Today on my blog I’m thrilled to bring you my review of the new book by Northern Ireland’s bestselling author Claire Allan. Below you will find the cover for Forget Me Not along with the description. Having read all of Claire’s thrillers so far, I think everyone will love this one.
Forget Me Not Claire Allan – Book Description
I disappeared on a Tuesday afternoon. I was there one minute and the next I was gone. They’ve never found my body…
It’s six in the morning during the hottest summer on record when Elizabeth O’Loughlin, out walking her dog, comes across Clare, a victim of a horrific knife attack, clinging onto life at the side of the road.
Clare dies minutes later, but not before whispering her haunting last words to Elizabeth.
When it becomes clear that Clare’s killer has more than one murder on his mind, Elizabeth has to take drastic action or face losing everything.
But what if she can’t stop a killer determined never to be forgotten?
Forget Me Not Claire Allan – My Review
“Warn them.” These were the last words spoken by Claire as she lay dying in a ditch at the side of the road. Elizabeth O’Loughlin, the poor old woman who sat beside her holding her hand. But who was Elizabeth supposed to warn and who had inflicted the horrifying injuries to Claire’s body.
This is the beginning of the latest crime novel from Northern Ireland author, Claire Allan, and oh my god, what a story it is.
The writing is flawless, the characters are so real, and I was hooked from the first page. The story is told in dual point of view so we have Elizabeth and Rachel (one of Claire’s best friends). Elizabeth has her own story and is out walking her dog when she comes across Claire. Elizabeth is struggling to come to terms with her own daughter’s death two years previous and coming across the murder has a deep impact on her.
Rachel is struggling with her own grief too – her mother passed away from cancer – so Claire’s death hits her hard. She’s also struggling with her marriage.
The story unfolds with some fantastic character building and I really felt like I knew these people personally. I tried guessing who the murderer was but I had to keep reading and boy did I get a shock when all was revealed. I wasn’t expecting the twists. I wasn’t expecting the darkness or the cruelty of the murderer or his tormenting behaviour.
I have to say, I devoured this book. In fact, I ended up staying in the bath for well over an hour just to finish it because I had to know how it ended. Shrivelled and cold, I closed my kindle and thought, wow, that was bloody brilliant. I’ve loved all of Claire Allan’s book so far, but I think this one has just pipped the post and become my favourite.
Forget Me Not is available now in ebook, audiobook, and paperback and is sure to be a big hit.
Until next time,
Keep reading and writing,
Amanda
Amanda J Evans is an award-winning Irish author and writing coach. Amanda writes adult romance that often crosses into paranormal and fantasy. Growing up with heroes like Luke Skywalker and Indiana Jones, her stories centre on good versus evil with a splice of love and magic thrown in too. Her books have all won awards and her novella, Hear Me Cry, won the Book of the Year Award at the Dublin Writers Conference 2018. Amanda is also the author of Surviving Suicide: A Memoir from Those Death Left Behind, published in 2012.
Great review, Amanda. Thanks for posting it.
thanks for reading, Lynda.