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Any One of Us

Any One of Us

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  • Author：Martyn Ford
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Summary

Her old schoolfriends are dead。 She might be next。

When Ruby hears from her best friend Elizabeth that two of their old classmates have been murdered， Ruby is more certain than ever that leaving her hometown was the right decision。 But after Elizabeth suddenly stops responding to texts， and Ruby hears a third classmate has been killed， she knows in her heart what has happened。 Elizabeth is dead too。

Missbrook Bay is a place haunted by memories Ruby wanted to forget， and people she never wanted to see again， but Ruby has no choice but to go back to investigate。 While staying with her ex-boyfriend， she notices a pattern in their full school year photo—the killer seems to be working through victims in a specific order。 And after her ex’s house is broken into， Ruby realises nowhere and no one is safe。

There are still many faces left in that photo。 Any one of them could be the next victim—and any one of them could be the killer。 And with each death， the killer is getting closer to Ruby。

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Reviews

Margaret ，

Book was poorly written。 It supposedly started in Australia and then off to the UK。 There was nothing about the beginning or UK which indicated any grounding in either country。 Could have been anywhere， there was absolutely no sense of the author knowing or experiencing either place。 Even the terminology of the police systems was incorrect。 Just rubbish。 Decided life to short and too many good books to read to bother finishing。

Autumn ，

WowKeeps you guessing until the end。 I really didn't think the killer was who it turned out to be！ Good read WowKeeps you guessing until the end。 I really didn't think the killer was who it turned out to be！ Good read 。。。more

Vanessa Krushner ，

I listened to this one and I enjoyed the narrator。 I guessed the twist in the plot pretty quickly and I was not struck by the whole plot。 However although the writing was good I would have liked a better sense of place。

Kathy Stibal ，

There is lots of suspense in this fast paced book。 Even with all the twists & turns I finally thought I'd figured out who the murderer was only at the end to be wrong。 There is lots of suspense in this fast paced book。 Even with all the twists & turns I finally thought I'd figured out who the murderer was only at the end to be wrong。 。。。more

Lauren ，

3。5 stars :）It took me a little while to get into this one， but once I was into it I flew through the pages。 I was a lot more into this than I thought I would be and I actually became very invested in the mystery。 I think it was well written， although dramatic at times （though I suppose this comes with the genre）。 The main character was likeable， despite her flaws， and I was rooting for her the entire way！ However， the reason I'm only giving this a 3。5 star rating is because the ending was annoy 3。5 stars :）It took me a little while to get into this one， but once I was into it I flew through the pages。 I was a lot more into this than I thought I would be and I actually became very invested in the mystery。 I think it was well written， although dramatic at times （though I suppose this comes with the genre）。 The main character was likeable， despite her flaws， and I was rooting for her the entire way！ However， the reason I'm only giving this a 3。5 star rating is because the ending was annoying。 I hated it！ The reveal of the culprit's identity was dumb and I really wish it hadn't been them。 There was other more viable options that would've made a lot more sense and would've had a lot more motive， in my opinion。 。。。more

Ushna ，

It was an fantastic story。 Plot twists and unexpected story turns。。。I could not put this book down。I'm generally a fan of thrillers and mystery novels and this not fail to disappoint and that ending。 It was a satisfying conclusion to a well written mystery murder story。 This is totally for fans of Katherine McManus and Pretty Little Liars。 The author did a stellar job creating an edge of the seat read。Thank you @netgalley for providing me with a copy of this ARCI voluntarily read and reviewed an It was an fantastic story。 Plot twists and unexpected story turns。。。I could not put this book down。I'm generally a fan of thrillers and mystery novels and this not fail to disappoint and that ending。 It was a satisfying conclusion to a well written mystery murder story。 This is totally for fans of Katherine McManus and Pretty Little Liars。 The author did a stellar job creating an edge of the seat read。Thank you @netgalley for providing me with a copy of this ARCI voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book。 All thoughts and opinions are my own 。。。more

Nikki Bogard ，

Think pretty little liars but all grown up！ This was a truly amazing thriller with a who done it mystery。 Ford delivered in every way！！Beginning in Australia Ruby， a criminal profiler finds out that some of her old classmates are dying。 But when Ruby find out that the third victim was her friend Elizabeth she knows something isn’t right。 Ruby goes home against her better judgement to investigate。The author doesn’t his Ruby’s flaws and you find out she is addicted to adderall and doesn’t sleep we Think pretty little liars but all grown up！ This was a truly amazing thriller with a who done it mystery。 Ford delivered in every way！！Beginning in Australia Ruby， a criminal profiler finds out that some of her old classmates are dying。 But when Ruby find out that the third victim was her friend Elizabeth she knows something isn’t right。 Ruby goes home against her better judgement to investigate。The author doesn’t his Ruby’s flaws and you find out she is addicted to adderall and doesn’t sleep well。 This makes you question her reliability so you don’t know whether to love or hate her。 This story was intriguing and I could r put it down。 Grid wrote a compelling thriller and I cannot wait to read more。 Special thanks to NetGalley， Martyn Ford and Amazon Publishing Uk for providing me with a copy in exchange for a honest review。 。。。more

Sara ✨ Next Book Review Blog ✨ ，

***** AUDIOBOOK REVIEW *****Ruby left Missbrook Bay years before， but now， as her friends start dying， she’s drawn back to help get answers。 Ruby heard from her friend Elizabeth that two of their friends has died。 Now Ruby can’t get ahold of Elizabeth and she’s panicking。 Her panic is warranted when Elizabeth is found murdered as well。 Ruby returns home to put her criminal profiling to good use。 Ruby ends up staying with her ex。 She notices something strange in a photo and begins to think everyo ***** AUDIOBOOK REVIEW *****Ruby left Missbrook Bay years before， but now， as her friends start dying， she’s drawn back to help get answers。 Ruby heard from her friend Elizabeth that two of their friends has died。 Now Ruby can’t get ahold of Elizabeth and she’s panicking。 Her panic is warranted when Elizabeth is found murdered as well。 Ruby returns home to put her criminal profiling to good use。 Ruby ends up staying with her ex。 She notices something strange in a photo and begins to think everyone in that photo is in danger… someone wants them dead！I’d never listened to a Martyn Ford book before。 I’m glad I grabbed this one。 It does give off a young adult feel but I’m not bothered by that genre at all。 Ruby is struggling with an Adderall addiction so she comes off a tad bit unreliable… can we trust what Ruby finds？ The narration by Moira Quirk was good。 I loved her accent; the British accent is always my favorite to listen too。 However， I really didn’t like that she came off very breathy。 It was distracting from the story in my opinion。 Thank you Brilliance Publishing for the complimentary copy of this audiobook with the hope that I would leave an Unbiased Opinion。 I was not required to leave a review， positive or otherwise， and my opinions are just that。。。 my opinions。Check out my Blog: Next Book ReviewCheck out my Facebook Page: Next Book Review Facebook 。。。more

Courtney ，

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the eARC。 All opinions are my own。 This is the first book for me from Martyn Ford。 I was immediately drawn in and had a hard time putting it down。 There were so many twists and turns！ The writing is great and the character development is spot on！ Look forward to reading more from this author！

Paulette ，

Deception and Perception A high school reunion begins brutal and seemingly senseless murders。 Ruby returns home to help with the investigation。 The who and why follows a twisted road to a conclusion that no one expected， least of all Ruby。

imogen。t ，

I enjoyed this read， however I encountered a few issues that I couldn’t really get over whilst reading。 It definitely gave One of Us is Lying vibes， but considering I didn’t enjoy that book that may not have added to the enjoyment I did have reading the book。 I say this because like in OOUIL I did not find myself liking or invested in many of the characters。 That was the biggest struggle I found because it made it really hard to keep going even though the plot and its twist was SO good！

Simone Cameron ，

Ruby returns to her home town to assist with a murder investigation。 Some of her old class mates are being killed off one by one and Ruby has to wonder if she's next！ I liked the premise of the book， but I just felt that this one was way too long。 The plot twist （the why） was a bit predictable， though I didn't quite nail down who out of the 3 suspects that I had。。。。so that's a plus。 A lot could have been cut down or out of this book and it would have perhaps been an easier read for me。 Ruby returns to her home town to assist with a murder investigation。 Some of her old class mates are being killed off one by one and Ruby has to wonder if she's next！ I liked the premise of the book， but I just felt that this one was way too long。 The plot twist （the why） was a bit predictable， though I didn't quite nail down who out of the 3 suspects that I had。。。。so that's a plus。 A lot could have been cut down or out of this book and it would have perhaps been an easier read for me。 。。。more

Billie ，

Her old schoolfriends are dead。 She might be next。When Ruby hears from her best friend Elizabeth that two of their old classmates have been murdered， Ruby is more certain than ever that leaving her hometown was the right decision。 But after Elizabeth suddenly stops responding to texts， and Ruby hears a third classmate has been killed， she knows in her heart what has happened。 Elizabeth is dead too。Missbrook Bay is a place haunted by memories Ruby wanted to forget， and people she never wanted to Her old schoolfriends are dead。 She might be next。When Ruby hears from her best friend Elizabeth that two of their old classmates have been murdered， Ruby is more certain than ever that leaving her hometown was the right decision。 But after Elizabeth suddenly stops responding to texts， and Ruby hears a third classmate has been killed， she knows in her heart what has happened。 Elizabeth is dead too。Missbrook Bay is a place haunted by memories Ruby wanted to forget， and people she never wanted to see again， but Ruby has no choice but to go back to investigate。 While staying with her ex-boyfriend， she notices a pattern in their full school year photo—the killer seems to be working through victims in a specific order。 And after her ex’s house is broken into， Ruby realises nowhere and no one is safe。There are still many faces left in that photo。 Any one of them could be the next victim—and any one of them could be the killer。 And with each death， the killer is getting closer to Ruby。This is a brilliant read。Wonderful well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start。Love the well fleshed out characters and found them believable。Great suspense and found myself second guessing every thought I had continuously。Can't wait to read what the author brings out next。Recommend reading。I was provided an ARC from NetGalley and the publisher。 This is my own honest voluntary review。 。。。more

zoe Hitchen ，

Ruby is told by her friend Elizabeth that two of their old class mates have been murdered and when Elizabeth doesn’t reply to messages and Ruby can’t contact her she fears the worst 。Ruby now lives in Australia and is working as a criminal profiler ， she left her home town to escape the memories but returns to Missbrook Bay to try and help solve the murders。The premise of the story is a good one but I found it hard going at times ， Ruby is a very complex character and not without her flaws。The w Ruby is told by her friend Elizabeth that two of their old class mates have been murdered and when Elizabeth doesn’t reply to messages and Ruby can’t contact her she fears the worst 。Ruby now lives in Australia and is working as a criminal profiler ， she left her home town to escape the memories but returns to Missbrook Bay to try and help solve the murders。The premise of the story is a good one but I found it hard going at times ， Ruby is a very complex character and not without her flaws。The writing is excellent and very descriptive but I felt it was missing something that could have made it a great read。Thanks to NetGalley and Amazon Publishing UK 。 。。。more

Simone Cameron ，

Ruby returns to her home town to assist with a murder investigation。 Some of her old class mates are being killed off one by one and Ruby has to wonder if she's next！ I liked the premise of the book， but I just felt that this one was way too long。。。the chapters were painfully long！ The plot twist （the why） was a bit predictable， though I didn't quite nail down who out of the 3 suspects that I had。。。。so that's a plus。 A lot could have been cut down or out of this book and it would have perhaps be Ruby returns to her home town to assist with a murder investigation。 Some of her old class mates are being killed off one by one and Ruby has to wonder if she's next！ I liked the premise of the book， but I just felt that this one was way too long。。。the chapters were painfully long！ The plot twist （the why） was a bit predictable， though I didn't quite nail down who out of the 3 suspects that I had。。。。so that's a plus。 A lot could have been cut down or out of this book and it would have perhaps been an easier read for me。 。。。more

Sue Wallace ，

Any One of Us by Martyn Ford。Her old schoolfriends are dead。 She might be next。 When Ruby hears from her best friend Elizabeth that two of their old classmates have been murdered， Ruby is more certain than ever that leaving her hometown was the right decision。 But after Elizabeth suddenly stops responding to texts， and Ruby hears a third classmate has been killed， she knows in her heart what has happened。 Elizabeth is dead too。 Missbrook Bay is a place haunted by memories Ruby wanted to forget， Any One of Us by Martyn Ford。Her old schoolfriends are dead。 She might be next。 When Ruby hears from her best friend Elizabeth that two of their old classmates have been murdered， Ruby is more certain than ever that leaving her hometown was the right decision。 But after Elizabeth suddenly stops responding to texts， and Ruby hears a third classmate has been killed， she knows in her heart what has happened。 Elizabeth is dead too。 Missbrook Bay is a place haunted by memories Ruby wanted to forget， and people she never wanted to see again， but Ruby has no choice but to go back to investigate。 While staying with her ex-boyfriend， she notices a pattern in their full school year photo—the killer seems to be working through victims in a specific order。 And after her ex’s house is broken into， Ruby realises nowhere and no one is safe。 There are still many faces left in that photo。 Any one of them could be the next victim—and any one of them could be the killer。 And with each death， the killer is getting closer to Ruby。I really enjoyed this book。 Twisty and tense。 I had no clue who the killer was。 5*。 。。。more

marnie | once upon a time book reviews ，

“Old friends…New murders…”This is a really great read and the first book I have read from Ford。 It’s intriguing premise drew me in， had me hooked and I couldn’t wait to dive in！Ford creates a super tense and suspenseful atmosphere that increases in intensity throughout。 The mystery of who was behind the killings plays out well and I was kept second guessing myself as to how it was all going to unfold。The characters are strong and play their roles well and while this does move at a more gentl “Old friends…New murders…”This is a really great read and the first book I have read from Ford。 It’s intriguing premise drew me in， had me hooked and I couldn’t wait to dive in！Ford creates a super tense and suspenseful atmosphere that increases in intensity throughout。 The mystery of who was behind the killings plays out well and I was kept second guessing myself as to how it was all going to unfold。The characters are strong and play their roles well and while this does move at a more gentler pace， I was still kept engaged and invested in the story til the end。 All round I found Any One of Us to be an entertaining and thrilling read。Thank you to Martyn Ford， Thomas & Mercer and NetGalley for allowing me to read an advanced copy of Any One of Us， which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily。Where you can find me 😊💻 Blog: bit。ly/3gR3io8👩‍🏫 Facebook: bit。ly/3gVeC2B🐤Twitter: bit。ly/3BQk2Dl📷 Instagram: bit。ly/3wSv0Gj📌 Pinterest: bit。ly/3vS2HGX📚 Goodreads: bit。ly/3wQxUM3 。。。more

Linda Leone ，

Any One of Us has an intriguing premise。 What would you do if you found out that members of your class year were being murdered one by one？Ruby is a profiler working in Australia when she learns of the murders。 She is sent home to work on the case。 Ruby does not have very fond memories of her childhood there and left as soon as possible。 What really upsets Ruby is that her best friend is the third victim。 Ruby herself is not a particularly likeable character。 So many books I have read in the pas Any One of Us has an intriguing premise。 What would you do if you found out that members of your class year were being murdered one by one？Ruby is a profiler working in Australia when she learns of the murders。 She is sent home to work on the case。 Ruby does not have very fond memories of her childhood there and left as soon as possible。 What really upsets Ruby is that her best friend is the third victim。 Ruby herself is not a particularly likeable character。 So many books I have read in the past have main characters with drug or alcohol problems and I am a little bored with that。 I liked that there were so many suspects that you couldn't guess right away who the bad guy was。 The flow of the book and the writing style were a little off for me。 Not an easy read。 Had to really concentrate to keep up with the story。 Thanks you to netgalley and Amazon Publishing UK for the arc 。。。more

JenniferJ ，

Any One of Us takes off with a bang with Ruby talking on the phone to an old high school friend about a classmates murder and then shortly thereafter her friend meets the same demise and with her profession of being a profiler she heads back home to help solve the murders。 Once she gets home and settled the story starts running hot and cold for me as things start dragging a bit with such long chapters that really didn't say much。 They seemed more filler than anything。I found myself getting a lit Any One of Us takes off with a bang with Ruby talking on the phone to an old high school friend about a classmates murder and then shortly thereafter her friend meets the same demise and with her profession of being a profiler she heads back home to help solve the murders。 Once she gets home and settled the story starts running hot and cold for me as things start dragging a bit with such long chapters that really didn't say much。 They seemed more filler than anything。I found myself getting a little bored about the midway point but I kept reading because overall I really did enjoy the mystery and the characters when the action bits would take place。 Thanks to NetGalley， the author， and publisher for providing this copy for my honest review。 。。。more

Justkeepreading ，

Well， well， well， what have we hear！ A perfect book for the spooky season。 Edge of your seat， high octane， well paced， engaging read and a good thriller。 Well done。

Keisha Cree ，

This was a nice， easy read for me。 It kept me engaged and interested。 Lately I've really been into the younger age thrillers versus the older domestic thrillers。 Definitely a great read！ This was a nice， easy read for me。 It kept me engaged and interested。 Lately I've really been into the younger age thrillers versus the older domestic thrillers。 Definitely a great read！ 。。。more

Christine Piepmeier ，

After a class reunion， members of Ruby's class start dying。 After one of her good friends is a victim of the killer， she decides to come back home from Australia and use her criminal profiling expertise to help find the culprit。 as she investigates， the answers lead her to a past trauma and those involved。I really enjoyed this mystery！ It felt half thriller， half traditional mystery since Ruby is a profiler and not an actual detective。 I did predict the culprit， although I did get fooled by a re After a class reunion， members of Ruby's class start dying。 After one of her good friends is a victim of the killer， she decides to come back home from Australia and use her criminal profiling expertise to help find the culprit。 as she investigates， the answers lead her to a past trauma and those involved。I really enjoyed this mystery！ It felt half thriller， half traditional mystery since Ruby is a profiler and not an actual detective。 I did predict the culprit， although I did get fooled by a red herring！ It was enjoyable and a good mystery。 I received my copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Madis Mysteries ，

Hmmm， this one definitely kept me engaged in the novel！ The main character was quite a complex character and I wasn’t sure her qualities were consistent throughout but I sort of wanted to root for her。I guessed the ending but I don’t think most people would？ Actually maybe they would but the motive…。 Man you make it break it on the motive after the big reveal and I felt like it was a little break on the motive for this one 😩The ending did at least make sense though so it had that going for it ev Hmmm， this one definitely kept me engaged in the novel！ The main character was quite a complex character and I wasn’t sure her qualities were consistent throughout but I sort of wanted to root for her。I guessed the ending but I don’t think most people would？ Actually maybe they would but the motive…。 Man you make it break it on the motive after the big reveal and I felt like it was a little break on the motive for this one 😩The ending did at least make sense though so it had that going for it even if I wasn’t convinced。 Solid 3 ⭐️ execution and will recommend to others。 。。。more

Mrs Lena ，

I struggled to finish this book and I am usually a very fast reader。 I found the writing style difficult and the pace very slow moving。 The idea of a group of people being murdered who are linked by a school photograph is excellent。 Even the idea of one of them being an investigator on the case held promise but， in the end， the promise largely failed to deliver。 Readers who persist while find that things get better towards the end， but I suspect many will give up before reaching that point。

Louise Gray ，

A decent mystery but I found the characters difficult to really engage with and that made some aspects of the story drag a little。 The writing style was different and I think that is a good thing。 It’s nice to read things which are presented in innovative ways。

Gail ，

*4 Stars* Copy kindly received via NetGalley for an honest review。 This was a good read with good characters。 The ending surprised me。

Jaclyn O'Donnell ，

Thank you NetGalley and Amazon Publishing UK for allowing me to read this advanced digital copy of Any One of Us。 In Any One of Us， Ruby is working as a profiler and gets a call from home that her classmates are being murdered one by one。 Unfortunately， the story sounded really interesting but it was just not the book for me。 I had a hard time getting into the writing。 The chapters were long and dragged on。 There seemed to be a lot of filler that did not help progress the story forward。

Bailey ，

I don't typically like mysteries from the perspective of the detective trying to solve the case。 However， Any One Of Us was alright。 The beginning was really good and hooked me in， but there were definitely some long chapters that didn't need to be that long and detailed。 The ending chapters come at you pretty fast， which is not something you'd expect when the build up took that long to get to， but those final chapters are pretty good。 Just when you think you guessed what was happening， you real I don't typically like mysteries from the perspective of the detective trying to solve the case。 However， Any One Of Us was alright。 The beginning was really good and hooked me in， but there were definitely some long chapters that didn't need to be that long and detailed。 The ending chapters come at you pretty fast， which is not something you'd expect when the build up took that long to get to， but those final chapters are pretty good。 Just when you think you guessed what was happening， you realize you've missed the mark， which I always enjoy。 Overall， it was a long read， but a decent one — especially if you like following a detective as she tries to find the killer。 3。5 star read 。。。more

Aishwarya ，

I started this book with great hope because we'll title and cover was very interesting。 I was expecting twists and turns that will put me in edge but literally nothing came upto 40 percentage of book and i dnfed it after that。 I couldn't take it anymore。 It was written in such a slow place and narration was scattered。 I was hoping so much more from the book but sadly couldn't get any。 I started this book with great hope because we'll title and cover was very interesting。 I was expecting twists and turns that will put me in edge but literally nothing came upto 40 percentage of book and i dnfed it after that。 I couldn't take it anymore。 It was written in such a slow place and narration was scattered。 I was hoping so much more from the book but sadly couldn't get any。 。。。more

Farida Yasser ，

At the beginning， it was really hard to get into the book， the whole story seemed kind of vague， and I confess I didn't understand Ruby's motivation to go help， one second she was completely detached of her past and estranged from her friend， and then suddenly her friend's death makes her leave everything to join the investigation。。My problem， also， was Ruby herself， she sounded so robotic， which after completing the whole book was explained because of her taking drugs and being kind of shamed f At the beginning， it was really hard to get into the book， the whole story seemed kind of vague， and I confess I didn't understand Ruby's motivation to go help， one second she was completely detached of her past and estranged from her friend， and then suddenly her friend's death makes her leave everything to join the investigation。。My problem， also， was Ruby herself， she sounded so robotic， which after completing the whole book was explained because of her taking drugs and being kind of shamed for showing emotions and weaknesses， after the first third， she actually grown on me， I kind of sympathized with her。。The story was really engrossing， I had my guess about who could've done it before the reveal， but that didn't take anything from my enjoyment of the book。。*thanks to netgalley and the publisher for an ARC of this bool in exchange of an honest review* 。。。more

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