He’s been looking in the windows again. Messing with cameras. Leaving notes.
Supposed to be a refuge. But death got inside.
Death?
Seen him. Loads of times.
Average height. Brownish hair. Couldn’t tell you what color his eyes are but I can tell you he’s nothing special to look at.
Death’s just a bloke.
He doesn’t look angry or sad or evil. Just a bit bored.
At the end of the day, he’s a guy with a job to do. So what happens is he comes up to you he opens your mouth and he just pulls the life out of you.
It’s like a dentist pulling out a tooth.
Imagine that.
When Katie Straw’s body is pulled from the waters of the local suicide spot, the police decide it’s an open-and-shut case. A standard-issue female suicide.
But the residents of Widringham women’s refuge where Katie worked don’t agree. They say it’s murder.
Will you listen to them?
An addictive literary page-turner about a crime as shocking as it is commonplace, Keeper will leave you reeling long after the final page is turned.
Triggers suicide / violence / sexual abuse references
This covers a whole range of domestic abuse, which I was only aware of before reading from other reviews. None of the scenes is particularly graphic to me but definitely worth being aware of if this might affect you.
Written in two perspectives; then and now.
Then follows how Katie has become under the control of her abusive boyfriend, who seems charming and lovely but clearly isn’t. It also describes the events leading up to her death.
Now follows the investigation that has been launched into Katie’s death and follows the two detectives leading the enquiry.
Sad and harrowing at times, especially how easily Katie fell into the relationship with her boyfriend, Jamie. Her friend’s concern about him and their withdrawal almost from their friendship show how easily it can happen and how, although people want to help, they also don’t want to interfere.
I was completely invested in the story and found myself squeezing in a couple of pages wherever I could. However, not all of the characters seem well developed, one just disappears altogether and then ending felt anti-climactic. Having said that this covers some difficult subjects and the author has done this very well and sensitively.
Thank you to Net Galley, the Publisher and the Author for a free advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
| Title | Keeper |
| Author | Jessica Moor |
| Series | N/A |
| Format | Kindle |
| Page Count | 336 Pages |
| Genre | Mystery & Thrillers |
| Publisher | Viking (Penguin Books UK) |
| Release Date | 19th March 2020 |
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