks to Jill Burkinshaw of Books N All Promotions and Joffe Books for the gifted book to write my review.
A NAIL-BITING PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER WITH ONE OF THE BIGGEST TWISTS YOU’LL READ THIS YEAR.
After choir practice for midnight mass, college sophomore Rose Grandon takes a short-cut through Harbor Park. Grabbed from behind, she is violently assaulted, beaten and left for dead.
The last thing she hears is a tenor voice singing Silent Night.
Several hours later, the police find Rose lying in a ditch. Badly beaten — but alive.
As she recovers in hospital, Rose is told she’s pregnant. She has a terrible choice to make. She decides to keep the baby.
Nine months later, she gives birth to a beautiful baby girl. She names her Mary.
Rose lives quietly in her small Connecticut hometown raising her daughter — the one good thing to come out of her horrible ordeal. She begins to get her old self back.
But her evil attacker has never been caught. He strikes twice a year. Once on Christmas Eve, once on Christmas Day.
And until he’s behind bars, Rose and her baby can never be safe.
But now he’s found out he has a daughter. And that changes everything . . .
AN EXHILARATING BLEND OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE, NAIL-BITING TENSION AND A SHATTERING FINAL TWIST.
Perfect for fans of Frieda McFadden, Daniel Hurst, T.M. Logan, Patricia MacDonald and Shari Lapena.
This is a psychological thriller by an author whose books I love reading. Twice on Christmas is another twisty and suspenseful thriller that kept me guessing.
We meet Rose, who has been attacked and left for dead on Christmas Eve. The victim of a serial killer who survived to tell the tale. The aftermath of the event is just as horrifying as she has to male a decision no woman would ever wish to make. It’s a decision she may just live to regret.
McGarvey Black is so skilful at pulling the reader in immediately. I was hooked on the first page. Her characters are all so well created in every book I have read by her. This was no different, I felt for the horror she lived through and what was to come.
The twists and turns totally kept me on my toes. It’s not a long read, really, and I finished it in one go. Her attention to detail is excellent. It made it such an immersive read that I felt like I was there with Rose all the way.
McGarvey Black has written another psychological thriller that I highly recommend for anyone who enjoys fast-paced thrillers that have the power to become so immersive.
WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT MCGARVEY BLACK:
‘Brilliant, compulsive, and different. A must-read.’ Diana
‘Will have you on the edge of your seat right up until the last page.’ Lynn
‘Plenty of twists and turns . . . A great book.’ Judith
‘A great thriller with a fantastic twist at the end. Brilliant.’ Sue
‘Really gripping. . . The twist at the end I definitely did not see coming.’ Wendy
‘Did not expect the ending at all! Such a gripping book.’ Rhiannon
ALSO BY MCGARVEY BLACK:
TRUST ONLY ME
THE FIRST HUSBAND
MY SISTER’S KILLER
THE WOMAN UPSTAIRS
TWICE ON CHRISTMAS
Author Bio
McGarvey studied voice at Manhattan School of Music and was later a theatre major in college. She pursued an acting career but later moved into a magazine and digital media career. During that time, she sold advertising and managed sales teams for companies like Conde Nast, WebMD and worked for brands including GQ, Travel + Leisure, and Allure.
In between, she took a year off and backpacked alone around the world. Later, after having two children, she left media and became an executive recruiter for internet companies. In 2017, she began writing full time and has since published six novels.
BOOKS BY MCGARVEY BLACK:
STANDALONES:
TRUST ONLY ME
MY SISTER’S KILLER
THE WOMAN UPSTAIRS
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