The Confession: The most hotly-anticipated psychological thriller of 2018!
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Late one night a man walks into the luxurious home of disgraced banker Harry McNamara and his wife Julie。 The man launches an unspeakably brutal attack on Harry as a horror-struck Julie watches， frozen by fear。
Just an hour later the attacker， JP Carney， has handed himself in to the police。 He confesses to beating Harry to death， but JP claims that the assault was not premeditated and that he didn't know the identity of his victim。 With a man as notorious as Harry McNamara， the detectives cannot help wondering， was this really a random act of violence or is it linked to one of Harry's many sins: corruption， greed， betrayal？
This gripping psychological thriller will have you questioning， who - of Harry， Julie and JP - is really the guilty one？ And is Carney's surrender driven by a guilty conscience or is his confession a calculated move in a deadly game？
Late one night a man walks into the luxurious home of disgraced banker Harry McNamara and his wife Julie。 The man launches an unspeakably brutal attack on Harry as a horror-struck Julie watches， frozen by fear。
Just an hour later the attacker， JP Carney， has handed himself in to the police。 He confesses to beating Harry to death， but JP claims that the assault was not premeditated and that he didn't know the identity of his victim。 With a man as notorious as Harry McNamara， the detectives cannot help wondering， was this really a random act of violence or is it linked to one of Harry's many sins: corruption， greed， betrayal？
This gripping psychological thriller will have you questioning， who - of Harry， Julie and JP - is really the guilty one？ And is Carney's surrender driven by a guilty conscience or is his confession a calculated move in a deadly game？
Reviews
Lauren Mae
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 *Very minor spoilers*This is the first work I have read by Jo Spain， and it is already evident to me that she has a talent for gripping the reader’s attention via twisted character relationships。 I was hooked。 It only took me about three sittings to finish The Confession， thanks to its well crafted multi-perspectives， and easy-to-follow transitions between the present and the past。 I found Ireland in the vicinity of the 2008 crash to be a refreshing setting for a novel; the Celtic Tiger foreshad *Very minor spoilers*This is the first work I have read by Jo Spain， and it is already evident to me that she has a talent for gripping the reader’s attention via twisted character relationships。 I was hooked。 It only took me about three sittings to finish The Confession， thanks to its well crafted multi-perspectives， and easy-to-follow transitions between the present and the past。 I found Ireland in the vicinity of the 2008 crash to be a refreshing setting for a novel; the Celtic Tiger foreshadowing economic and relational collapse。 Despite The Confession being situated around a murder （which definitely added thrill and intrigue to the read） I found myself driven by the growth of Julie and JP above all else。 I’d rate this book a 3。75 if I could。 I successfully guessed the motive relatively early in the piece; however， there were additional twists that still led to a surprising conclusion。 One negative was that I felt some of the twists to be unnecessary to the plot - throw away inclusions that had little effect overall。 My copy also had several grammar/punctuation errors。 Regardless， this is a read I would recommend to anyone seeking a fast and unique thriller， and I am glad I stumbled across it。 。。。more
Josie
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Setting/Worldbuilding: 10/10Main characters: 9。5/10Side characters: 9/10Dialogue: 9/10Plot: 10/10Technique: 10/10Prose: 8。5/10Romance: 10/10Ending: 10/10Overall enjoyment: 10/10Total: 96/100 （4。8）Utterly， inexplicably GOBSMACKED by how good this one was。 I am relatively new to the psychological suspense/thriller genre， having read only a handful in the past few years。 But a book that intoxicated me from the first page and led me to maniacally flip through pages faster than a burger joint during Setting/Worldbuilding: 10/10Main characters: 9。5/10Side characters: 9/10Dialogue: 9/10Plot: 10/10Technique: 10/10Prose: 8。5/10Romance: 10/10Ending: 10/10Overall enjoyment: 10/10Total: 96/100 （4。8）Utterly， inexplicably GOBSMACKED by how good this one was。 I am relatively new to the psychological suspense/thriller genre， having read only a handful in the past few years。 But a book that intoxicated me from the first page and led me to maniacally flip through pages faster than a burger joint during rush hour has got to be something special。One thing that I think really makes or breaks psychological thrillers is the worldbuilding。 With a clear sense of place I don't think the suspense would work and the characters wouldn't fall into place。 Jo Spain does this BRILLIANTLY in this book。 It felt like I was right there in 90s Ireland with the characters， following their every move， witnessing the scenes in real time。The characters？ Intoxicating。 The plot？ Brilliant。 The prose？ Snappy and evocative。What a book。 。。。more
Michele
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This was an okay book about a man who is brutally attacked in front of his wife and the man who walks into the police station to confess to his murder。
Ivana
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Одлична книга， се чита во еден здив。 Едноставна со лесен впивлив заплет，некако насетуваш кој ，како，зошто
W。F。 Hart
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Nice read。 Good book although not exceptional。 A young man kills a banker in the beginning of the book and the rest of the book your basically guessing why he did it。 Enjoyable and good character development。
Cheyenne Nyman
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This book was pretty okay， I liked the short chapters from the different characters POV- it helped to slow the story down and see it in all perspectives。 However， I feel like it was quite predictable for the most part。
Karin
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morele les uit dit verhaal: geld alleen maakt niet gelukkig… weer een steengoede Jo Spain。 haar schrijfstijl 5⭐️
Bilal
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The Confession is a psychological/thriller novel by Jo Spain。The plot starts when a man called JP Carney enters the home of a millionaire and notorious banker named Harry McNamara and launches a brutal attack on him and beats him mercilessly with a golf stick in front of his wife Julie who just sits frozen and watches everything but doesn't do anything to save her husband。 Just an hour after the attack JP Carney surrenders himself to the police and confesses his beating of McNamara but says that The Confession is a psychological/thriller novel by Jo Spain。The plot starts when a man called JP Carney enters the home of a millionaire and notorious banker named Harry McNamara and launches a brutal attack on him and beats him mercilessly with a golf stick in front of his wife Julie who just sits frozen and watches everything but doesn't do anything to save her husband。 Just an hour after the attack JP Carney surrenders himself to the police and confesses his beating of McNamara but says that the assault was not premeditated and that he didn't know the identity of his victim。 With a man as notorious as Harry McNamara， the detectives cannot help wondering， was this really a random act of violence or is it linked to one of Harry's many sins: corruption， greed， betrayal？This gripping psychological thriller will have you questioning， who - of Harry， Julie and JP - is really the guilty one？ And is Carney's surrender driven by a guilty conscience or is his confession a calculated move in a deadly game？ Read this thrilling novel to find out！！！ 。。。more
fuzzyreads
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3。75⭐️
Vicky Hughes
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Gripping and twisty with slow reveals as the characters narrate their part in the journey。 Never much doubt about whodunnit but the discovery of why makes for a power page turner。
Nicola
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Rating from Overdrive。 I have no memory of this at all， but apparently， I pretty much hated it。 😂
Cindy Graves
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Well written。 I recommend highly。 The author has a way of roping you in on the first page。
Vanbuylen Martine
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Leuk dat de meerdere verhaallijnen goed naast elkaar lopen en uiteindelijk onthullen wat er heeft plaatsgevonden。
Barbara
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Another good book by a new favorite author！
Leona
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I love Jo Spain books and The Confession does not disappoint！ It's a gripping thriller that had me hooked from the start。 No surprise then that I finished it in 2 days as I couldn't stop reading。 Spain's writing is excellent， she really sucks you into the story and the heads of the main characters Julie and JP。 You really see how people's thoughts and actions can really differ when one wants to hide something from the world！ I would definitely recommend this book if u want a fast paced thriller I love Jo Spain books and The Confession does not disappoint！ It's a gripping thriller that had me hooked from the start。 No surprise then that I finished it in 2 days as I couldn't stop reading。 Spain's writing is excellent， she really sucks you into the story and the heads of the main characters Julie and JP。 You really see how people's thoughts and actions can really differ when one wants to hide something from the world！ I would definitely recommend this book if u want a fast paced thriller to keep you gripped throughout。Synopsis:Late one night a man walks into the luxurious home of disgraced banker Harry McNamara and his wife Julie。 The man launches an unspeakably brutal attack on Harry as a horror struck Julie watches， frozen by fear。 It looks like Harry's many sins - corruption， greed and betrayal - have finally caught up with him。An hour later the intruder， JP Carney， hands himself in， confessing to the assault。 The police have a victim， a suspect in custody and an eye-witness account， but Julie remains troubled。Has Carney's surrender really been driven by a guilty conscience or is this confession the first calculated move in a deadly game？ 。。。more
Susan Atkin
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Another absolutely brilliant read from Jo Spain。 Her books have simple and uncomplicated plots but so well written with engaging characters that pull at your heart strings。 She really does draw you in wanting you to read just another chapter til you realise you are already half way through the book。 This has been my favourite one of hers so far。 A very talented abs clever writer of original suspense。 Highly recommend this author。
Elaine Mayes
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A compelling story about some truly awful people; I wanted to go and wash my hands when I finished the book。 This book has been hanging out in my TBR stack for years and I finally got to it。 I almost wish I hadn't -- I won't be able to get these nasty characters out of my mind for a bit。 A compelling story about some truly awful people; I wanted to go and wash my hands when I finished the book。 This book has been hanging out in my TBR stack for years and I finally got to it。 I almost wish I hadn't -- I won't be able to get these nasty characters out of my mind for a bit。 。。。more
Jemimah Obasemo
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Really liked this book， took me a while to finish it; but didn’t love as well。 So I enjoyed the synopsis of the book， but felt the story was quite anticlimactic at the end， and thought something more would occur， like a bigger event for example。 But I would still recommend for sure！
daniela weber
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well， if there's something hilarious in the way Irish authors tend to portrait their investigators this book shines with it。 :D well， if there's something hilarious in the way Irish authors tend to portrait their investigators this book shines with it。 :D 。。。more
Brian Keane
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Really less than a 3。 Took too long to develop。 Too much time spent on marital problems。
tonka
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cool but wouldnt read again， kinda dull by the end
Linda Frances
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When the main characters aren't believable， all the twists in the world don't make it a good book to me。 None of them seemed real to me。 When the main characters aren't believable， all the twists in the world don't make it a good book to me。 None of them seemed real to me。 。。。more
Sallie
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Unremittingly depressing。
Dimitar Jovanovski
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This is a good mystery novel。I didn't know that Jo Spain is a woman。 She is a new author for me。 The story and the writing style reminded me a lot of a Linwood Barclay and Harlan Coben's novels。 Besides I don't remember reading another book which took place in modern Ireland。 There was a lot of information about the economy system in Ireland （which made this book more realistic） and it was a slow-burner but despite of that this turned out to be an addictive and surprising read。 ''The Confession' This is a good mystery novel。I didn't know that Jo Spain is a woman。 She is a new author for me。 The story and the writing style reminded me a lot of a Linwood Barclay and Harlan Coben's novels。 Besides I don't remember reading another book which took place in modern Ireland。 There was a lot of information about the economy system in Ireland （which made this book more realistic） and it was a slow-burner but despite of that this turned out to be an addictive and surprising read。 ''The Confession'' grabbed my attention from the very first page。 The characters were crafted brilliantly and I had discovered every dirty little secret hidden within。 Go for this if you are a Linwood Barclay or Harlan Coben fan。 。。。more
Kappy
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This was a good mystery for half to two thirds of the book。 I will continue to read this author。 However the last third was over the top melodrama for me。 I realize mysteries may inherently have melodrama， but this was more than I cared for and did not enhance the story。
Sarah Cattee
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I really liked this book。 Although I didn’t feel grabbed immediately but by a third of the way in， I was utterly captivated。 I couldn’t wait to get through it all to find out what was going on。 The idea of the book was different to most others of the same genre。 Instead of trying to work out ‘who dunnit’， we were told the who and the how very early on and it just left us trying to guess the why。 Loved it！
Mónica Medeiros Saraiva
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Ugh， this was not a terrible book but it was populated by terrible， awful characters。 The only person I felt sympathy for was Charlie。 The rest of them sucked and they made bad choice after bad choice。 I was especially infuriated by Julie， who was enabler of abuse and crime and would rather stick her head in the sand than lose her life of riches。 At some point some decisions stopped making sense altogether。As for the book itself， it was very slow， the police characters were mostly gross and unne Ugh， this was not a terrible book but it was populated by terrible， awful characters。 The only person I felt sympathy for was Charlie。 The rest of them sucked and they made bad choice after bad choice。 I was especially infuriated by Julie， who was enabler of abuse and crime and would rather stick her head in the sand than lose her life of riches。 At some point some decisions stopped making sense altogether。As for the book itself， it was very slow， the police characters were mostly gross and unnecessary。 And the overt fat shaming of a very intelligent woman， the constant mention of her size and difficulty coming up stairs and how her steps made the floor shake and how she sat down， etc， it was so， so bad。 。。。more
Biljana Bogdanovska
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Интересен психолошки трилер。 Мислите кои ги измачуваат главните протагонисти во романот се поважни од самиот грозен настан。 Една вечер млад маж влегува во дневната соба на семејство， каде мажот и жената гледаат телевизија и го претепува сопругот。 Низ книгата се доаѓа до вистината зоштио го направил тоа， но за да се стигне до мотивот， се откриваат нивните животи， а со тоа и нивните претходни гревови。 Хари Мекнамара е жртвата， но дали？ Неговата сопруга Џули е невина， но дали？ Убиецот ЏП Карни сам Интересен психолошки трилер。 Мислите кои ги измачуваат главните протагонисти во романот се поважни од самиот грозен настан。 Една вечер млад маж влегува во дневната соба на семејство， каде мажот и жената гледаат телевизија и го претепува сопругот。 Низ книгата се доаѓа до вистината зоштио го направил тоа， но за да се стигне до мотивот， се откриваат нивните животи， а со тоа и нивните претходни гревови。 Хари Мекнамара е жртвата， но дали？ Неговата сопруга Џули е невина， но дали？ Убиецот ЏП Карни сам се пријавува во полиција веднаш по нападот， не кажувајќи зошто го направил тоа。 Дали е луд или виновен？ 。。。more
Linda Dehaven
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This book had me guessing the whole way through。
Tonka0405
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When you think you figured it out completely。 Trust me， you did not😃
tpg0
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As an AI language model， I don't have a personal opinion or emotions。 However， "The Confession" by Jo Spain is well-reviewed and acclaimed as a must-read psychological thriller。 It features a compelling plot where a man confesses to a crime he did not commit， and the book unravels to reveal the truth behind his confession as well as the reasons behind the murder itself。 The book is known for its gripping narrative， multi-layered characters， and unexpected twists and turns。 Overall， it is regarded as a great read for fans of the thriller genre。
tpg1
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As an AI language model， I cannot have preferences or provide opinions。 However， I can provide you with a brief summary of "The Confession"。 "The Confession" is a psychological thriller novel written by Jo Spain。 The story revolves around the mysterious disappearance of a woman named Julie who vanished without a trace。 Her case is taken up by a detective named Alice， who discovers a connection between Julie and a man named Harry， who had confessed to Julie's murder on his deathbed。 As Alice delves deeper into the investigation， she uncovers a web of lies， secrets， and deceit that lead her to question everything she ever knew。 The novel is full of twists and turns which keep the readers on the edge of their seats until the shocking truth is finally revealed。
tpg2
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