#BloggerBlast-‘The Night Before’ by @Wendy_Walker

Welcome to my first ever Blogger Blast-thanks to Alainna Hadjigeorgiou for the invite!

Published by Orion Books on 16th May 2019 in paperback, ‘The Night Before’ by Wendy Walker is described as ‘the next big thing’ in American Fiction’.

About the book…

‘A dazzling hall-of-mirrors thriller: ferociously smart, furiously paced, and – best of all – honest-to-goodness surprising. All hail Wendy Walker.’ AJ Finn

Rosie Ferro and Laura Heart are sisters, but as different as it is possible to be. One is lucky in love and has a conventional family: a husband, and a small son. The other has a troubled past she is still struggling to break free from.

When Laura disappears after going on a date with a stranger she met online, Rosie, her protector since they were young, springs into action to look for her. But as she slowly uncovers more about the situation, Rosie begins to fear that her sister might have been more of a danger than the man she went out with.

Told in duel timelines – the night of and the night before, Wendy Walker’s new novel is a riveting examination of family loyalty, obsession, and how just how far we will go for love.

‘I raced through The Night Before, another page-turning cracker from Wendy Walker. You’re in for a treat!’ BA Paris

Wow !
What a book!
If you need something to keep you up all night, chewing your fingernails, then this is the one for you.
Much as Rosie panics over her sister, Laura’s disappearance, you will be dissecting the plot for clues and hints which are dribbled in slowly, like a measly portion of cream on top of the most perfect cake, when really you want the whole jug to douse it in.
I love cake, and this is what Wendy Walker does with this book, she gives you the cake and adds the cream, bit by bit till the very last page when you close the book , gobsmacked in awe and immediately check out her back catalogue. Both satisfied and yet left needing MORE.

She withholds stuff from you, playing her plotting cards so closely to her chest whilst leaving agonising titbits threaded through the story. It is only at the end that everything falls into place.
Laura has come back to her home town to live with her sister and her husband and son, following a devastating heartbreak. They all grew up together but somehting happened when they were younger, something that led to Laura changing her name. And then she goes out for an online dating meetup and doesn’t return…

SO MANY QUESTIONS!!

What happened? Why did she change her name? What is being hidden in plain sight here? This could have become frustrating in an another author’s hands, but you are so invested in finding out what happened to Laura and her date, that the dual narratives of the story-both sister’s POV-build up the tension and ratchet up the suspense until the crashing finale.
Thoroughly enjoyed this first read from Wendy Walker and am absolutely up for more!!!

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About the author…

Wendy Walker is a former attorney and investment banker in Fairfield County, Connecticut who began writing while at home raising her three sons. Her debut thriller, ‘All Is Not Forgotten’, has become an international bestseller, published in over 23 languages. ‘Emma In The Night’ was published the following year and her next thriller, ‘The Night Before’, was just released and is on sale now!