Book Review - The Commuter by Emma Curtis

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Title: The Commuter

Author: Emma Curtis

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Corvus

Publication Date: 10th October 2024

Rating: 5 Stars

I used to dread rush hour. Now I live for it...

Rachel wakes from a coma to discover her controlling husband has been killed, and the police suspect her of involvement.

But all Rachel can recall from the last few weeks are tantalising flashes of a fellow commuter. A man whose name she doesn't know.

A man who has disappeared without a trace.

Now Rachel is a wealthy widow and the vultures are circling, wanting her in prison for murder, or failing that ... dead.

Can Rachel discover the truth in time to save herself?

Wow Emma Curtis has done it again. Once again I was totally addicted and hooked on this book and needing to reach for my kindle at every opportunity to keep reading it. 

Although I had inklings as to what may have happened I definitely didn't get everything and I found this a brilliant book to read.  

Amnesia is great for a psych thriller, it allows a slow reveal of info in a jumbled order, as the main character regains snatches of memory, and each thing she remembers makes you start thinking in different directions. 

The only think I found slightly unsettling about this book was the main character shares my name, and I kept thinking I was her, which was rather odd.  There are so many layers to uncover as the story unfolds, and we discover more about her marriage to Anthony, the interactions with a commuter on the tube, and we also get great insights into her step-daughter Claudia. 

This book fried my head as I tried to keep up with every twist and turn, and I loved it all the more for it.  Was a thrilling read that totally captured my attention. 

I think this is an author that is going from strength to strength and I'm loving read each and every book of it. 

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