#BlogTour ‘The Devil You Know’ by Emma Kavanagh

About the book…

Up until yesterday I knew who I was.
Up until yesterday my life wasn’t a lie.

Rosa Fisher is the smart girl, the good girl. At twenty-five and mid-way through a PhD in the psychology of fraud, she thinks she has herself all figured out. Until that night, when the house is dark and she is all alone, and she hears an intruder on the stairs.

But the intruder isn’t looking for Rosa Fisher. He’s after someone else. And everything Rosa has ever known about her world is about to be turned upside down.

Determined to find out who she really is, Rosa traces her origins back to a small Canadian town, to a fire in a barn and a devastating family tragedy. Which forces her to question – if she can lie with such ease, was she ever really the good girl after all?

Hugest thanks to the awesome Alainna at Orion for letting me be a part of the blogtour for Emma Kavanagh’s latest thriller, ‘The Devil You Know’, which is out from Orion on the 28th May!

What an absolute blast to read such a thrilling, well constructed novel, it’s no surprise that I absolutely loved it.

It is perfect for fans of Karin Slaughter’s novels, and , I believe ,is Emma’s first U.S set thriller-I haven’t yet read all her novels so am prepared to be corrected on this!

As well as being a tautly written tale of suspense, it is a clever twist on identity and belonging as Rose falls-literally and metaphorically- out of her family tree.

The intruder into her house whilst she was there,alone,is a terrifying enough prospect-what happens after completely upends Rose’s life.

A quest begins as the woman who is about to publish her research paper on fraud becomes,herself,the perpetrator of multiple frauds as she inveigles her way into records,crime scenes,care homes and so on under the pretence that she is trying to discover who she really is.

In doing so,she is unaware of the entire upheaval she has engendered-soon she is being followed but by who,and to what end? Are they surreptitiously taking her towards the truth of her origin or, are they using her for their own means?

As Rose delves further into where she came from and the levels of deception which kept this knowledge from her, the notion of family,loyalty and secrets is explored in full.

The sense of betrayal is so keenly felt and it’s aftermath inevitable. How could you not want to know your origin story? Do parents really expect to keep things from grownup children without consequence?

As I read I kept thinking ‘what would you do in the same circumstances ?

How would you react?

Would you search for the familywho a abandoned you? Or would you accept that the one you grew up with was your real family and leave any thought of tracking them down alone?

They say that curiousity killed the cat but then the cat was resurrected by having that satisfied-so is it worth it?

I would absolutelt recommend this read to any thriller lover,it is satisfying, questing and full of edge of your seat suspense . Another winner from Emma!

Abouthe author...

Emma Kavanagh was born and raised in South Wales. After graduating with a PhD in Psychology from Cardiff University, she spent many years working as a police and military psychologist, training firearms officers, command staff and military personnel throughout the UK and Europe. Now she is lucky enough to be able to write for a living. She lives in South Wales with her husband, young sons, and a dog named Dobby.

Twitter -@EmmaLK @orionbooks

Links-https://emmakavanagh.com/