Behind Closed Doors by BA Paris
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Behind Closed Doors by BA Paris ‘If you love The Girl on the Train read Behind Closed Doors.’ ‘Twists our expectations of the entire psychological thriller genre’ ‘The tension builds almost unbearably’ ‘It took me just an afternoon to read this book and by the end, my heart was pounding. If you like fast and frantic stories, you’ll love this.’ |
From the back of the book:
Everyone knows a couple like Jack and Grace. He has looks and wealth, she has charm and elegance. You might not want to like them, but you do.
You’d like to get to know Grace better.
But it’s difficult, because you realise Jack and Grace are never apart.
Some might call this true love. Others might ask why Grace never answers the phone. Or how she can never meet for coffee, even though she doesn’t work. How she can cook such elaborate meals but remain so slim. And why there are bars on one of the bedroom windows.
Sometimes, the perfect marriage is the perfect lie.
My Review (no spoilers):
As a caveat to my review, this book might be okay as a forgettable beach read. It was very quick to get through and as some positive reviews I said, if you can ignore plot holes and suspend belief, then you may find the book a bit of fun.
Unfortunately, I did not enjoy this book as I often found myself saying "no one would ever do that!!" I thought the characters were not well developed and therefore their motivations and actions did not make a lot of sense. One of the book club members put it very well saying "it feels like this is a caricature of what a psychological thriller is supposed to be." Enough said.
1/5 stars