Ten Days
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Summary
Can her own dark secret set her free？
Day one。 As my eyes adjust to the darkness， I slowly start to recognise my surroundings: the small hole in the door and a narrow window allowing only a small chink of light。 The jewellery given to me by my loving husband is gone and I am wearing someone else’s clothes。 The room is exactly as the first woman described。 And the second。 And the third… It’s then I know， I am the fifth woman to be taken。
Just days before， I had interviewed the third victim for the local paper。 Her story was the same as those before her: an ordinary woman， locked away for ten days then released with no explanation， and nothing – nothing she could think of – to link her to the others。 Throughout the ordeal， her abductor stayed eerily silent。
I tell myself I’ll be safe; that I can brave the loneliness and survive just like the others。 But as the days pass， I can’t help thinking of the fourth victim who is still missing。
And then I hear the voice coming through the door。 ‘You said everything would be fine。 But it wasn’t was it？’ It is then that I realise。 If I am to make it out alive， I need to revisit a dark secret of my own that I have spent a lifetime trying to forget。
An absolutely unputdownable psychological thriller with a truly brilliant twist， perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell， T。M。 Logan and C。L。 Taylor。
This book was previously titled Invisible Victim。
Day one。 As my eyes adjust to the darkness， I slowly start to recognise my surroundings: the small hole in the door and a narrow window allowing only a small chink of light。 The jewellery given to me by my loving husband is gone and I am wearing someone else’s clothes。 The room is exactly as the first woman described。 And the second。 And the third… It’s then I know， I am the fifth woman to be taken。
Just days before， I had interviewed the third victim for the local paper。 Her story was the same as those before her: an ordinary woman， locked away for ten days then released with no explanation， and nothing – nothing she could think of – to link her to the others。 Throughout the ordeal， her abductor stayed eerily silent。
I tell myself I’ll be safe; that I can brave the loneliness and survive just like the others。 But as the days pass， I can’t help thinking of the fourth victim who is still missing。
And then I hear the voice coming through the door。 ‘You said everything would be fine。 But it wasn’t was it？’ It is then that I realise。 If I am to make it out alive， I need to revisit a dark secret of my own that I have spent a lifetime trying to forget。
An absolutely unputdownable psychological thriller with a truly brilliant twist， perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell， T。M。 Logan and C。L。 Taylor。
This book was previously titled Invisible Victim。
Reviews
Sharon Logue
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📚 BOOK REVIEW 📚 ⛔️ NAME CHANGE- Ten Days By Mel Sherratt - Publication Date 28th June 2021。 I absolutely love Mel Sherratt’s books。。。。。 she is totally up there on my list！ Eva wakes up in a dark cell/room with just a mattress and a bucket。 She realises quickly that she is now one of the women， who have been kidnapped， drugged and beaten！ The other women got let free after day 10。。。。。 will Eva？ Mel always manages to keep me gripped with her books。 I did live this book but the only thing I will s 📚 BOOK REVIEW 📚 ⛔️ NAME CHANGE- Ten Days By Mel Sherratt - Publication Date 28th June 2021。 I absolutely love Mel Sherratt’s books。。。。。 she is totally up there on my list！ Eva wakes up in a dark cell/room with just a mattress and a bucket。 She realises quickly that she is now one of the women， who have been kidnapped， drugged and beaten！ The other women got let free after day 10。。。。。 will Eva？ Mel always manages to keep me gripped with her books。 I did live this book but the only thing I will say is that it was aBit more slow paced than others I have read。 But then that would go with the storyline I think。 Timeline was a bit jumpy at times but then you get used to that。 Definitely some twists I didn’t expect。♥️ If you haven’t read any by this author yet -Please do！！ #netgalley #tendays #bookouture #melsherratt https://www。instagram。com/Bookstagram。。。 。。。more
Kirsty Bookworm86
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BLOG TOUR REVIEW Review for 'Ten Days' by Mel Sherratt。 This book was previously titled 'Invisible Victim'。 Read and reviewed via NetGalley for Mel Sherratt， Bookouture publishers and Bookouture anonymous Publication date 28th June 2021。This is the first book I have read by this author。 I was originally drawn to this book by its intriguing and colourful cover and gripping sounding synopsis and title。 The synopsis stated that 'An absolutely unputdownable psychological thriller with a truly brilli BLOG TOUR REVIEW Review for 'Ten Days' by Mel Sherratt。 This book was previously titled 'Invisible Victim'。 Read and reviewed via NetGalley for Mel Sherratt， Bookouture publishers and Bookouture anonymous Publication date 28th June 2021。This is the first book I have read by this author。 I was originally drawn to this book by its intriguing and colourful cover and gripping sounding synopsis and title。 The synopsis stated that 'An absolutely unputdownable psychological thriller with a truly brilliant twist， perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell， T。M。 Logan and C。L。 Taylor。' I am a huge fan of Lisa Jewell and C。L Taylor so am looking forward to seeing if this lives up to this statement。 I must admit I was also biased due to the publisher being Bookouture。 I have yet to read a book published by Bookouture that I haven't enjoyed。 Hopefully this won't be the first。。。 Watch this space！ （Written before I started reading the book）。This novel consists of a prologue and 82 chapters。 The chapters are short in length so possible to read 'just one more chapter' before bed。。。OK， I know yeah right， but still just in case！This book is based in England， UK 🇬🇧 。 I always enjoy when books are partly or fully set in the UK as I'm from Wales and have sometimes visited areas mentioned in the book。 This makes it easier to picture where the scenes are set at times。 I have in fact visited and gone on holiday in England on many occasions so am looking forward to possibly recognising name places。This book is written in a mix of first and third person perspective and the main protagonists are Eva and Alex。 The benefits of having both first and third person perspective with multiple protagonists are that it let's you see the bigger picture of what's going on and you get to know more characters more， what they are thinking and what they are doing。 It feels like you get to see the whole picture and not miss out on anything。OMG！！！！ What a shocking， unpredictable page turner that was！！！ Absolutely unputdownable！！！ Extremely well written with vivid descriptions。 The cover and synopsis fitted the storyline perfectly and the new name of 'Ten Days' was a great choice！！！ The storyline is unique and I was absolutely captivated from the very first sentence until the end。 It is set over/includes multiple time lines。 When books show what has happened in the past and what is happening in the present I find it really helps the reader （if it is well done） understand why things are happening and what has lead to the present activities and decisions。 It also shows the bigger picture。 I love the fact that we get to see it from the kidnappers perspective。 I wasn't sure whether to mention thay in my review as I don't want to use spoilers but you discover this at less than 10% so I decided to go ahead and include it。 I enjoyed that it felt that Alex （the kidnapper） talks directly to reader about why they are doing it and what's going through his mind。 It gives you a much bigger picture。 It is very rare that the reader gets to see anything from the perp's point of view so I found this unique and extremely enjoyable。 I enjoyed being able to read the newspaper articles as again it gives the bigger picture。 Mel does a fantastic job of drip feeding the reader snippets so they can slowly put the "jigsaw" together。 OMG so many twists！！！！！ I LOVE IT！！！ Its very rare that a book can completely shock me but Mel managed it so many times I lost count！ There were some major assumption in my part and I feel several other readers will do this too。 I also enjoyed the fact that not only do you get to read things from Eva and Alex's perspectives but there are also chapters from Jill Ian， Nick， Alison， Maxine， Maria， Milly and Stephanie's perspectives。 The storyline is absolutely rammed full of shocks， tension， suspense， twists， turns and much more， everything you could ask for in a psychological thriller！！！ I was extremely invested in the characters and I enjoyed learning not only about Eva and the other characters but it was also fascinating to learn about Alex。 I actually had quite alot of sympathy for Alex on several occasions and what they went through is sadly something that happens on a daily basis。 I won't say any further than that as I don't want to spoil it for future readers。 I loved how Eva was such a fighter and a very strong female lead， I was absolutely devastated by a certain event， again I won't say more than that。 A MASSIVE CONGRATULATIONS Mel on what is definitely a huge success。 Such a heart racing， rollercoaster ride filled with suspense and tension。 I cannot wait to read more of your previous and future books， especially any psychological thrillers you have coming up。 Welcome to my top authour club！！！ Overall a heart stopping， unputdownable， page turning psychological thriller that will shock and surprise you throughout！！！ Genres covered in this book include Psychological Thriller and Psychological Suspense amongst others。 I would recommend this book to the fans of the above as well as fans of C。L Taylor， Angela Marsons， Lisa Jewell and ANYONE looking for an epic page turner 284 pages。This book is just 99p to purchase on kindle via Amazon which I think is an absolute bargain for this book！！！ Rated 5 /5 （I LOVED it ） on Goodreads， Instagram， Amazon UK and Amazon US and on over 30 Facebook pages plus my blog on Facebook。 Feel free to add me on Goodreads or follow me on my website or Facebook for more reviews #TenDays #Bookouture #MelSherratt #NetGalley #BookReview #BlogTour #BooksOnTour@MelSherratt @Bookouture @Bookworm1986 @bookworm86 https://kcmw86。wixsite。com/bookworm86https://m。facebook。com/Bookworm1986/？。。。https://m。facebook。com/Bookwork86/？__。。。 。。。more
Sharon Rimmelzwaan
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Ten Days by Mel Sherratt is her newest offering to us。 I have always loved Mel's work I wasn't expecting it to be anything less than superb and I was correct！ It's amazing。 Women in Stoke-On-Trent have been going missing from the streets but have been found ten days from the moment thet disappeared。 The police themselves are unable to work out who the culprit is or if any other women will be taken。 Eva is a journalist and is the latest victim of this kidnapper who has been the focus of her repor Ten Days by Mel Sherratt is her newest offering to us。 I have always loved Mel's work I wasn't expecting it to be anything less than superb and I was correct！ It's amazing。 Women in Stoke-On-Trent have been going missing from the streets but have been found ten days from the moment thet disappeared。 The police themselves are unable to work out who the culprit is or if any other women will be taken。 Eva is a journalist and is the latest victim of this kidnapper who has been the focus of her reporting since the women began going missing。 Eva is certain she will be released after ten days， just as the other women where， but nothing is ever guaranteed。 As the kidnapper speaks to her she realises she must revisit the past， an event from her childhood she never wanted to remember， in order to escape from this ordeal。 The story is told in present day with flash backs to 2006 and 2007。 A compulsive and gritty thriller that contains several twists that keep you on your toes。 Told from Eva and the kidnapper's viewpoint you are drawn into their worlds and Mel Sherrat has even managed to create a character in the kidnapper that， in a tiny part of your head， you find you can empathise with， even though they are the perpetrator。 Her character development is superb always。 As the story unfolds the emotion， tension and suspense begins to crank up along with the drama。 It left me dying to know how it would all work out。 I finished this in a day It flowed so well and I needed to know that badly I just couldn't stop reading！ Another excellent book from the star that is Mel Sherratt， to me anyway。 Thanks to Bookouture and netgalley for the copy of the book to bring you my thoughts。 。。。more
Erica Nicole
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“We all have crosses to bear。”Something about Bookouture books that NEVER fails to amaze me is their bait-and-hook technique。 Every single thriller under the company will grab your attention from the first page。 The novel deals with many heavy themes。 Domestic violence， abuse， loss and its effects， substance use et cetera were discussed in the story。 Lessons regarding these were also presented in a way that will resonate with everyone。 The idea that our pasts don't define us， it's our choices th “We all have crosses to bear。”Something about Bookouture books that NEVER fails to amaze me is their bait-and-hook technique。 Every single thriller under the company will grab your attention from the first page。 The novel deals with many heavy themes。 Domestic violence， abuse， loss and its effects， substance use et cetera were discussed in the story。 Lessons regarding these were also presented in a way that will resonate with everyone。 The idea that our pasts don't define us， it's our choices that do really stood out to me。 Ten Days revolves around this issue in a way。 The villain has had a disastrous and tragic past， which marred her whole being particularly in the psychological aspect。 I was honestly in a like-hate relationship with said persona because everyone has individual reasons --- “we all have crosses” as the novel says。 In the end， however， our choices must always be aligned to what is rightful --- no matter our circumstances。I was so intrigued by this novel the first time I heard of it --- and it lived up to all my preconceived expectations。 The author is just so good！Ten Days will not bore you。 It is very fast paced and exciting！ You won't know what to expect and when to expect。 Plot twists will come at you out of nowhere！This novel is an enigma。 Even after all the expositions， Mel Sheratt still left us with questions。 Brutal， twisted， explosive and powerful。 。。。more
Claire
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How can a woman vanish into thin air only to return ten days later with little memory， battered， bruised and nutritionally deprived？ How？？ Because there is a psycho on the loose that’s how！！！ But it doesn’t stop at one woman， no siree！！ Four go missing before it’s Eva’s “turn” to play this sick individual’s game。 Question is will Eva survive her ten day incarceration and will she find out who is at the centre of all this trauma？！The antagonist， Alex， seriously confused me。 I thought I had it sus How can a woman vanish into thin air only to return ten days later with little memory， battered， bruised and nutritionally deprived？ How？？ Because there is a psycho on the loose that’s how！！！ But it doesn’t stop at one woman， no siree！！ Four go missing before it’s Eva’s “turn” to play this sick individual’s game。 Question is will Eva survive her ten day incarceration and will she find out who is at the centre of all this trauma？！The antagonist， Alex， seriously confused me。 I thought I had it sussed but the more of the chapters I read and got in to their mindset， the less sussed I became。 As the book went on， my insight to their logic got more unnerved and I feared for Eva！ But Alex really intrigued me。 So calm and collected but so twisted。 What was the real motive to the abductions？The narrative jumps around a little on timelines which took a bit of getting used to but once I did， I saw the pattern and settled into the story。 This way of writing packs the story with tension but gave me glimmers of the twisted logic at play。Yet again Sherratt has written a gritty and twisted thriller that kept my attention from beginning to end。 I sat in fear for Eva’s safety as Alex slowly unraveled and the story hit its chilling climax。 In this novel， nothing is quite what it seems and I was kept on my literary toes throughout。 Cracking standalone read from the Queen of the Potteries Grit Lit！ 。。。more
Lisa Regan
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TEN DAYS is a propulsive page-turner that keeps the dramatic reveals coming until the very end。 Journalist Eva Farmer is tasked with interviewing the victims of a very unusual and frightening kidnapper on the loose in her community。 Then she becomes one of the victims。 Eva hopes that she will be released after ten days like several of the other victims， but will she survive the most harrowing ten days of her life？ Sherratt creates a complex， psychologically intriguing villain that will keep you TEN DAYS is a propulsive page-turner that keeps the dramatic reveals coming until the very end。 Journalist Eva Farmer is tasked with interviewing the victims of a very unusual and frightening kidnapper on the loose in her community。 Then she becomes one of the victims。 Eva hopes that she will be released after ten days like several of the other victims， but will she survive the most harrowing ten days of her life？ Sherratt creates a complex， psychologically intriguing villain that will keep you glued to the pages。 The characters are well-drawn and sympathetic。 You'll race through this riveting， fantastic read to its shocking end。 This one will definitely leave you breathless！ 。。。more
Corinne
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#booktourWhen I read the blurb it sounded really interesting。 It’s a slow dark psychological thriller that will keep you guessing and wondering。 The story is told from mostly the captives and kidnappers perspectives。 It’s not as fast paced as I would normally like but I still enjoyed it and getting into the inner thoughts of the characters。 The flow of the storyline works well and Sherratt really portrays how being held captive might feel along with what inner thoughts someone may have and you f #booktourWhen I read the blurb it sounded really interesting。 It’s a slow dark psychological thriller that will keep you guessing and wondering。 The story is told from mostly the captives and kidnappers perspectives。 It’s not as fast paced as I would normally like but I still enjoyed it and getting into the inner thoughts of the characters。 The flow of the storyline works well and Sherratt really portrays how being held captive might feel along with what inner thoughts someone may have and you feel like your experiencing it yourself。 Really liked the main character， she was a very strong character。 Enjoyable read and would definitely recommend。 Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for the opportunity to read and review this ARC that was published on the 28th of June。 。。。more
LianaReads blog
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Blog tour: https://lianareadshome。wordpress。com/。。。Ten days is such gripping story！ I’ve read a few other books by the author and this one， while is different in tone and plot， had me more invested than anything lately。 Being an investigation journalist is never easy and the dangers are always lurking around the corner， but it takes a strong heroine to pursue the path she unveiled the true and tell her actual story。 After four women gone missing， abducted and returned on the tenth day， it's Eva Blog tour: https://lianareadshome。wordpress。com/。。。Ten days is such gripping story！ I’ve read a few other books by the author and this one， while is different in tone and plot， had me more invested than anything lately。 Being an investigation journalist is never easy and the dangers are always lurking around the corner， but it takes a strong heroine to pursue the path she unveiled the true and tell her actual story。 After four women gone missing， abducted and returned on the tenth day， it's Eva’s turn to live on her own skin after what the others have been through。 I must admit that I was shocked by some scenes in here。 It's intense， suspenseful and very dark in so many great twisted ways。 4。5 stars Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for my review copy 。。。more
Vilma Mainwaring
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TEN DAYSAwesome book as all of Mels books。 Couldn’t put this book down。Brilliant。 Made a pleasant change。 I loved this book and would recommend it。
christine hodson
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Disappointed in this bookHaving read all the crime books Mel has written and enjoyed them I found this one to be rather boring。 I ended up skipping through the 2nd half just to see the end。 I didn't find it very exciting，the ending was predictable。Please write some more crime books Mel。 Disappointed in this bookHaving read all the crime books Mel has written and enjoyed them I found this one to be rather boring。 I ended up skipping through the 2nd half just to see the end。 I didn't find it very exciting，the ending was predictable。Please write some more crime books Mel。 。。。more
Amanda
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This book is full of twists and turns so I am going to be very careful in what I say here so as not to spoil anything。Eva is a reporter who is known for writing human interest pieces。 People trust her to tell their stories and not exploit them， so when women are being kidnapped and released after a ten day period， they agree to give her interviews。 All of their stories are the same。 An unknown abductor took them， kept them drugged in a cellar or basement room， and then dumped them somewhere wher This book is full of twists and turns so I am going to be very careful in what I say here so as not to spoil anything。Eva is a reporter who is known for writing human interest pieces。 People trust her to tell their stories and not exploit them， so when women are being kidnapped and released after a ten day period， they agree to give her interviews。 All of their stories are the same。 An unknown abductor took them， kept them drugged in a cellar or basement room， and then dumped them somewhere where they awoke nude， with their hair cut off and a number tattooed to the back of their neck。 None of the women know why this has happened to them。 There is no known connection between any of them。 Then one day Eva wakes up， drugged and in a cellar。 She doesn't know how she got there but she knows she is another one of the victims。 Only this time her abductor wants to talk to her， They have a story to tell and they want Eva to write it。 This story is told in multiple points of view， but primarily from that of the abductor's and Eva's。 It's a real nail-biter and the abductor is quite a complex character。 There is a clear cut resolution to this book but it would not surprise me to see a follow-up/sequel in the future。 Thrilling read。*Warning-this book does describe domestic abuse & violence against children， as well as the death of a child。 。。。more
Emily Burrows
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Eva wakes up in a dark cellar， in different clothes。 She looks around the room and knows she is the fifth victims。 Eva is a journalist and has interviewed the surviving woman who were kidnapped， kept in a dark cellar then released 10 days later。 Each time the kidnapper never spoke a word。 However， Eva grabs the kidnappers arm when delivering food and is surprised when she hears the voice。 The kidnapper wants Eva to write her story in exchange for food。 Eva is determined to make it out alive。A gr Eva wakes up in a dark cellar， in different clothes。 She looks around the room and knows she is the fifth victims。 Eva is a journalist and has interviewed the surviving woman who were kidnapped， kept in a dark cellar then released 10 days later。 Each time the kidnapper never spoke a word。 However， Eva grabs the kidnappers arm when delivering food and is surprised when she hears the voice。 The kidnapper wants Eva to write her story in exchange for food。 Eva is determined to make it out alive。A great psychological thriller with plenty of unexpected twists。 I really enjoyed the fast pace and suspense， never let down by a book by Mel Sherratt， another winner here。 。。。more
Bridget
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Invisible Victim is Mel Sherratt's tense and twisty psychological thriller set in Stoke-on-Trent， Staffordshire。 Eva Farmer is an investigative journalist and senior features editor for Stoke News。 Three women were abducted by an unidentified individual though they were released after ten days; they were Stephanie Harvey， a mother of twin boys， 66-year-old Maxine Stallington， and 39-year-old Alison Green。 Eva is working on an article about the three。 A fourth victim， policewoman Jillian Bradshaw Invisible Victim is Mel Sherratt's tense and twisty psychological thriller set in Stoke-on-Trent， Staffordshire。 Eva Farmer is an investigative journalist and senior features editor for Stoke News。 Three women were abducted by an unidentified individual though they were released after ten days; they were Stephanie Harvey， a mother of twin boys， 66-year-old Maxine Stallington， and 39-year-old Alison Green。 Eva is working on an article about the three。 A fourth victim， policewoman Jillian Bradshaw， was also abducted four weeks ago but has yet to be seen again。 Eva interviews these women but none of them knows who took them。 When Eva finds herself in a cellar she knows she is in the same place the surviving victims have described to her and realises she's the fifth victim。Gritty and compulsive， this thought-provoking thriller contains several interesting twists。 It focuses on the relationship between abductors and abductees， the story moves along at a nimble pace and the characters are superbly drawn by the author。 I liked Mel Sherratt's flowing writing and the tale was told in alternating chapters from Eva and abductor， Alex’s viewpoints。 The suspense and drama are maximised to full effect and it's also heavy on emotion giving the novel an alternative dimension。 This is definitely a book to add to your reading list！I received a complimentary copy of this novel from Bookouture via NetGalley at my request and this review is my own unbiased opinion。 。。。more
helen
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What a bookYesterday I went to bed early hours of the morning 。 Could not stop reading this book until lit was finished。 All I can say is double WOW 。 This is one excellent book。 I would give it six stars
Melanie’s reads
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This was my first read of Mel’s books and I’m kicking myself for not reading her books sooner。 With short chapters that are full of gut punches you follow two narrators and two timelines。Eva is a reporter who has recently covered strange abduction cases， where women have been taken and held for ten days before being released with no apparent motive。 Never spoken to and having been drugged they can give no information on their captor。 The last victim to be abducted is different though as the ten This was my first read of Mel’s books and I’m kicking myself for not reading her books sooner。 With short chapters that are full of gut punches you follow two narrators and two timelines。Eva is a reporter who has recently covered strange abduction cases， where women have been taken and held for ten days before being released with no apparent motive。 Never spoken to and having been drugged they can give no information on their captor。 The last victim to be abducted is different though as the ten days have passed and she is still missing。 Then Eva is taken…。Then we have the captor the mysterious Alex， we know from the past timeline that they have suffered and felt invisible。 They are also learning from their mistakes with each abduction so this gives added tension and unpredictability。There’s not many books that give you the opportunity to feel for the “ bad guy” as well as the victims but this one pulls it off with aplomb。 It raises a lot of questions and it’s one of those books that gets under your skin as you think of actions and their long term consequences。This had a nice little twist that I hadn’t even realised was happening until it became glaringly obvious and I kicked myself for missing that too。 I’m going to be covered in bruises at this rate。So if you fancy a clever little thriller that you will race through， while trying to work out both who and why， I highly recommend you give this a read。 。。。more
Louise Wilson
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"Let me out！ Please！" I shouted， banging on the door。 How had I got here？ What day was it？ I couldn't remember anything。 But I knew i had become the fifth woman to be abducted。 Just days before， I had interviewed the third victim for the local paper。 She couldn't stop shaking。 Her story was the same as the ones before her: an ordinary woman， locked away for ten days then released with no explanation。 Throughout her ordeal， their abductor stayed eerily silent。This is a dark。 suspenseful novel abo "Let me out！ Please！" I shouted， banging on the door。 How had I got here？ What day was it？ I couldn't remember anything。 But I knew i had become the fifth woman to be abducted。 Just days before， I had interviewed the third victim for the local paper。 She couldn't stop shaking。 Her story was the same as the ones before her: an ordinary woman， locked away for ten days then released with no explanation。 Throughout her ordeal， their abductor stayed eerily silent。This is a dark。 suspenseful novel about abducting women， holding them captive for ten days then releasing them after ten days。 It also tells of the effects that domestic abuse can have on the children who were often abused as well。 Eva， the journalist who had interviewed the women after their release。 now finds herself lock up， with no memory of how she got there。 The abductor never speaks to the victims。 The story is told from the abductor and Eva's perspectives and intersperses with the story from the women who were held captive， then set free。 This is a well written， twist filled read。 I thoroughly enjoyed this book and i couldn't put it down。 I was hooked from the beginning。 This is an intriguing page turner，I would like to thank #Netgalley #Bookouture and the author #MelSherratt for my ARC of #InvisableVictim in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Lou
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Invisible Victim is a tense and twisty psychological thriller in which the hunter becomes the hunted。 In Stoke-on-Trent， Staffordshire， Eva Farmer， an investigative journalist and senior news reporter for Stoke News is working on an article about three women who were abducted by an unidentified man but were released after ten days and a fourth， policewoman Jillian Bradshaw， who was then but never seen again。 The first abduction took place on 10 January 2019 when 36-year-old Stephanie Harvey， a m Invisible Victim is a tense and twisty psychological thriller in which the hunter becomes the hunted。 In Stoke-on-Trent， Staffordshire， Eva Farmer， an investigative journalist and senior news reporter for Stoke News is working on an article about three women who were abducted by an unidentified man but were released after ten days and a fourth， policewoman Jillian Bradshaw， who was then but never seen again。 The first abduction took place on 10 January 2019 when 36-year-old Stephanie Harvey， a mother of two twin 7-year-old boys， went missing from a college car park where she had been attending a seminar。 She was kept in a dark room with a narrow chink of light being the only view of the outside world。 She was beaten， given little food or drink and given a bucket in the corner to relieve herself。 The kidnapper never spoke a word to her while she was in captivity and there was no rhyme or reason as to why she had been targeted or why she was released and dropped in the middle of a street with limited CCTV during the night。Next to be abducted was 66-year-old Maxine Stallington followed by 39-year-old Alison Green。 Eva interviews these women but none of them know who took them。 And then Eva finds herself in the cellar she has heard the description of from the survivors many times and instantly knows she's the fifth victim。 This is a compulsive， gritty and thought-provoking thriller with several interesting twists and red herrings to throw you off the scent。 It focuses on the relationship between abductors and abductees and raises questions as to whether you are born evil or become evil through your environment - nature v nurture。 It's a palpably tense read told in alternating chapters from Eva and abductor Alex’s perspectives。 Sherratt has a superb， flowing writing style and this allows you to become immersed easily and be completely gripped。 There's all the suspense， drama and excitement needed to create a thoroughly entertaining thriller but it also features emotional parts which elevate this story from normal， run of the mill crime fiction。 Highly recommended。 。。。more
Kat Dietrich
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Invisible Victim by Mel is a psychological thriller。First， let me thank NetGalley， the publisher Bookouture and of course the author， for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions are my own。My Synopsis: （No major reveals， but if concerned， skip to My Opinions）Journalist Eva Farmer finds herself the 5th victim of a kidnapper。 She has written about each victim， and she knows exactly what is in store for her unless she can escape。 The first three wer Invisible Victim by Mel is a psychological thriller。First， let me thank NetGalley， the publisher Bookouture and of course the author， for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions are my own。My Synopsis: （No major reveals， but if concerned， skip to My Opinions）Journalist Eva Farmer finds herself the 5th victim of a kidnapper。 She has written about each victim， and she knows exactly what is in store for her unless she can escape。 The first three were released on day ten， but none will ever be the same。 The fourth victim has not been seen since her abduction。 Eva is now concerned about her own fate。She is being held in a small room in a basement。 She has a mattress and a bucket， and not much else。 A narrow window provides her only light。 Her jewelry， shoes， and clothing have been taken， and she is now wearing someone else's sweatshirt and pants。The police have no clues。 None of the victims ever saw the person who took them， and their jailer never spoke to them the entire time they were held in captivity。 There seems to be no connection between them。 They were released in the middle of the night， and have no recollection of when they were taken， or when they were let go。Eva is in the fight of her life。My Opinions: This was really good。 I can't believe this is the first book I have read by Mel Sherratt。 I have a lot of catching up to do。The book centers on child abuse， on mental illness， on the relationship between captor and captive， on nature vs nurture， on what can set a person "off"。The book is told from multiple points of view， but mostly Eva and Alex。 It becomes evident that truth and lies get mixed together。 Although there was a major twist， it was rather predictable， and I had already come to the conclusion it delivered。 However， it was still really good。Definitely enjoyed this one， and will be searching for more books by this author。For a more complete review of this book and others （including the reason I chose to read/review this book， author information and a favorite quotation or two from the book）， please visit my blog: http://katlovesbooksblog。wordpress。com/ 。。。more
Teresa Nikolic
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Eva Farmer is an investigative journalist who has been covering the story of four women who have each been abducted on separate occasions， three of them have been released after ten days， the fourth is still missing， then Eva wakes up in the very room described by the previous abductees， each time their abductor stayed silent throughout。 Eva cannot understand what the link is between the victims， and where does she fit into all of this？ Then her abductor speaks out and Eva realises that to escap Eva Farmer is an investigative journalist who has been covering the story of four women who have each been abducted on separate occasions， three of them have been released after ten days， the fourth is still missing， then Eva wakes up in the very room described by the previous abductees， each time their abductor stayed silent throughout。 Eva cannot understand what the link is between the victims， and where does she fit into all of this？ Then her abductor speaks out and Eva realises that to escape from this nightmare she must revisit a time from her childhood that she's been trying to keep buried for a long time。Invisible Victim is set in Stoke， mainly around August 2019， with flashbacks to 2006/2007 and from various points of view。 I sympathised with both Eva and her abductor， both had endured traumatic childhoods， but each had chosen to deal with their ordeals differently in their adult life， never once considering the consequences that would arise from their decisions。 This is a fast paced read， with the author covering some very delicate subjects making it a very dark read at times。 I've loved all books that I've read so far， written by Mel and Marcie and I raced through this one in a couple of days。 Well done Mel， another fab read！I'd like to thank Bookouture and Netgalley for the auto approval， I will post my review on Goodreads now and Amazon on publication day。 。。。more
Syeda Sumayya Tariq
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This was good， for the most part， and something different of this genre。 I enjoyed it up to the 50% mark， but I felt like it started to drag a bit then。 The inner monologues of the villain and victims got a bit repetitive and tiresome。 The parts about child abuse were hard to read but definitely added to the story。 The ruthlessness of the villain was so on point but a bit unrealistic imo。 But I'll chalk all of this to the copious amounts of thrillers I read， lol！ So if you are new to this genre This was good， for the most part， and something different of this genre。 I enjoyed it up to the 50% mark， but I felt like it started to drag a bit then。 The inner monologues of the villain and victims got a bit repetitive and tiresome。 The parts about child abuse were hard to read but definitely added to the story。 The ruthlessness of the villain was so on point but a bit unrealistic imo。 But I'll chalk all of this to the copious amounts of thrillers I read， lol！ So if you are new to this genre do give this a read！ TW for child abuse， bulimia。Thanks to Netgalley， the author， and publisher for the eARC。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Dleech
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Eva farmer is a journalist covering the recent individual abductions of 4 women。 3 were held in terrible conditions and suffered horrendous abuse only to be released after 10 days in captivity。 The fourth has never been found。 The surviving 3 have sketchy memories of their abductions and are unable to provide police with any reason for them to be targeted。When Eva awakes in a dank cellar with no recollection of how she got there she comes to the realisation that she is the 5th women。 Will she su Eva farmer is a journalist covering the recent individual abductions of 4 women。 3 were held in terrible conditions and suffered horrendous abuse only to be released after 10 days in captivity。 The fourth has never been found。 The surviving 3 have sketchy memories of their abductions and are unable to provide police with any reason for them to be targeted。When Eva awakes in a dank cellar with no recollection of how she got there she comes to the realisation that she is the 5th women。 Will she survive？I thoroughly enjoyed this book and finished it in 2 days。 It’s a very sad read but certainly shows that your past does not have to define your future。Many thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Julie Lacey
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This is a brilliant book from Mel Sherratt。 Women are being abducted， held for ten days and the released naked in the middle of nowhere。 However the fourth woman who was taken has not yet appeared despite the ten days being up。 Eva is a journalist and is interviewing the victims to try and understand why this is happening。 That is until she’s the next victim and is being held in a cellar with little food and drink。 Eva knows she is being drugged and just wants the ten days to hurry up so she can This is a brilliant book from Mel Sherratt。 Women are being abducted， held for ten days and the released naked in the middle of nowhere。 However the fourth woman who was taken has not yet appeared despite the ten days being up。 Eva is a journalist and is interviewing the victims to try and understand why this is happening。 That is until she’s the next victim and is being held in a cellar with little food and drink。 Eva knows she is being drugged and just wants the ten days to hurry up so she can get out of there， but her captor has other plans。 This is a gripping thriller and with chapters from the abductor’s point of view as well as Eva， it’s a great read。 If you like a thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat then this one is for you。 Thanks to Bookouture and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book。 。。。more
Karen
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I love this authors police procedural series so looked forward to reading this standalone。 This was a quick read following journalist Eva as she is taken by the abductor she has been reporting about over the last few months。 4 women had gone missing to be be released 10 days later and as soon as she wakes up in the basement room of a house with a bucket in the corner， she knows who she has been taken by。 I can't say this book really grabbed me， it was a pretty solid story， but I personally think I love this authors police procedural series so looked forward to reading this standalone。 This was a quick read following journalist Eva as she is taken by the abductor she has been reporting about over the last few months。 4 women had gone missing to be be released 10 days later and as soon as she wakes up in the basement room of a house with a bucket in the corner， she knows who she has been taken by。 I can't say this book really grabbed me， it was a pretty solid story， but I personally think the reveal was a bit too soon and the middle felt like it dragged a little。 。。。more
Charlie Morris
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Fast-paced and twisty， Invisible Victim is an addictive and exhilarating psychological thriller that you will find difficult to put down。I’ve read a lot of slow-burners recently so this was exactly what I needed。 There is constantly something going on and the story progresses quickly， making this a thoroughly enjoyable read。The chapters alternate between Eva and the kidnapper， while also using Eva’s newspaper reports on the previous abductions to give more background information on their situati Fast-paced and twisty， Invisible Victim is an addictive and exhilarating psychological thriller that you will find difficult to put down。I’ve read a lot of slow-burners recently so this was exactly what I needed。 There is constantly something going on and the story progresses quickly， making this a thoroughly enjoyable read。The chapters alternate between Eva and the kidnapper， while also using Eva’s newspaper reports on the previous abductions to give more background information on their situation。 There are plenty of great twists which really keep you gripped and many dark moments that give you goosebumps， keeping you engaged for every possible second。What I loved most about this book is the discussion around how victims of childhood abuse carry their trauma into their adult lives。 Some know nothing other than abuse and go on to either commit crimes or abuse themselves， while many go on to live happier lives， either using their experience for good or keeping their experience personal and using it to strengthen their character。 It’s great to see this being discussed， as it pains me to constantly read about victims of abuse who aren’t able to move on from their experiences， when that’s not always the case。“As much as she had pity for…the numerous children who went off the rails after suffering traumas， not all of them took their troubles into their adult lives。”The abductor here suffered some of the cruellest abuse as a child， but their actions now are just as inexcusable。 So you root for Eva to fight back， as you become desperate for her torture to come to an end。 I did find a lot of Eva’s dialogue quite lacklustre， but maybe this was her playing her journalistic role and avoiding an emotional response。 It does make her hard to relate with on an emotional level， but I wanted her to succeed all the same。My only issue with the story is that the police involved are absolutely useless， as I thought the link between the victims was pretty obvious。 For readers， this doesn’t matter too much the identity of the abductor is revealed quite early on。 But I just couldn’t help thinking that the police weren’t doing a very good job。Everything else about this book， I loved。 It’s such an exciting read， and I was hooked from the very start。 。。。more
Annie
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A psychological thriller， fairly slow moving but the suspense and uncertainty is built up gradually。Mostly written from the point of view of Eva， a reporter， but some parts are written from the point of view of Alex in different time frames。 Some women have been kidnapped and physically and psychologically mishandled。 Eva tells their stories in the local paper until she too is captured。 This book explores the reasons for the behaviour of the perpetrator and why the victims are chosen。 It felt be A psychological thriller， fairly slow moving but the suspense and uncertainty is built up gradually。Mostly written from the point of view of Eva， a reporter， but some parts are written from the point of view of Alex in different time frames。 Some women have been kidnapped and physically and psychologically mishandled。 Eva tells their stories in the local paper until she too is captured。 This book explores the reasons for the behaviour of the perpetrator and why the victims are chosen。 It felt believable and shocking and it kept my interest throughout。 Sometimes a book is so slow moving that I get bored but this was not the case here。 Thank you to Net Galley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review 。。。more
Ellen
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Review to follow over at Bibliophilebookclub。com on the 2nd of July
Kerry
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Invisible Victimby Mel Sherratt WOW！ Invisible Victim is another awesome read by Mel Sherratt。 I have loved everything she has written， and this book has been no exception。 It’s quite different to most of her other books in a lot of ways but similar in the way of having real， believable characters and a storyline which will suck you in from page one making it quite unputdownable。 There is a kidnapper on the loose who seems to be targeting random women for no obvious reason。 All， but one， have be Invisible Victimby Mel Sherratt WOW！ Invisible Victim is another awesome read by Mel Sherratt。 I have loved everything she has written， and this book has been no exception。 It’s quite different to most of her other books in a lot of ways but similar in the way of having real， believable characters and a storyline which will suck you in from page one making it quite unputdownable。 There is a kidnapper on the loose who seems to be targeting random women for no obvious reason。 All， but one， have been released after ten days but have no recollection of where they have been， who had been holding them captive or why。 When the fifth victim is a Stoke reporter， who had been following the stories of the previous women we start to learn more about the kidnapper and those kidnapped。 I was engrossed。 I felt every emotion of the poor woman locked away holding on to the hope of going home on day ten。 Ten days must feel like years in that situation。 Also， the uncertainty of even going home at all。 I can’t even imagine。 I couldn’t wait to find out why， what was making this person tick and what reasons/excuses they had for putting these women through such an ordeal。Mel Sherratt knows how to write exceptional characters。 Even the ones you’re not supposed to like I still often end up feeling for to a certain degree。 This kidnapper’s back story is quite heart-breaking， which does not of course condone their adult behaviour。 However， it does go some way to explaining why their mind works the way it does。 It does raise the nature v nurture question too， which has always fascinated me。 I devoured this book， I absolutely loved it！ I most certainly recommend to anyone and everyone！#TeamSherratt**Many thanks to the author and publisher for my review copy via NetGalley**https://chataboutbooks。blog/2021/06/2。。。 。。。more
Liz
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I’ve been a fan of Mel Sherratt’s different police procedural series。 But this psychological thriller came across as dull and lackluster。 Not bad， just lacking in any real suspense or tension。 The plot concerns women who are kidnapped and held for 10 days。 The last of the women taken is a reporter who has written about the previous four women。 The chapters alternate between Eva， the reporter and Alex， the kidnapper。 Eva’s newspaper articles are included along with the earlier lives of both indiv I’ve been a fan of Mel Sherratt’s different police procedural series。 But this psychological thriller came across as dull and lackluster。 Not bad， just lacking in any real suspense or tension。 The plot concerns women who are kidnapped and held for 10 days。 The last of the women taken is a reporter who has written about the previous four women。 The chapters alternate between Eva， the reporter and Alex， the kidnapper。 Eva’s newspaper articles are included along with the earlier lives of both individuals。 So， we understand Alex’s back history。 But Alex never came across as believable， instead as a caricature of a psycho。 This has a lot of high ratings so I am definitely in the minority。 My thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for an advance copy of this book。 。。。more
Sue Plant
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Would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this gripping bookWomen were being abducted off the street but the strangest thing was that after 10 days they were released。。。Nobody had a clue who the perp wasAnd then Eva the local journalist is gone， she had interviewed the other victims so she had first hand knowledge of what was going to happen， though the victims were all drugged and had scant memories but they all said the same thing waking up in a cellar， mattress on th Would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this gripping bookWomen were being abducted off the street but the strangest thing was that after 10 days they were released。。。Nobody had a clue who the perp wasAnd then Eva the local journalist is gone， she had interviewed the other victims so she had first hand knowledge of what was going to happen， though the victims were all drugged and had scant memories but they all said the same thing waking up in a cellar， mattress on the floor and a bucketWhy was the perp or perps doing this。。。Another great book from this author， fast becoming one of my favourites 。。。more
Kim
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Women have been going missing for 10 days then released naked and found in shop doorways and other unusual places。 They are alive， just， traumatised， frightened and malnourished。 There is no explanation why this is happening and each woman cannot understand why she was abducted or how she got there。 Some have been beaten or hurt。Eva Farmer is a sensitive journalist who has been covering the stories but now she finds herself in their situation。 She is locked in a dark cellar given two slices of t Women have been going missing for 10 days then released naked and found in shop doorways and other unusual places。 They are alive， just， traumatised， frightened and malnourished。 There is no explanation why this is happening and each woman cannot understand why she was abducted or how she got there。 Some have been beaten or hurt。Eva Farmer is a sensitive journalist who has been covering the stories but now she finds herself in their situation。 She is locked in a dark cellar given two slices of toast and a cup of tea to drink each day and that's it。 There is a bucket in the corner for their toilet use and a dirty old mattress。 The abductor never speaks to them and only passes their food through a small flap in the door。 They are drugged with Rohypnol and in the morning the bucket has been emptied so they know the abductor has been in whilst they are knocked out。Eve's husband is a police officer and is going out of his mind with worry。The story alternates between Eva and that of her abductor to date and their childhood that led them to why they have kidnapped each woman。What a great book and what a sucker punch in the middle of the book。The chapters are short so it is easy to pick up and put down without wondering where you left the story。 Well written and a thoroughly exciting book。 Well done Mel another cracker。 。。。more
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