Witness
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My review -
Rebecca
has been snared into what becomes a very dark, psychologically and physically
abusive, relationship with Solomon, who seems heaven-sent when he befriends her
as her mother is dying. He isn’t all he seems, though, and she is a witness at his
trial for murder. When, ten years later, he is released, she thinks she is safe
with her husband and child in Wales. She isn’t. Solomon, an IT expert, finds
ways to watch her, follow her and make her witness crimes against others. ‘If
you go to the police, you will die’. Worse, he makes her choose the victim.
There
were times I wanted to shout at Becky not to give in to his demands. How could
she let herself be manipulated like that? Yet she had fallen into the initial
relationship when at her most vulnerable, and Solomon had appeared to come to
save her, to look after her and be kind. By the time she found out what he was
really like, she was in too deeply to escape. So many abusive relationships
take this course and the resulting story is tense and very gripping. Tension
mounts as we know that her closest family will be pulled into the net. The
ending is surprising. Absolutely a five star read!
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