Thank you NetGalley and Anna Downes for the chance to read an advanced copy of The Safe Place.
What starts out as a dream job working for her enigmatic ex – boss, Scott, at his second home in France turns into a nightmare for Emily Proudman.
Swapping her dismal flat in the UK for a gorgeous estate in France sounds like the perfect antidote to a run of disappointing years for aspiring actress Emily but her arrival at this perfect haven in France sets off a dangerous chain of events for our happy-go-lucky if a little ditzy protagonist.
We meet Scott’s beautiful if fragile wife Nina and their daughter Aurelia and almost immediately things start to feel off. The stylish, happy veneer beginning to peel and crack until the terrible truth beneath begins to come together for the reader and Emily.
Her fear is utterly absorbed by us as we will her to ger away from that perfect damaged place and it’s devastating secrets. To run as fast and as far as she can, If only she can find a way out.
Truly spine tingling, the tension creeps up on you in this subtly compelling novel.
I can’t wait to read the next book by this author.