The Split: The most gripping, twisty thriller of the year (A Richard & Judy Book Club pick)

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The true strength of the book for me was the slow build/honest view of the new lives they’re building and the supporting characters.

Each of them are what they should be, whether you should be rooting for them or not, they are distinct and unique.Jace is haunted by this, and refuses to be involved in any romantic relationships, despite feeling a strong attraction to a co-worker, Dakota. Studying English at Oxford was a dream come true, but then real life got in the way and I started a career in advertising, climbing the greasy pole for four years, helping sell washing powder and cold remedies. This a great slow burn, family-centric novel, for the first few chapters of the book she expertly builds the character background. She took a job on this isolated island to hide from him, but now that he’s out of prison, having served a term for murder, she knows he won’t give up until he finds her. It’s clearly not meant to be totally satisfying based on the book club questions at the end of the book.

Sharon Bolton has assembled one of the most skillfully crafted suspense novels I have ever encountered. Meanwhile, Esther herself is struggling to dive back into the dating pool, and trying to live as a single woman on her own. There’s plenty of narrative drive – through the family dynamics and the other relationships in both Esther’s and Lucas’ lives – along with some nice touches of gentle humour, strong emotional engagement, and a satisfying and unexpected conclusion. Old friends, horrible dating pool and the constant worry about her adult children, especially when one goes astray.The story flows well, albeit a little slow at the start, which I think is quite intentional as it gives us the opportunity to get to know the characters and to understand the family dynamic, so when things start to heat up, we are already invested in the the minutiae of family life, and the ties, although rather fractured, which attempt to hold the family together. Jackson, Spencer Treat Clark, and Charlayne Woodard from Unbreakable, and James McAvoy and Anya Taylor-Joy from Split, all reprising their roles. Hundreds of thousands of whales of every species were hunted and slaughtered here, to provide the whale oil demanded by the industrialised countries of the north. This book is breathtaking, full of surprises, twisty as hell, captivating, addictive, exciting, heart throbbing! Two great main characters: Ester is strong, stronger than she thinks and her family are her focus in life, even to the extent of being with her ex, Lucas, who is the opposite, a self obsessed and rather conceited man who needs a good talking to!