We know from the offset that Finn is hiding something about Layla’s disappearance at a service station in France years before but we’re not sure of details or even if Layla is still alive. He’s living with Ellen, the sister of his missing girlfriend Layla and has just asked her to marry him, which is weird but you know, whatevs. Paris did!īring Me Back is the story of Finn, a 40 something financy type person (something to do with stocks and shares portfolios – it’s a bit vague). Or the most adorable, not even slightly creepy Matryoshka (or Russian dolls – you know, the super cute brightly painted type that nest inside of each other). I certainly thought so.īut which creepy doll would you choose? A Stephen King style clown toy? A terrifying Victorian creation? A crudely made voodoo doll? So if you were going to write a book – a thriller, no less – where you were creating a omnipresent sense of foreboding, a potential back-from-the-dead plotline, a character exerting their power to possibly ruin your life you might think that creepy dolls would fit into the plot nicely. If Layla is alive-and on Finn's trail-what does she want? And how much does she know?Ī tour de force of psychological suspense, Bring Me Back will have you questioning everything and everyone until its stunning climax.Dolls in general are pretty creepy, right? The glass eyes that follow you round the room, the oddly child-like features, the ones that talk…especially the ones that talk…*shudders*.

Emails from strangers who seem to know too much. There are other odd occurrences: Long-lost items from Layla's past that keep turning up around Finn and Ellen's house. Someone from his past has seen Layla-hiding in plain sight.

Then, not long before he and Ellen are to be married, Finn gets a phone call. His heart wants to believe that she is the one for him.even though a sixth sense tells him not to trust her. Still, there's something about Ellen that Finn has never fully understood. Their shared grief over what happened to Layla drew them close and now they intend to remain together. Ten years later Finn is engaged to Layla's sister, Ellen. That is the story Finn told to the police. When he returns Layla is gone-never to be seen again. He hops out of the car, locks the doors behind him, and goes inside.

They're driving along the highway when Finn decides to stop at a service station to use the restroom. A whole world of secrets remained-until now.įinn and Layla are young, in love, and on vacation. ' outstanding Hitchcockian thriller.' - Publishers Weekly (starred review) 'We're in a new Golden Age of suspense writing now, because of amazing books like Bring Me Back, and I for one am loving it.' -Lee Child PARIS, THE AUTHOR OF THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLING NOVELS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AND THE BREAKDOWN

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