And So It Begins: The heart-stopping thriller from the queen of the page turner
Oct 2018 · Hachette UK
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WHO WILL BELIEVE YOUR STORY IF THE ONLY WITNESS IS DEAD?
'So different, so superbly written. At no point did I know the ending' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ REAL READER REVIEW
'Rachel has done what she is best at...leaving me on the edge of my seat, unable to do anything else until I've read the entire book' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ REAL READER REVIEW
'I read it in a day - every page brought more twists and turns' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ REAL READER REVIEW
'What a storyteller Rachel Abbott is... I was hooked from the start' CARA HUNTER
'A truly compelling, twisty, enthralling and satisfying read... Absolutely AMAZING!' ANGELA MARSONS
Cleo knows she should be happy for her brother Mark. He's managed to find someone new after the sudden death of his first wife - but something about Evie just doesn't feel right...
When Evie starts having accidents at home, her friends grow concerned. Could Mark be causing her injuries? Called out to their cliff-top house one night, Sergeant Stephanie King finds two bodies entangled on blood-drenched sheets.
Where does murder begin? When the knife is raised to strike, or before, at the first thought of violence? As the accused stands trial, the jury is forced to consider - is there ever a proper defence for murder?
More praise for AND SO IT BEGINS:
'I raced through this compelling, twisty novel. Loved it' Laura Marshall
'Brilliant... The twists came so quickly I almost got whiplash' Jenny Blackhurst
'An unnerving, twisting tale that you won't be able to put down' Caroline Mitchell
'Rachael Abbott has delivered another intricately plotted thriller that never falters on tension or pace ... the suspense doesn't let up until the very last page' Michelle Davies
'A breathless tour-de-force that left me hungry for more... Psychological crime writing at its very best' Kate Rhodes
'The definition of addictive - Rachel Abbott's best book yet. Kept me up until the small hours - and you won't see the ending coming' Phoebe Morgan
'Really gripping and menacing - compulsive reading' Harriet Tyce
'So different, so superbly written. At no point did I know the ending' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ REAL READER REVIEW
'Rachel has done what she is best at...leaving me on the edge of my seat, unable to do anything else until I've read the entire book' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ REAL READER REVIEW
'I read it in a day - every page brought more twists and turns' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ REAL READER REVIEW
'What a storyteller Rachel Abbott is... I was hooked from the start' CARA HUNTER
'A truly compelling, twisty, enthralling and satisfying read... Absolutely AMAZING!' ANGELA MARSONS
Cleo knows she should be happy for her brother Mark. He's managed to find someone new after the sudden death of his first wife - but something about Evie just doesn't feel right...
When Evie starts having accidents at home, her friends grow concerned. Could Mark be causing her injuries? Called out to their cliff-top house one night, Sergeant Stephanie King finds two bodies entangled on blood-drenched sheets.
Where does murder begin? When the knife is raised to strike, or before, at the first thought of violence? As the accused stands trial, the jury is forced to consider - is there ever a proper defence for murder?
More praise for AND SO IT BEGINS:
'I raced through this compelling, twisty novel. Loved it' Laura Marshall
'Brilliant... The twists came so quickly I almost got whiplash' Jenny Blackhurst
'An unnerving, twisting tale that you won't be able to put down' Caroline Mitchell
'Rachael Abbott has delivered another intricately plotted thriller that never falters on tension or pace ... the suspense doesn't let up until the very last page' Michelle Davies
'A breathless tour-de-force that left me hungry for more... Psychological crime writing at its very best' Kate Rhodes
'The definition of addictive - Rachel Abbott's best book yet. Kept me up until the small hours - and you won't see the ending coming' Phoebe Morgan
'Really gripping and menacing - compulsive reading' Harriet Tyce
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3.9
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Midge Odonnell
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October 25, 2018
I just couldn't really click with this book and I don't know if it was the writing style, the story or what it was but it just didn't do "it" for me. It doesn't help that it is described as being full of twists and turns and yet these are all flagged in the text so never really come as a surprise and you figure out what is going on fairly early on. So much so I decided to disengage the old grey matter and just enjoy the story as it unfolded on the page rather than thinking about motives and what ifs. My biggest problem is with the Stephanie King character. She is purely there as a tool for us to reach the denouement. I saw no value whatsoever in the asides to how she felt about the case, and certainly not in how she felt about her superior office. It all felt a little spurious and a way to get the page count up. Remove her from the book and you probably lose 50 or 60 pages and just have the core triumvirate of Mark, Cleo and Evie. To be honest this arrangement would have suited me just fine. The core story of the murder of Mark North and the reasons behind it are actually a really good idea and, on the whole, dealt with quite well. The tension ratchets up nicely in the early chapters and you do wonder just what the truth is - for a brief moment. Sadly it all starts to disintegrate a little bit as you realise that it really isn't that complex and your gut instinct from the prologue is correct. I was all over this book initially and swept away with the whole what is truth thing but, I am sad to say, soon became fairly jaded and just wanted to get to the end to be proved right. This is fairly standard fodder for the genre so it does pass the time without you feeling like you have completely wasted it. Unfortunately it doesn't enthrall and force you to keep turning the page. THIS IS AN HONEST REVIEW OF A FREE COPY OF THE BOOK RECEIVED VIA THE PIGEONHOLE
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Claire Wood (Mermy)
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November 19, 2018
Took me a couple of chapters to get into this book, but once I did I couldn't put it down. Another fantastic read with twists and turns. Look forward to your next book.
Belinda Lowe
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April 12, 2020
Brilliant, could not put it down.
About the author
Rachel Abbott began her career as an independent author in 2011, with Only the Innocent, which became a No.1 bestseller on Kindle, topping the chart for four weeks. Since then, she has published ten further psychological thrillers, plus a novella, and sold over 4 million copies in the English language. She is one of the top-selling authors of all time in the UK Kindle store (published and self-published), and her novels have been translated into 21 languages. Her latest novel in the Stephanie King series, DON'T LOOK AWAY, published in August 2023.
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