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Simon Kernick is an excellent story teller. His books are full of twists and turns, with believable characters. We Can See You is a case in point.
The book hits the ground running. By page 10, you are hooked. Brook Connor is a self-help guru, writing books and appearing on local TV shows, but her marriage to Logan, ex-actor and part-time tennis pro, is in trouble. One day, Brook comes home to find her daughter Paige and the nanny missing and that’s just the start of a nightmare that sees her wanted by the police, implicated in several brutal killings. What better way to turn the life of a successful woman upside down than an empty house, a missing child, and an alarming note? H.O.O.K.E.D.
The characters are nicely defined. Brook is quite the iron lady without being unbelievable and her quest - to find Paige and ensure her safety - is realistically portrayed. There are many twists and turns in the storyline that I won't give away in this review, but I quite the enjoyed the adopted child and parent relationship described between Paige and Brook which is an underlying current through the story.
Simon Kernick brilliantly portrays Brook as a desperate but resolute woman who encounters many obstacles but never gives up. What I really liked the most about this book is its ending. I did not see it coming. Many similar thrillers have multiple coincidences that somewhat ruin the ending and make it less believable. But, in We Can See You, there are no such coincidences and there is just one main thread that leads to an ending. And it did take me by surprise.
Overall, this is an adrenaline-fuelled thriller. I highly recommend having a read.
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