All Our Darkest Secrets
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Summary
He’d do anything to protect his wife。 But what if that meant making the biggest mistake of all？
James Casper is one of the good guys。 A DEA agent。 A loyal husband。 With his sights set on the man at the top of the city’s opioid crisis， James is about to make the biggest bust of his career。
Then his beloved wife Rosie does something terrible， and James must choose: report it—or help her。 He knows how this works， and he tells himself he’s smart enough to get away with murder。 But James’s worst enemy knows what they have done—and he won’t hesitate to use it to manipulate him。
James is dragged into a dark and dangerous world。 As events spiral and loyalties are tested， he realizes there’s only one way out。 And that is to be even more ruthless than the people he’s working for。
Whatever happens， no matter how far he falls， at least he’ll still have Rosie。
Won’t he？
James Casper is one of the good guys。 A DEA agent。 A loyal husband。 With his sights set on the man at the top of the city’s opioid crisis， James is about to make the biggest bust of his career。
Then his beloved wife Rosie does something terrible， and James must choose: report it—or help her。 He knows how this works， and he tells himself he’s smart enough to get away with murder。 But James’s worst enemy knows what they have done—and he won’t hesitate to use it to manipulate him。
James is dragged into a dark and dangerous world。 As events spiral and loyalties are tested， he realizes there’s only one way out。 And that is to be even more ruthless than the people he’s working for。
Whatever happens， no matter how far he falls， at least he’ll still have Rosie。
Won’t he？
Reviews
M
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 There are spoilers in this review。 You have been warned。 I hope y’all have read Amazon’s fantastic synopsis。 As a crime fiction fan， that synopsis intrigued me， so I made a cuppa， sunk into an armchair， and began reading about James and Rosie Casper。 From the very beginning—in the prologue， for pity’s sake—I disliked Rosie。 Here she is， from young James’ POV: “Pale denim， highlight-pink fingerless gloves poking from her puffer sleeves， and a pair of Sony Walkman headphones hissing around her nec There are spoilers in this review。 You have been warned。 I hope y’all have read Amazon’s fantastic synopsis。 As a crime fiction fan， that synopsis intrigued me， so I made a cuppa， sunk into an armchair， and began reading about James and Rosie Casper。 From the very beginning—in the prologue， for pity’s sake—I disliked Rosie。 Here she is， from young James’ POV: “Pale denim， highlight-pink fingerless gloves poking from her puffer sleeves， and a pair of Sony Walkman headphones hissing around her neck。 I can see her lip gloss， smell her cherry bubblegum in the cold， empty air。” Plus， Rosie is tall for her age， made up like a teen， and effortlessly manipulates eight yr。 old James into risking his life。 A ten yr。 old girl—going on eighteen—who thinks only of herself and has zero empathy。 James is hopelessly， pathetically in love with a sociopath—at the least。 Will she change？ Young James admits that except for software updates， she’ll never change。 Yes， there are flashbacks。 Many flashbacks。 From the prologue， I guessed the overall personal storyline。 Given the characters， I predicted that no matter the crime storyline， it would intertwine with and drive the personal storyline。 I also didn’t like the author’s writing style with its oft staccato sentences， deliberately bad grammar， and frequent flashbacks。 I speed-skimmed to the dreary， predictable end。 What a depressing book—MCs aiding criminals， smuggling heroin， killing people， and committing other felonies right and left。 Ugh。 。。。more
The Cookster
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Rating: 4。3/5I have been openly critical of Amazon's First Reads in recent months for offering up selections of sub-standard reading material。 Based on this novel I can level no such criticism this month。 With "All Our Darkest Secrets" Martyn Ford has served up a breathtakingly filmic and deliciously dark thriller that was a pleasure to read。Although a British writer Martyn Ford has chosen an American setting for this novel。 However， if you are a British reader who is normally disinclined to rea Rating: 4。3/5I have been openly critical of Amazon's First Reads in recent months for offering up selections of sub-standard reading material。 Based on this novel I can level no such criticism this month。 With "All Our Darkest Secrets" Martyn Ford has served up a breathtakingly filmic and deliciously dark thriller that was a pleasure to read。Although a British writer Martyn Ford has chosen an American setting for this novel。 However， if you are a British reader who is normally disinclined to reading US-centric stories I would strongly suggest that you resist that aversion in this case。 With some minor textual amendments this could equally well be set in the UK or any number of other countries。I won't rehash the plot， as I have no desire to run the risk of spoilers that could undermine the pleasure of uncovering this for yourself。 The official synopsis provides enough information to give you an outline of what to expect。 However， that synopsis will not prepare you for just how good the content of this book is。The carefully constructed plot is both twisty and twisted The pace of the narrative is excellent。 There are sections that are more considered， when information essential to the plot development is being delivered， but then there are segments that are， by turn， tense， suspenseful and action-packed。 The author even manages to slip in some humour along the way - though this is usually of the slightly dark variety。 The characterisation is very impressive。 Even the more minor players are well-drawn and credible， but among the key protagonists there are real gems to look out for - again， for the sake of remaining as spoiler-free as possible， I shall say no more。I will certainly be keeping an eye out for Martyn Ford's next novel - and I will also be hoping that Amazon First Reads continues to offer books of this quality to its customers。 。。。more
Jodi VanMeter
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Thank you， thank you， thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for this advanced copy！！ James， a DEA agent is married to his childhood sweetheart Rosie。 He loves her and after his best friend Mathew， Rosie’s brother commits suicide he promises to always look out for her。 How far would you go for your spouse？ Would you lie， cheat， steal…kill？ Rosie does the unthinkable and James spirals down a dark path on keeping her safe。 Holy mother……。this has got to be hands down my favorite book I’ve read th Thank you， thank you， thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for this advanced copy！！ James， a DEA agent is married to his childhood sweetheart Rosie。 He loves her and after his best friend Mathew， Rosie’s brother commits suicide he promises to always look out for her。 How far would you go for your spouse？ Would you lie， cheat， steal…kill？ Rosie does the unthinkable and James spirals down a dark path on keeping her safe。 Holy mother……。this has got to be hands down my favorite book I’ve read this year！！！！ I picked it up and couldn’t put it down， didn’t want it to end。 I had so many shocks and emotions reading this book。 I don’t know who the author’s agent/publisher needs to contact but this needs to be a movie ASAP！！！！！！ Bravo！！！！！！！！！ 。。。more
Books Mademoiselle
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That was interesting。。。 A twisted story， few psychological aspects， an addicted thriller that keeps me intrigued all day long。James as a DEA agent is perfect for someone who can get away with murder。 He does not expect to find his wife in a situation when he must risk his career， life to protect her from jail。 Trying to hide any footprints which lead the investigators to them， he found himself in the middle of the world that becomes more and more dangerous and demands more each day。 An agent doe That was interesting。。。 A twisted story， few psychological aspects， an addicted thriller that keeps me intrigued all day long。James as a DEA agent is perfect for someone who can get away with murder。 He does not expect to find his wife in a situation when he must risk his career， life to protect her from jail。 Trying to hide any footprints which lead the investigators to them， he found himself in the middle of the world that becomes more and more dangerous and demands more each day。 An agent does not expect that the worst danger came from the most unexpected direction。I love the pace of it。 The excitement， unveil the story page by page。 Very complex， involving all the senses and playing with the readers by talking round over the truth。 Dual timeline （cause we had some chapters referring to the past of Jasper and her wife） gives more information about their marriage， the unusual relationship formed from a very young age， and difficult experiences。The whole book is so "polished"。 The ending is well prepared。 Of course， it is surprising cause even though I had in mind that these could lead to this particular person， but I would never ever thought about the motivation in such a way that the author planned it。 Well-done！One of the most intriguing books lately！ 。。。more
Jackie
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All our darkest secrets by Martyn Ford is an enthralling thriller right from the get go。In short， James Casper， a DEA agent， and his wife Rosie find themselves in a very troubling situation and as events unravel it gets more difficult for James who is hell bent on protecting his wife…yet something is off， very off！ The story is narrated by James where he also reveals his back story as a young boy and the relationship he formed with Rosie and his best friend Mathew， her brother…this is expertly w All our darkest secrets by Martyn Ford is an enthralling thriller right from the get go。In short， James Casper， a DEA agent， and his wife Rosie find themselves in a very troubling situation and as events unravel it gets more difficult for James who is hell bent on protecting his wife…yet something is off， very off！ The story is narrated by James where he also reveals his back story as a young boy and the relationship he formed with Rosie and his best friend Mathew， her brother…this is expertly woven through the story and the situation he is now dealing with。It’s such a pacy， action packed story with brilliant twists and turns which just keep on coming。 Without giving anything away， it is pretty obvious from the beginning of the book that Rosie is nuts and that James is simply besotted by her， which results in him being dragged into a dark and dangerous world…as quoted by James， ‘I am not corrupt。 I am not a criminal。 This is not who I am。’With a twisty plot， riveting characters and relentless suspense it has all the ingredients needed for a good solid thriller…I look forward to reading more from Martyn Ford。 Big thanks to Martyn Ford， Thomas and Mercer and NetGalley for this eARC which I chose to read in return for my honest review。 。。。more
Heather L
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This was a very good book。 It reminded me of a movie I had watched a long time ago where the main character kept trying to stay one step ahead of the bad guys， though the name of the movie escapes me，。 James Casper is a DEA agent， something he decided to do after watching his very best friend struggle repeatedly with drug addiction。 His best friend， Matthew， eventually overdoses and this becomes the driving force behind James to bring down the biggest drug dealer in the area。 Rosie， his wife and This was a very good book。 It reminded me of a movie I had watched a long time ago where the main character kept trying to stay one step ahead of the bad guys， though the name of the movie escapes me，。 James Casper is a DEA agent， something he decided to do after watching his very best friend struggle repeatedly with drug addiction。 His best friend， Matthew， eventually overdoses and this becomes the driving force behind James to bring down the biggest drug dealer in the area。 Rosie， his wife and Matthew's sister， does something that starts the action rolling， James finds himself in an untenable position of helping his wife or her going to jail。 That decision resonates down the line and drives every decision he makes。 There are flashbacks to the childhood of James， who lived with Matthew and Rosie and where his friendship and love for Rosie started。 There is a lot going on in this book though the action never stopped， I literally could not turn the pages fast enough。 There is a lot of violence， some a bit graphic， but I didn't find it out of line considering the characters。 and their less than legal activities。 I highly recommend this book and I will look forward to another by this author。 Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC。 。。。more
Louise Gray
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This book shamelessly takes the reader to some dark places both in terms of content and in challenging us to question just how far we would go when faced with a seemingly impossible choice - protecting the person you love or doing what society demands of us。 Every page is relevant - the text is tight and compelling。 The characters are an interesting mix of sympathetic and frustrating， adding up to a book which is dangerously real。
Jasmine Toohey
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This is a different type of book to what I usually read。 But I really enjoyed it all the twists and turns。 I did not expect the end twist。 Thanks to Netgalley for my ARC。
Lee
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James Casper is one of the good guys。 A DEA agent。 A loyal husband。 With his sights set on the man at the top of the city’s opioid crisis， James is about to make the biggest bust of his career。 Then his beloved wife Rosie does something terrible， and James must choose: report it—or help her。 He knows how this works， and he tells himself he’s smart enough to get away with murder。 But James’s worst enemy knows what they have done—and he won’t hesitate to use it to manipulate him。Wow， this would ha James Casper is one of the good guys。 A DEA agent。 A loyal husband。 With his sights set on the man at the top of the city’s opioid crisis， James is about to make the biggest bust of his career。 Then his beloved wife Rosie does something terrible， and James must choose: report it—or help her。 He knows how this works， and he tells himself he’s smart enough to get away with murder。 But James’s worst enemy knows what they have done—and he won’t hesitate to use it to manipulate him。Wow， this would have to one of the best books I have read recently。 A thrilling ride that just did not let go until the end。 If I could give this more than five stars I would give it 10。 I had to read the last couple of pages a couple of times to be sure that what I thought had happened had， I guess a fitting end。 Fabulous plot， fast paced and wonderful characters who you were rooting for even if their personalities veered on the border line side of psychopathic behaviour。 Now off to get Martyn Ford's other book that is available on Amazon Australia， hope it is as good as this。 I highly recommend this book to one and all and thank Netgalley the publisher， and author for a copy of this book。 。。。more
TJgood
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A great book from the start to finish with some of the little endings to certain chapters or sections being real OMG moments。The book has flashbacks from different periods in James life from when he was 5， 7， 10， 12， 15 where he infatuated with Rosie the 2 year older sister of his best friend Matthew to 17 when they start dating and then present day where they are married。James has always loved Rosie and will do just about anything to protect her even during her Red days！All Our Darkest Secrets A great book from the start to finish with some of the little endings to certain chapters or sections being real OMG moments。The book has flashbacks from different periods in James life from when he was 5， 7， 10， 12， 15 where he infatuated with Rosie the 2 year older sister of his best friend Matthew to 17 when they start dating and then present day where they are married。James has always loved Rosie and will do just about anything to protect her even during her Red days！All Our Darkest Secrets is a fast paced book which is hard to put down – $333，333Will be on the look out for more of Martyn's books 。。。more
Ms。 Magnolia
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Webster defines riveting as “having the power to fix the attention。” That would be an understatement for All Our Darkest Secrets。 It has been a long time since I have read a thriller that left me in such shock at the ending。 Martyn Ford could not have told this story or ended this book any better than he did。Ford sets the tone for his latest novel All Our Darkest Secrets in the prologue， which gives a glimpse into the earliest days of the love story of James and Rosie， back when James’s love for Webster defines riveting as “having the power to fix the attention。” That would be an understatement for All Our Darkest Secrets。 It has been a long time since I have read a thriller that left me in such shock at the ending。 Martyn Ford could not have told this story or ended this book any better than he did。Ford sets the tone for his latest novel All Our Darkest Secrets in the prologue， which gives a glimpse into the earliest days of the love story of James and Rosie， back when James’s love for Rosie is unrequited。James is a DEA agent married to Rose， the only girl he has ever loved。 He has been there for her triumphs and her sorrows。 He has kept her secrets， even from childhood。 When she crosses a deadly line， James must choose between helping Rosie or doing the right thing。Throughout the book， James has flashbacks to his childhood， when he was growing up with Rosie and her brother Matthew， James’s best friend。 At times， James is tormented by these vivid recollections and unsure if he is in that moment or just remembering。 The lines are even blurred for the reader on a few occasions。 As the back story is coming into better focus for the reader， the current situation in which James finds himself begins to make more sense。Ford presents an enthralling tale of love and loyalty。 All Our Darkest Secrets has plot twists that keep the reader anxious to know what happens next。 The story is told in such a way that the reader can feel James’s dilemma and fear and pure horror when Rosie’s darkest secret of all is revealed。All Our Darkest Secrets kept me on the edge of my seat。 Having James and Rosie becoming friends before they were lovers was refreshing in a world where friendship is often overlooked。 It was love at first sight for James。 However， in time， he won over Rosie’s heart。 Or did he？ The reader is left to decide for himself/herself whether Rosie truly loved James or if she was using his feelings for her to manipulate him。 James will do anything for Rosie， but how far will James go to protect the woman he loves？ How far will Rosie go to protect her secrets？ Will their bond be strong enough for the most difficult challenge they have ever faced？ 。。。more
Alex Adams
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Disclaimer: I received an advance electronic copy of this book from NetGalley。 I was not paid for this review nor otherwise compensated， and it contains my thoughts and mine alone。 Content Warnings for this book: gun violence， drug use/addiction， suicideIn writing this review and considering this book， I'm reminded of a line from Hannah Gadsby's excellent standup show Nanette， that comedy is about tension， and that good comedy involves finding the right amount of it and trusting the comedian to Disclaimer: I received an advance electronic copy of this book from NetGalley。 I was not paid for this review nor otherwise compensated， and it contains my thoughts and mine alone。 Content Warnings for this book: gun violence， drug use/addiction， suicideIn writing this review and considering this book， I'm reminded of a line from Hannah Gadsby's excellent standup show Nanette， that comedy is about tension， and that good comedy involves finding the right amount of it and trusting the comedian to know exactly when and how to release it。 Now， All Our Darkest Secrets is not a comedy （though it could certainly be read as a particularly dark and violent comedy of errors）， but Martyn Ford takes this principle of tension and wields it with spectacular deftness。 I felt tense as I read this book， in the absolute best way， thoroughly gripped and anxious to see what would happen next。 It's almost 400 pages， and I read it in less than 24 hours， that's how hooked I was。 To put it simply， this was an electrifying read and one of the most thrilling books I've read this year。 The plot moves extremely fast， and yet I never felt as though I had missed a key detail or important point。 Martyn Ford deftly weaves in flashbacks and scenes from the main character's life prior to the events of the main plot， using them to plant seeds he harvests later in the narrative。 Ford's prose is smooth and highly characterized， like a fine bourbon， and goes down just as easily。 A book like All Our Darkest Secrets could very easily fall into tropes and generic posturing， too weighted down by its own self-awareness to actually be enjoyable。 Fortunately， it does nothing of the sort。The particular context of the opioid epidemic in the United States is a useful backdrop for the characters; it ensnares them so thoroughly that they are never truly able to escape。 James and Rosie are a fascinating couple， and the nuances of their interpersonal interactions and relationship， both as characters in the story and as a married couple， are themselves enough to fill a book， let alone the actual events presented here。 I loved that these characters （not just James and Rosie， but virtually all of them， in the whole book） felt smart， felt clever and seemed aware of the situation rather than merely passive actors within it。 Overall， I would absolutely recommend this book。 It's a compelling， clever read that built my attention with every page。 。。。more
Trisha
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A huge thank you to the author and publisher for providing an e-ARC via Netgalley。 This does not affect my opinion regarding the book。
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