I am delighted to share my review today for The Curfew by T.M. Logan. If you have read any of this authors books before then you are in for a treat, this one is brilliant!

My huge thanks to Tracy at Compulsive Readers for my spot on the Blog Tour and for arranging my hardback copy from the publisher Zaffre Books

I should have known something was wrong.
I should have sensed it. Felt it in the air, like the build-up of pressure before a thunderstorm, that heavy, loaded calm.

The curfew
Andy and Laura are good parents. They tell their son Connor that he can go out with friends to celebrate completing his exams, but he must be home by midnight.

The lie
When Connor misses his curfew, it sets off a series of events that will change the lives of five families forever.

The truth?
Because five teenagers went into the woods that night, but only four came out. And telling the truth might mean losing everything…

WHAT WOULD YOU DO? 

MY REVIEW

The synopsis for The Curfew is so tantalising and it nicely sets the mood for what is to follow. Right from the outset, this book has a tense atmospheric edge to it, the further I read the more I needed to know what exactly happened the night five teens went into the woods and only four returned!

This was an addictive read and once I read over two sittings, I got a real sense of mistrust as I read, this gave such a tense feel to the overall story. When a teen doesn’t come home parents are obviously worried, phone calls to known friends and other parents soon ensue.

The police are obviously called and this begins the nightmare for several people. How far would you go to protect your own child, would you lie for them, would you omit important details, would you look for your own answers? Well of course you would, and more. This is what makes this book so addictive, tiptoeing over the line to protect your own is something most parents would do.

The crime, well it isn’t straightforward as such. There is no sign of the missing teen, there are however rumours. Deep down you know you don’t want to believe them, but it makes you wonder! It challenges the perceptions you have of your own family and your friends. Who to trust, who can be trusted and more importantly how will this all end!

The over-lying atmosphere for this book is amazing, it oozes suspicion from the first pages and the author ramps it up. It makes this book quite a fast-paced and edgy read. As I read I just didn’t know who to trust, I knew in my heart who I thought I could, but, there was always the element of doubt. This gives such a great psychological edge to the story and all the time I was on edge for some of the characters.

The characters are a mix of parents, teens and family members. This is a community where the teens all know each other, they know each other’s secrets and they see what happens. How do you convince a teen to tell the truth when they could be implicating their friends or disappointing their own parents, or landing themselves in real life-changing trouble?

There are so many dilemmas in this story and I think it would make for a fabulous Book Club read. I also think this would make an amazing thriller film as the author really does bring the eerie and spooky woodland setting into an unsettling and vivid image through the pages.

If you are a fan of this author’s previous books then I think you are going to love this one. This is definitely one for fans of suspense-filled, atmospherically charged, crime thriller and mystery read. A brilliant read from start to finish, with several unexpected twists and a great read. It is one I would definitely recommend.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

T.M. Logan is a Sunday Times bestseller whose thrillers have sold more than 1 million copies in the UK and are published in 18 countries around the world. The Holiday was a Richard and Judy Book Club pick and will soon be a major TV drama. Formerly a national newspaper journalist, he now writes full time and lives in Nottinghamshire with his wife and two children. Follow him on Twitter @TMLoganAuthorFollow him on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram

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