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The Devil's Secret
‘When you hide the truth from yourself, you keep the Devil’s secret...’
Sarah Kingsmoor has built a successful career as a family doctor in an idyllic market town. She lives in the cottage of her dreams, enjoys rewarding friendships, and leads the life she’s always wanted for herself.
She’s convinced of this.
One spring evening, Sarah stumbles upon a brutal mugging. Her intervention saves the victim’s life. And a series of events is set in motion which will jar Sarah loose from her comfortable existence, and change her forever.
As she finds herself drawn increasingly closer to the man she rescued, Ben Valancourt, she begins to discover disquieting things about him.
Then the first threatening message appears through her door.
When a woman is found on the outskirts of town, violently murdered, Sarah begins to doubt not only Ben, but also the reliability of her own mind. And as fear and suspicion threaten to drive her to the brink of sanity and beyond, Sarah is forced to confront the possibility that her capacity for self-delusion might be more than just a handicap.
It may threaten her very existence...
A novel of relentless suspense which builds towards a shocking conclusion, The Devil’s Secret is the new psychological thriller from the author of Ratcatcher and Severance Kill.
Sarah Kingsmoor has built a successful career as a family doctor in an idyllic market town. She lives in the cottage of her dreams, enjoys rewarding friendships, and leads the life she’s always wanted for herself.
She’s convinced of this.
One spring evening, Sarah stumbles upon a brutal mugging. Her intervention saves the victim’s life. And a series of events is set in motion which will jar Sarah loose from her comfortable existence, and change her forever.
As she finds herself drawn increasingly closer to the man she rescued, Ben Valancourt, she begins to discover disquieting things about him.
Then the first threatening message appears through her door.
When a woman is found on the outskirts of town, violently murdered, Sarah begins to doubt not only Ben, but also the reliability of her own mind. And as fear and suspicion threaten to drive her to the brink of sanity and beyond, Sarah is forced to confront the possibility that her capacity for self-delusion might be more than just a handicap.
It may threaten her very existence...
A novel of relentless suspense which builds towards a shocking conclusion, The Devil’s Secret is the new psychological thriller from the author of Ratcatcher and Severance Kill.
159 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 13, 2015
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December 14, 2024
Suspense!
You can't guess who done it. Steven's keeps you on the edge of your seat. All his books are this thrilling.
You can't guess who done it. Steven's keeps you on the edge of your seat. All his books are this thrilling.
July 25, 2015
“It’s no secret – it’s a terrific thriller”
This book provided me with several hours great entertainment and brought back a few memories. At first I was hesitant about the alternating chapters; The 'Devil' chapters hinted at a severely troubled mind in one of the main characters, while in the 'Sarah' chapters we followed the GP's daily life and everything appeared fairly normal. A lot of people are single, in their thirties, work hard, enjoy a glass of wine, have relationship problems (past and present) and find someone who could be 'the one'. I was caught up in both sides of the story and wasn't sure who was 'The Devil' until the very end of the book. Bravo, Mr. Stevens, but surely the author is too young to remember prog rock? Two of the male characters had a discussion about Gentle Giant and Van Der Graaf Generator. Neither of these bands would be on the radar of the men in question surely? I shared the stage with both of them in 1970-71 and by my calculations neither of the men in the story was even born. Never mind though, it brought back a few memories.
This book provided me with several hours great entertainment and brought back a few memories. At first I was hesitant about the alternating chapters; The 'Devil' chapters hinted at a severely troubled mind in one of the main characters, while in the 'Sarah' chapters we followed the GP's daily life and everything appeared fairly normal. A lot of people are single, in their thirties, work hard, enjoy a glass of wine, have relationship problems (past and present) and find someone who could be 'the one'. I was caught up in both sides of the story and wasn't sure who was 'The Devil' until the very end of the book. Bravo, Mr. Stevens, but surely the author is too young to remember prog rock? Two of the male characters had a discussion about Gentle Giant and Van Der Graaf Generator. Neither of these bands would be on the radar of the men in question surely? I shared the stage with both of them in 1970-71 and by my calculations neither of the men in the story was even born. Never mind though, it brought back a few memories.
November 8, 2016
Too quick but an excellent reas
From page 1 I was hooked which honestly is difficult for me I felt like I understood sarah straight away her need to be involved with people because of her job and also her need to be alone. I honestly felt like out could of had more chapters but saying that I didn't expect anything really good read will be looking for more from the author
From page 1 I was hooked which honestly is difficult for me I felt like I understood sarah straight away her need to be involved with people because of her job and also her need to be alone. I honestly felt like out could of had more chapters but saying that I didn't expect anything really good read will be looking for more from the author
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