Recently discovered Laura Marshell…her debut novel ‘Friend Request’ is very much a thriller for our time, her recently released second novel ‘Three little lies’ is equally as brilliant, definitely struck a cord with me as someone who had been a misfit at school. After reading ‘Friend Request’ I began following Laura Marshell on Facebook (there’s a certain irony to that given the premise of the book) and was saddened to read her most recent post revealing that her own husband passed away from cancer two weeks ago, leaving her the sole parent to their children.
Other great thrillers I have recently read are ‘Turning Tide’ and ‘You Don’t know me’ by Brooke Magnanti…it turns out she is the prostitute Billy Piper played in ‘Secret Diary of a Call Girl’! And ‘Bonfire’ by Kristen Ritter (actress who plays Jessica Jones on Netflix) All great books and brilliant escapism.
