Blog Tour: ‘The Therapist’ by B A Paris

Thanks to the lovely people at Harper Collins for inviting me on the blog tour for ‘The Therapist’ by B A Paris, a tense psychological suspense novel that is out today!

My Review:

I’d not read anything by B A Paris before this – a shocking confession – but had heard good things, When I was offered the chance to read an advance copy by Harper Collins and NetGalley, I jumped at the chance.

This is the story of Alice and Leo who move into an exclusive gated community in London called ‘The Circle’. The neighbours are friendly, the houses luxurious and the security strong…but Alice soon learns that nothing is as it seems. When she uncovers a nightmarish secret about her new home, her life is turned upside down as she struggles to decide just who she can trust.

I enjoyed this tense and twisty tale of Alice’s time at ‘The Circle’. I’m much more familiar with police procedurals than this style of thriller and so fell for every single trick and red herring along the way. There were times when I wasn’t sure whether it was all in Alice’s head as she interrogated and alienated people – but I really needed to know and raced through the book in two sittings.

In particular, B A Paris is excellent at keeping the tension high as little clues suggest that all is not well at 6, The Circle. Things not being where they were left, Alice’s sense of being watched while she sleeps, the strange ‘gifts’ appearing – all of this kept me reading and became more sinister as Alice isolated herself from those around her. It felt like the stakes were being raised all the time and the reader (and Alice) are left playing catch-up.

Another clever feature of this book was the portrayal of the community surrounding Alice. It felt that this initially welcoming bunch of neighbours had their own complex webs of relationships and plenty of secrets between them – something that kept unfolding as the novel progressed. The fact that this was all set in a closed and exclusive community was also appealing – shades of Agatha Christie’s novels where the cast list is limited by the location, be it a small village, island or stately home!

I’d recommend this book to those seeking a compelling and enjoyable thriller. It is pacy, well-plotted and engaging – and a whole lot of fun as you guess again and again, only to be proved wrong at the very next turn. Or maybe that’s just me who would make a hopeless investigator!

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