4 Stars from me
I’ll start by saying I loved the ending! Not often you’ll hear those words from me but the last few paragraphs from this book were delicious.
The book starts with picture perfect couples living their indulgent picture perfect lives but soon takes a scenic route down a rather dark alley as things start to go wrong.
Part strangers on a train, part classic scam, The End of Us is a clever psychological thriller that plays out mainly from the point of view of GP Myles Butler.
The story is cleverly metered out and a mix of greed and entitlement steer the characters into deeper and murkier water as the book goes on and their trues intentions are revealed.
Overall this is a solid psychological thriller – will a great last line – and I thank Netgalley, the author and Quercus Books for an ARC in return for an honest review.
Blurb: It all started to go wrong the day the Wrights moved in next door
Myles and Lana Butler live on a gorgeous new development in Wimbledon, leaning on a mortgage that is just within reach. When one of Myles’ investments fails they are bound to lose everything.
Gabriel and Holly Wright have just moved in next door. The Wrights are sophisticated, ambitious and apparently very wealthy. At an after-dinner drink with their new neighbours, Myles and Lana share their worries and a solution is suggested between the couples. Life Insurance fraud. For a cut of the pay out, the Wrights would help them.
No one thought they were being serious. No one agreed they’d actually go through with it. And no one mentioned it would involve murder.
Then, one night, Lana doesn’t come home.
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