- Title: Blood Orange
- Author: Harriet Tyce
- Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
- Star Rating: ★★★★
Just one more night. Then I’ll end it.
Alison has it all. A doting husband, adorable daughter, and a career on the rise – she’s just been given her first murder case to defend. But all is never as it seems… Alison drinks too much. She’s neglecting her family. And she’s having an affair with a colleague whose taste for pushing boundaries may be more than she can handle. Alison’s client doesn’t deny that she stabbed her husband – she wants to plead guilty. And yet something about her story is deeply amiss. Saving this woman may be the first step to Alison saving herself. But someone knows Alison’s secrets. Someone who wants to make her pay for what she’s done, and who won’t stop until she’s lost everything….
It’s been a while since I’ve read a thriller that I devoured as much as The Girl on the Train, and Blood Orange did not disappoint. This book had all of the juicy ingredients to make for a page-turning read: family drama, a racy affair, a questionable narrator, a creepy stalker, and a compelling murder mystery. It’s also incredibly timely in light of the ‘ME TOO’ movement, highlighting both domestic abuse and sexual boundaries.
A dark, disturbing and gripping thriller which will keep you hooked until the very end.