I couldn’t relate to the characters and the writing style wasn’t for me. I was only turning the pages quickly to find out who the murderer was while not enjoying the process. I felt impatient with this novel as it’s supposed to be a thriller.

Details didn’t seem right – for example, why would someone who wants to keep their previous name a secret not destroy their expired passport? And you can’t just walk into the British Library and use their computers straight away, you have to register for a pass. Mostly it’s Alice repeating the same information to different people, saying the word ‘lovely’ or ‘perfect’ a lot and having nice meals out or at neighbours’ homes. However, I wasn’t really gripped by the writing. The number of potential suspects is very intriguing and there were some unexpected twists towards the end. I liked the claustrophobic nature of the gated community as a setting. Paris is the internationally bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors, The Breakdown, Bring Me Back, The Dilemma and The Therapist. Alice becomes obsessed with finding out the truth of what happened and thinks that her neighbours are covering something up. It turns out that the woman who previously lived in the house, Nina, was murdered. She has just moved into a posh house in The Circle, a gated community in London, with her partner Leo.

The story is narrated by Alice, a translator who works from home. The book didn’t match my expectations, which weren’t especially high as I hadn’t read this author before. This psychological thriller kept me guessing, but oh dear, reading it was a slog. Paris A woman’s birthday party takes a dark turn in a poignant, heart-stopping new novel from the reigning queen of suspense, NYT and USA Today bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors, The Breakdown, and Bring Me Back.

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