Don’t Answer the Phone by Miranda Rijks

4 stars from me

Superb, as one would expect from the Queen of the twisty psychological thriller, Miranda Rijks!

A genuine act of kind bravery opens up a whole new world for Daniella. She follows up this altruistic action with a serious error of judgement that threatens everything in her life, including those she loves most.

The book works so very well because it is easy to relate to Daniella a lot of the time – and easy to understand how the situations she finds herself in arise. She is kind and helpful, which makes her easy to manipulate by a charming man with limited scruples.

As is often the way with Miranda Rijks books, I read this one mostly muttering ‘no no no no no’ under my breath as our main character made some really questionable choices – all of which just tightened the screws on already awkward situations. This book is hugely entertaining and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

My thanks to the author and Zooloos Book Tours for my place on the blog tour for Don’t Answer the Phone.

Blurb: She’s the woman of his dreams. He’s the monster from her nightmares.

When Daniella rescues elderly Peggy from a mugger on a Boston street, she expects nothing in return. But then she meets Peggy’s son, Lucas—devastatingly handsome and utterly captivating. Unlike her distant husband Grant, Lucas sees her. Wants her.

Daniella can’t resist and they spend one reckless night together which she immediately regrets.
Too late, because Lucas doesn’t just want Daniella. He needs her. And he’s willing to destroy everything—and everyone—standing in his way.

Lucas plays the long game, worming his way into Daniella’s life—befriending Grant, charming her twin daughters, inveigling his way into her family. Every time she turns around, he seems to be there.

As the depths of his obsession become clear, Daniella realizes she’s in a fight for her life. Because the family she tried to help is hiding something dark. Something deadly.

And she’s already in too deep to escape.