The Breakdown by B.A. Paris

The Breakdown

by B. A. Paris

Man, what a great book!  When I started reading this book I 

was done for - meaning I couldn't put it down, and when I had to, let's say to, um, make dinner, it was just calling out to me.  What a fantastic story, awesome characters, and a surprise twist that I never saw coming!  What a crazy, creepy, psychological thriller!  Even the tag line is a bit scary - "If you can't trust yourself, who can you trust?" 

The main character, Cass is headed home.  It's the last day of the school year, she has been out with colleagues and a terrible storm is approaching.  She phones her husband, Matthew, to let him know she is on her way home.  Be careful Cass - it's dark and it's storming, and it's late at night.  She mentions the shortcut - and he says - No, make sure you don't take the shortcut.  A split second decision finds Cass turning - taking the shortcut through the wood, a winding, hilly, dark, and wooded road.  

She is almost to the end and she sees tail lights, relieved she isn't alone she nearly hits it as the car is actually parked, on the side of the road, lights still on,  rain teeming down the windows.  As she passes she notices it's a woman in the car.  Should she go, should she stop, is it a trap, what should she do?  

She stops, backs up, and waits - why isn't the woman getting out of the car, she backs up waits...

Cass lost her mother at a fairly young age due to Early Onset Dementia, her father is already deceased.  

The woman in the car was found dead, suspicious circumstances - and now Cass is feeling very guilty.  Slowly she starts to forget things, is riddled with guilt, forgets more things, the phone keeps ringing, but no one is there. 

What is happening to Cass, is she getting EOD?  Is the murderer after her?

Why can't she remember conversations, appointments?  Why is the phone ringing and why is no one there?

Enthralling, frightening, you just can't put it down - who is the murderer? 

What will become of Cass - within a matter of weeks her life is completely unraveling.

This is a must-read!  Thank you to St. Martins Press and She Speaks for this amazing read!

This was an advanced copy - The Breakdown is on sale on July 18th - follow this link and get your copy!
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Why didn't you stop?  If you can't trust yourself, who can you trust?

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I received a free copy of "The Breakdown" by B. A. Paris from St. Martins Press through She Speaks by the opinions and comments here are strictly my own.