Genre: Thriller
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5)
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Summary
When Rowan Cane stumbles across an advert looking for a live-in Nanny, it sounds too good to be true. Heatherbrae House is a luxurious “smart” home in the beautiful Scottish Highlands, fitted out with all the latest technology.
What she doesn’t know is that she’s stepping into a nightmare - one that will end with a child dead and herself in prison awaiting trial for murder.
Writing to her lawyer from prison, she describes the events which led up to her imprisonment.
The constant surveillance cameras installed around the house. The malfunctioning technology which caused chaos at all the wrong moments. And the girls, who turned out to be far from perfect. How she was left alone only a couple of days after accepting the job, with no adults around apart from Jack Grant, the handyman.
She admits that she wasn't perfect, but she maintains that she's not guilty of murder. Which means someone else is...
Review
I LOVED this book. It's easily one of the best thrillers I've read in 2020. High praise when you consider how many thrillers I read!
It was creepy and full of suspense, with a few twists that I didn't see coming until the very last minute.
The book is told from Rowan's perspective, and I could feel her fear as she becomes increasingly more uncomfortable. The atmosphere is really eerie, like what you'd expect in a horror film.
I've seen a few other reviews criticising the ending, but I actually liked it. It finished rather abruptly, but I thought it did a good job of tying together all the loose ends.
I'd recommend this to anyone who's looking for a good thriller. I finished it within a day!
Have you read The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware? What did you think of it?
