He Will Find You by Diane Jeffrey

HE WILL FIND YOU

DIANE JEFFREY 

No matter where you hide…

Kaitlyn Best is stuck in a rut. So when she discovers she's pregnant after a one-night-stand with Alex, her school crush, she throws caution to the wind and accepts his offer to make a new life together in the depths of the Lake District, far from her home… and her demons.

He will find you.

But Alex is not what he seems. And when Kaitlyn's world begins to crumble before her eyes, she realises she barely knows the man she has agreed to spend the rest of her life with.

Since Alex won't tell her his secrets, Kaitlyn vows to find them out for herself. But when she uncovers the truth, she realises she has made a terrible mistake…

Following her 2017 bestselling psychological thriller Those Who Lie, Diane Jeffrey is back with another chilling story of domestic suspense, perfect for fans of BA Paris and Sandie Jones.

I did enjoy Diane Jeffrey's first novel and I was keen to read her second - particularly after reading reviews from several other book bloggers. This is another great page turner and another great thriller which plays on the universal themes of jealousy, obsession and fear.

Kaitlyn is a likeable protagonist. Jeffrey has created a character which readers can relate to - she's lovely, kind, straightforward and trusting. We are pleased to find her in love, starting a new life with a man who seems to be the answer to all her problems and maybe even the man from her dreams. It's exciting and we are caught up with the fresh start and the beginning of this new journey but, we've read the title and we know our thrillers - and Jeffrey does not disappoint. We also hear the concerns from Kaitlyn's friends which although supporting their friend's new relationship, there is a sense of trepidation - a nagging worry that even Kaitlyn can't quite ignore. There's a melancholic air to some of the passages, there's a lingering sense of threat and there's that 'I-can't-quite-put-my-finger-on-it-but-something's-not-qutie-right' feeling which unsettles the reader from the beginning. 

Jeffrey's writing is full of pace. She drives the story forward and we are whisked along as events unfold and Kaitlyn finds herself further and further into this new life with a man she suddenly realises she did not know as well as she thought. I liked that we kept moving through the action as it created a sense that Kaitlyn wasn't quite in control of her destiny and that sense that you set off on one course of action and very quickly find yourself in much further than you imagined, struggling to slow down or even grasp fully what's happened or where things went wrong. Jeffrey  captures the dynamics and relationship between Kaitlyn and Alex very well and I loved the moments when after dropping his guard and revealing his true self, he tries to excuse, cover up or justify his actions. The reader is as torn as Kaitlyn - well, until things really take a much darker and deadly turn for the worse. When Kaitlyn realises the seriousness and true horror of her situation, things become more urgent, more intense and the writing rattles along towards the dramatic conclusion. 

This is a great read and perfect for fans of the domestic noir and the psychological thriller. It's got pace, tension and suspense and the last third of the book is full of shock, danger and really steps up what is at stake. The characters are believable, the friendships well depicted and the dialogue always realistic. This is a great page turner and a great book to read over the weekend or a holiday. The pages are as chilling as the title suggests. Recommend!