Book Review - The Split by Sharon Bolton

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Title: The Split

Author: Sharon Bolton

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Trapeze

Publication Date: 30th April 2020

Rating: 5 Stars

SHE'S GOT NOWHERE LEFT TO HIDE.

A year ago, in desperation, Felicity Lloyd signed up for a lengthy research trip to the remote island of South Georgia. It was her only way to escape.

AND NOW HE'S COMING FOR HER.

Freddie Lloyd has served time for murder. Out at last, he's on her trail. And this time, he won't stop until he finds her.

BECAUSE NO MATTER HOW FAR YOU RUN, SOME SECRETS WILL ALWAYS CATCH UP WITH YOU...

Tense, gripping and with a twist you won't see coming, Sharon Bolton is back in an explosive new thriller about a woman on the run...

I'm stunned, I'm sitting here mouth wide open in an O, at just how this book concluded.  The whole last quarter has just flown past in an unputdownable, and completely unpredictable conclusion. 

There is so much to unravel with regards the plot and yet I can't really comment on it all as it is so tightly weaved and plotted, that I don't want to inadvertently give spoilers. 

Ok I said unpredictable, the only thing I did have an inkling of ahead of the characters, was what a mental health condition was likely to be diagnosed as, but even then I hadn't put the whys, or understanding in place.  So when the therapist comes to their conclusion and the full extent is unravelled there are more shocks along the way. 

What drew me towards the book was the setting of South Georgia, it is so remote, so cold, and clearly with its glaciers and ends of the earth feeling, a fabulous place to set a psychological thriller.  I loved the descriptions of the remoteness and rugged terrain.    

This setting of South Georgia is like a character in itself, it is so key to various plot aspects, and I don't think you could have set it anywhere else.  

This is a gritty book, with plenty to keep you guessing, and as it ramps up, it becomes trickier and trickier to tear yourself away from.   Such a clever title too, and that cover is so apt, its  the perfect package for this incredible story. 

Thank you to Trapeze on Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.