Is This Mutton?

Dear friends. Today's spotlight falls on an intriguing pyschological thriller by Diana Wilkinson, The Girl in the Window. It's always a challenge to review books like this without giving spoilers, but hopefully I'll give you enough to pique your interest.

Publisher's Description

I know their secrets...

Every morning, I sit at the same table of my favourite café, sip my cappuccino, and watch them.

The woman has no idea I’m watching, day after day, unravelling the secrets of her life. I see the way she smiles when he arrives, how she glances over her shoulder… like someone who is hiding something.

She thinks she’s in control, but has no idea I’m on to them…

I know a lot more about the man. For a start, he’s not who he pretends to be – his lies are as plain as the nose on your face.

There’s more to this story than meets the eye, a lot more than I’ll ever let on. I already know a lot about the man, but have learnt so much more from watching.

Why do I think the man should tell me what’s going on?

Because he’s my husband. That’s why.

An unforgettable tale of deceit, lies and revenge, from the bestselling author of The Girl in Seat 2A.

My Thoughts

They say that nothing good comes from spying on others, and this would definitely be the case for Izzy. She's married to Jed and convinced he's having an affair, after seeing him from the window of a back street coffee shop where, unbeknown to him, she goes for a daily caffeine fix.

Izzy is an unreliable narrator. She has several phobias and describes both herself and Jed as having deep-rooted issues. She says "He's insecure, and I'm unbalanced, on the cusp of crazy."

Her job as an agony aunt for the local paper sees her testing some of her theories about Jed's affair among the readers. She starts inventing letters and seeking readers' thoughts on the agony aunt Facebook page.

She finds out that Jed may be up to his neck in deception and has possibly been involved in serious crime.

The tension grows and I felt almost like shouting out loud "No!" when Izzy seemed to be close to having a secret affair of her own with a "wide boy" builder who is developing the rundown site where Jed's mother lives.

The ending was a little mysterious to my mind and I didn't trust Izzy an inch. It's possible I think we may see her in a follow-up book.

A well written psychological thriller with interesting characters and enough red herrings to keep you hurrying to the end.

About the Author

Diana Wilkinson was born and bred in Belfast, Northern Ireland and is the number 1 bestseller of The Girl in Seat 2a. Diana spent most of her working life in the business of tennis, and the inspiration for much of her work has come from the ladies she coached over the years.