#Blogtour Someone You Know by Erin Kinsley

It's a pleasure to take part in the Blogtour Someone You Know by Erin Kinsley.

About the Author

Erin Kingsley is a pseudonym of Anne Zouroudi, author of an award-winning series of mysteries featuring enigmatic Greek detective Hermes Diaktoros. Someone You Know is her fourth novel under the Erin Kingsley name. She lives between East Anglia and the Greek Islands. Follow @KinsleyErin on X (the artist formerly known as Twitter)

About the book

When Dee Cutter discovers her daughter Natalie dying in the cellar of her remote Norfolk home, she never imagines anyone could have meant Natalie harm. But Natalie's death leads to the unravelling of the dark secrets she's been keeping, secrets which impact on everyone around her, especially those who loved her most.

Some people are born bad, and some grow rotten from the core. If Someone You Know is doing terrible things, how far should you go to try and stop them?

Review

This is one of those books that make it hard to discuss the content in the review, because it automatically leads to the solution. I'll tread carefully, however the core of the premise is too good not to discuss.

The question is whether the punishment fits the crime and if sometimes the wrong thing to do is exactly the right thing to do. Do certain circumstances warrant breaking all the rules? Is saving a loved one always enough of reason to excuse any action?

When Dee starts to wonder why her daughter Natalie hasn't been in touch and isn't responding to any contact, she goes looking for her. The last thing she thinks she will find is her daughter hurt and dying on the floor of her cellar.

In the search for an explanation Dee starts to see a picture emerge of  the daughter of a woman she hardly knew, who perhaps wasn't the wonderful mother everyone thought she was. 

It's a captivating premise, perhaps more so because the author takes the reader on a road of grey area, which wanders off into the dark side now and again. In the end the majority will probably understand that sometimes you have to take a stance, make a choice and protect the most vulnerable in that situation.

Buy Someone You Know at Amazon Uk or go to Goodreads for any other retailer. Publisher ‏: ‎Headline, pub date 1 Jun. 2023. Buy at Amazon com.