THE WINTER'S SLEEP.

 

THE WINTER'S SLEEP by MONICA CAFFERKY.

Genre ... Supernatural Thriller / Dark Romance

Publication Date ...  20th October 2019

Standalone Novel

Estimated Page Count ... 412

Author Content Warning ... Near Death Experiences/childhood abuse/alcohol and drug misuse/Eating disorder.

Purchase Link ...  https://getbook.at/winterssleep

A fast-paced thriller with a supernatural twist, The Winter’s Sleep takes the reader on a breathtaking ride from Leeds to the Yorkshire coast in a tale of ghosts, betrayal and fraud.

A handsome husband. A beautiful home. A job she loves.

Yet Brigid Raven is drowning in debts and there’s only one way out.

Fake her death and walk away from everything she’s struggled so hard to build.

Can she pull off her new identity? How will she survive on the run?

But Brigid has another secret. She can see the dead and now they won’t leave her alone.

Part thriller, part domestic drama which, combined together with its supernatural element, made for an enthralling roller-coaster of a read. My only gripe being that for me personally, I'd like to have seen more of the supernatural.

A very impressive debut, cleverly plotted. The characters; main characters, Brigid and Josh ... wow! 

You can positively feel Brigid's desperation as she struggles to keep it all together ... and that's before a private investigator starts snooping around convinced there is more to Brigid's 'death' than meets the eye. 

And as for Josh; my favourite character, ooh! The way he manipulates Brigid. Oh and his descent into paranoia as he becomes increasingly reliant on drugs and alcohol ...  

Most definitely an author to look out for. If The Winter's Sleep is anything to go by Monica Cafferky has a promising future ahead of her.

Monica Cafferky worked as a journalist for national newspapers and magazines for over 20 years before turning her hand to fiction with the supernatural thriller The Winter’s Sleep. The inspiration for her debut novel, set in Yorkshire and the North East coast, came from growing up in a haunted house in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Previously, Monica co-authored three self-help books (published by Little Brown), which have been translated into several languages including: Japanese, Norwegian and Czech. Monica is a Fellow of the Thomson Reuters Foundation and for five years was a visiting lecturer in journalism. Monica lives in Yorkshire. 

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With thanks to Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for organising a paper copy. One of several bloggers participating in the Blog Tour of this book, agree or disagree with me, all opinions are my own; no financial compensation was asked for nor given; threats of violence towards my favourite teddy bear went unheeded as did promises of chocolate.

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