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The Wreckage

Robin Morgan-Bentley,

Emilia Fox (Narrator),

Jack Hawkins (Narrator),

Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (Narrator)

3.77 · Rating details · 415 ratings · 130 reviews

Listening Length: 8 hours and 48 minutes.

Things will never be the same again....

Ben is driving on the motorway, on his usual commute to the school where he works.

A day like any other, except for Adam, who in a last despairing act jumps in front of Ben's car, and in killing himself, turns the teacher's world upside down.

Wracked with guilt and desperate to clear his con ...more

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Published February 6th 2020 by Trapeze (first published February 2nd 2020)

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Jun 26, 2020 Lyn❤Loves❤Listening #AUDIOBOOKADDICT rated it really liked it

Shelves: great-narrator-performance, friends-and-or-family-included, loved-the-twist, domestic-issues, psychological-thriller, audio, great-narrator-pairing, grief, death, monologue-galore

Audio 4.5 Stars
Story....3.75 Stars

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Feb 04, 2020 Louise Wilson rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Ben was driving to work when Adam jumps in front of his car. He passes away a month later. He leaves behind his wife, Alice and their son, Max. Ben is wracked with guilt. He decides to attend the funeral and forms a friendship with Alice.

This story is told y Ben, Adam and Alice's perspectives. It deals with the vulnerable and mental health issues. The characters were well rounded but at times I both sympathised and despised them. This is a gripping, well written and page turning psychological th ...more

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Aug 23, 2019 C.L. Taylor added it · review of another edition

The Wreckage is an immersive, compulsive and gripping tale about what happens when three broken people's lives collide in the most tragic of ways. It's a book about control and obsession but the author cleverly veers away from cliche and melodrama - there are no cardboard cutout villains and heroes here - because, in Ben and Alice, he has created characters that are well rounded, nuanced, flawed and real. I thoroughly enjoyed it. ...more

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Nov 16, 2019 Pauline rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: netgalley

Ben is driving to work on the motorway one morning when a man steps out in front of his car. This incident turns Ben's life upside down.
The man he knocked down is called Adam and after visiting him hospital to see how he is, Ben befriends Adam's wife Alice.
I could not engage with the main characters in this story. Ben was immature and annoying. Alice was mean and foul mouthed and this affected my enjoyment of the book.
Thank you to NetGalley and Orion Publishing Group for my e-copy in exchange ...more

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Mar 03, 2020 Mandy White (mandylovestoread) rated it it was ok

Shelves: audible, z-read-in-2020

Really did not enjoy this one. The characters were awful and it just got weird... disappointed

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Feb 04, 2020 Louise Wilson rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Ben was driving to work when Adam jumps in front of his car. Je passes away a month later. He leaves behind his wife, Alice and their son Max. Ben is wracked with guilt. He decides to attend the Adams funeral and forms a friendship with Alice.

Thisnstorynis told by Ben, Adam and Alice's perspectives. It deals with the vulnerable and mental health issues. The characters were well rounded but at times I both sympathised and despised them. This is a gripping, well written and page turning psychologi ...more

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Aug 27, 2019 Caroline Mitchell rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: psych-thriller

When I first read the blurb of this book, I was immediately drawn in. A tragic event draws shattered lives closer together. What could be more intriguing than that? The Wreckage did not disappoint. The author draws you deep into their lives as you see the story from each perspective. These are living breathing characters, and I could easily envision this as a television drama in my mind. As the book progresses, it takes you down some dark pathways as further revelations are made. A thoroughly co ...more

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Jul 30, 2019 Liz Barnsley rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Another Theakstons crime read complete, The Wreckage is another one to look out for next year- an emotional story of dangerous love and obsession.

A fast and involving read. As ever full review to follow for publication.

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Feb 03, 2020 Shalini rated it liked it · review of another edition

Ben was driving a car when a man jumped in front of it. And he died. Ben befriended the widow and child and kinda became stalkerish in his guilt. The book was the journey of their lives post the accident.

My first book by author Robin Morgan-Bentley, the story gave off creepy vibes which pulled me in. Both the main characters had their own agenda which filled me with suspense. I too began to peruse their motives. The author evoked my curiosity to investigate all actions of the protagonists.

The st ...more

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Feb 07, 2020 The Coycaterpillar Reads rated it really liked it · review of another edition

The Wreckage– it’s clear from the offset the tone this story is going to take. A car wreck. Speeding towards an end goal that destroys lives. Whiplash that leaves you feeling pained and distraught. It’s a real play on the title and the deeper meaning behind it is poetic brilliance. This book hits you in the feels like a ten-tonne truck to the chest. You need to escape from the wrecked car, you’re injured, your disorientated and you have to drag yourself to safety. It’s pitch black and you The Wreckage– it’s clear from the offset the tone this story is going to take. A car wreck. Speeding towards an end goal that destroys lives. Whiplash that leaves you feeling pained and distraught. It’s a real play on the title and the deeper meaning behind it is poetic brilliance. This book hits you in the feels like a ten-tonne truck to the chest. You need to escape from the wrecked car, you’re injured, your disorientated and you have to drag yourself to safety. It’s pitch black and your senses have left you. You need to stumble from one event to the other – this book is the direct correlation to this.

As a debut I didn’t know what to expect. Let me tell you this – rarely have I read such a fully immersive, compelling and eye popping read such as The Wreckage. Robin Morgan-Bentley knows just how to lead his readers down a maze, blindfolded and panicky. A Suicide. A Grieving family. A driver left with an incredible responsibility. A mysterious note.

In mere hours Alice’s world is turned upside down. A stay at home mother to her cherished son, Max. she loves a wine or two but tell me what mother doesn’t? Was she expecting the news on that fateful day? What would drive someone to make the decision to throw themselves in front of a moving car on the motorway? I was in my element reading the alternating POV’s in The Wreckage – both Alice’s and Ben’s narrative was emotive and heart-wrenching. It left me with an extreme sense of urgency and it was compelling to have the POV of someone that had been driving the car as opposed to the usual fallout from the victim’s family.

Both Alice and Ben were victims. It was as clear as the nose on your face. Ben really struggled with the feelings of guilt and seemed to only want to do right for his perceived wrong. Alice was left to raise an eight-year-old boy who had his father and her husband wrenched from their lives. There was secrets, lies and a sense of foreboding that kept creeping into my peripheral vision. They are both trying to navigate their own versions of the highway to hell.

I found Ben to be the more interesting character. The Inspectorates proclaimed country’s best school teacher. He has a solid routine that he sticks to, doesn’t drive recklessly, the patience of a saint – the accident hits him very hard. It is also the catalyst that sends him down a destructive and obsessive path. Imagine dominoes – once that first one gets sent on its way, there is no stopping the wave of destruction. This book gave me such an addictive need to find out what happens next – I raced to the finish. The author gave me such a need to work out why Ben, Alice and Adam behaved in the way they did.

In all honesty, I really struggled with Alice. Yes, she was struggling with the death of her husband, but she presented as a bit reckless and irresponsible. She seemed to be so focussed and lost in her own grief that she seemed to lose sight of the most important person – Max. she drank too much and couldn’t acknowledge help when offered. You can tell that her world has turned grey, but she has to be strong for her son. I think the author wrote the character in such a way that you feel conflicted in how she behaves and her motives. Is wrong vs. right so obvious in this story?

The Wreckage is a tightly weaved plot that could cut your oxygen. The story left me guessing right until the end. I doubted every character and felt conflicted around every corner. Be prepared to be catapulted onto a lake of ice, you will need to navigate the thin ice without falling into the cold depths below. ...more

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Feb 19, 2020 Melanie Lewis rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: audible-books

A book with narration by Emilia Fox, Jack Hawkins and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith is already starting on a positive note. But, ohmidays, The Wreckage is a gripping book that'll have you listening way past your bedtime. I thought Robin Morgan-Bentley took some unusual turns with this book. Firstly with the issue of men struggling with mental health, then with the widow, the innocent victim in all this, being not particularly likeable and the villain being, on the whole, a more generous and sympathetic ...more

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Jan 01, 2020 Nicole rated it liked it · review of another edition

This was an interesting thriller, that had a promising start but then went down hill

In this book you follow Adam, a troubled man who has had a history of serious mental health problems. He decides to take his own life by stepping out in front a car. Ben, the unfortunate man to run into him, is traumatised by the event and decides to insert himself into Adam's widow and son's life. Is this an act of support or are his intentions more sinister?

I thought this book started of really well. Its real ...more

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Apr 24, 2020 Stina rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: net-galley, british, british-thrillers, 2020, psychological-thrillers

When I read the premise for this book, I was immediately intrigued. A tragic event in which the driver of the car involved and the grieving family of the man he hit are drawn together as they each try to piece together their shattered lives.

Sounds intriguing, right? Wrong.

What I got was five hours of depressing monologue from both narratives that I cannot get back. I can't believe I stayed up into the night in the hope it would get better. The reason I did stick at it was that it was a short re ...more

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Feb 07, 2020 Rachel Bridgeman rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: february-20

In this tale of love, loss, grief and death, the reader is plunged right into the story at the time of the titular car wreck. The intersection of the life of Ben, driving to school and Adam, the man he runs over, are inextricably interwined from then on in, in an ever increasing,claustrophobic thriller.

There is no buildup to the characters, so there is a mirroring of beginning with a crash, then reassembling the parts afterwards- this is Ben's life, as a teacher, his immediate concern is his pro In this tale of love, loss, grief and death, the reader is plunged right into the story at the time of the titular car wreck. The intersection of the life of Ben, driving to school and Adam, the man he runs over, are inextricably interwined from then on in, in an ever increasing,claustrophobic thriller.

There is no buildup to the characters, so there is a mirroring of beginning with a crash, then reassembling the parts afterwards- this is Ben's life, as a teacher, his immediate concern is his professional face, how it effects the school, being late, all the immediate concerns after such a horrific incident that turns the everyday into a living nightmare.

The description of the car crash is not gratuitous, this leaves Ben and the reader shocked and under the impression that this was a pure accident, and that nothing could have been done about it. The proedural analysis by the paramedics, the police, the physical and psychological aftermath on Ben are drawn with swift, deft strokes as you find yourself catching your breath and hoping that Ben is going to be ok.

And then....a massive and swift 360 degree turn is achieved by introducing Alice, Adam's wife. Again a quick pencil sketch of her and you have the jaw dropping realisation that this was not an accident, Alice has been living in fear of something like this for quite some time. Suddenly, blame and accountability swap places and guilt is a nebulous concept to pin on Ben.

The exploration of grief, loss and trauma is so well conveyed, I had absolutely no difficulties sinking into this novel and tapping into feelings of anguish and pain, the author creates his characters so well, with so many layers that it is impossible not to. You want resolution for both of them, but when out of misplaced guilt, Ben starts spending a little too much time with Alice and her son, you begin to question everything you just read over and over again.....

What is he doing?

Is it a misplaced sense of guilt or is he actually playing a longer, darker, more twisted game?

Wrong footed so many times I had whiplash, but never in the sense that the author is out to trick you, more that he is creating a masterpiece of tension , this is a nail biting, stomach clenching, heart pounding debut of suspense. It's very visual so I can absolutely see this as tv series in the future,at any rate that is what I am hoping will happen! Very highly recommended for a rainy, wintery night where you can just switch off and read through till morning. Great stuff! ...more

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Feb 04, 2020 Amanda rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I read the synopsis for 'The Wreckage' and it certainly sounded like the deliciously, creepy sort of read that I absolutely love. I grabbed a cup of tea in one hand, picked up the book in the other hand and began to read. Oh my word, 'The Wreckage' was one hell of a read and I thoroughly enjoyed every single second of it.
The two main characters in the story are Ben and Alice, who are brought together in the most tragic of circumstances. Ben is a teacher, who is driving to the school where he wor I read the synopsis for 'The Wreckage' and it certainly sounded like the deliciously, creepy sort of read that I absolutely love. I grabbed a cup of tea in one hand, picked up the book in the other hand and began to read. Oh my word, 'The Wreckage' was one hell of a read and I thoroughly enjoyed every single second of it.
The two main characters in the story are Ben and Alice, who are brought together in the most tragic of circumstances. Ben is a teacher, who is driving to the school where he works when a male deliberately steps out in front of Ben's car. Ben tries to take evasive action but he couldn't avoid hitting the male. It turns out that the male is called Adam and he was married to Alice and they had a son together. Ben develops an obsession with what happened, which is understandable in a sense. He feels responsible for killing Adam, which is technically true, and he carries a lot of guilt around with him. Following the accident Ben develops a friendship with Alice and Alice's son. It was almost as if he was trying to make amends to Alice for what happened. Ben becomes increasingly obsessed with Alice and I began to fear for her safety and that of her son. What happens? Well for the answers to that question and so much more you are just going to have to read the book for yourselves to find out as I am not going to tell you.
Oh my word, 'The Wreckage' was a fantastic read. I was gripped by the characters and the story from the moment I picked the book up until the moment I finished the last word on the last page. This was one of those books that kept me on the edge of my seat throughout. I picked the book up only intending to read a couple of chapters but I became so wrapped up in the story that I read far more than a couple of chapters. In fact the first time I picked the book up, I read 12 chapters in one go. I was itching to read the book over the course of a day but boring things like life got in the way and it meant that I had to take three of days to finish the story. If I wasn't reading the book, I was thinking about the book and I was wanting to pick the book up again. I became so wrapped up in the story that I lost all track of time and I was staggered when I realised just how long I had been reading. It didn't take me long to reach the end of the story which I had mixed feelings about. Don't get me wrong, I was pleased to finish because it meant that I knew how the story ended but I was enjoying the author's writing style, the characters and the storylines so much that I wanted the book to continue for longer.
'The Wreckage' is superbly written. The author has one of those writing styles that is easy to get used to and easy to get along with. Robin certainly knows how to grab your attention from the start and he reels you in. The chapters are written from the different viewpoints of Ben and Alice. I did wonder if that way of telling the story might prove to be confusing but I needn't have worried because this way of telling the story worked well and the story flowed seamlessly as a result. I had my own suspicions as to what was going to happen but I had the wrong end of the stick so Robin certainly kept me guessing. Robin uses such vivid and realistic descriptions that I felt as though I was part of the story myself.
In short, 'The Wreckage' is a cracking read, which I will definitely be recommending to other readers. I will definitely be reading more of Robin's work in the future. The score on the Ginger Book Geek board is a very well deserved 5* out of 5*. ...more

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Jan 31, 2020 Susan Hampson rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: author-reads

Ben is on his way to work one morning when a man runs out in front of his car. Ben isn't a fast driver but I am talking motorway here. Ben is devastated but gets a glimmer of hope when he hears that the man, Adam, is in hospital.
Ben has to see for himself but he learns from Adam's wife that it doesn't look good for a recovery. Alice and Adam form a friendship and he begins to slowly get to know Adam and Alice's seven-year-old son Max. When Adam's life support is turned off Ben makes a decision t ...more

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Dec 28, 2019 Elaine's Reviews rated it liked it · review of another edition

An easy and quick read, The Wreakage tells the story of Ben driving to work one morning when a man steps out in front of his car on the motorway. Still alive but fatally injured, Adam is on life support. Ben's guilt leads him to make contact with Adam's wife and try to befriend her and her young son to a point where he becomes obsessed with them.

This book was only ok for me. I didn't love the characters and found Ben immature and Alice to be hard and withdrawn. I didn't connect with either unfor ...more

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Jul 31, 2019 Phil Connolly rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

An utterly addictive page turner. The story gets under your skin in all the best ways. A fabulous debut novel; well-observed, razor-sharp, and wonderfully disturbing.

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Jul 31, 2019 Michelle Laterman Wachsmann rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Beautifully written and gripping story! Really makes you feel what the characters are feeling. Could not put the book down!

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Aug 09, 2019 Elise rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2019, 2020

There are many crime thriller novels out there and it can be hard to know which are worth reading. The Wreckage is definitely on the must-read list! This is a stunning debut novel from a very talented author who, I'm sure, has many great things ahead of him.

The Wreckage touches on many important themes, including mental health, which is something that really stood out. Robin's characters are relatable, the storyline addictive and the writing gripping. I was totally addicted to this book; I read ...more

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Jul 31, 2019 Adam Jacobs rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

The Wreckage is a real page turner; I was gripped from the first paragraph. The book explores important issues around male mental health and whilst the protagonist, Ben, is a deeply flawed character, he was one I found myself sympathising with, despite myself. Robin Morgan-Bentley is clearly a young author worth keeping an eye on.

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Aug 14, 2019 Esther Bentley rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

An amazingly gripping debut by a clearly talented young writer, with a clever unexpected twist at the end. The meandering characterisation of the three interlocked protagonists was unnerving and often unsettling. A real unique insight into male mental health issues, not often covered in modern literature. Can’t wait for the next book by this exciting new author.

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Jul 26, 2019 Lynn rated it really liked it · review of another edition

What a great debut novel showing the consequences of how one tragic event impacts on different lives. Very short easy chapters. A great read

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Aug 06, 2019 Linda Wachsmann rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

The wreckage keeps you gripped from the beginning to the end with a twist in the tail, very well written, I’m looking forward to reading more from this author

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Feb 12, 2020 Lel Budge rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Ben is driving to work on the motorway when he sees a flash of white….he has hit a man.

Adam has deliberately jumped in front of Ben’s car.

While not Ben’s fault he is so guilt ridden he can barely function, but he decides to see Adam’s wife, Alice to say sorry.

Alice is a bit taken aback, but they become slightly uneasy friends and Ben becomes close to her son Max. But, then Ben takes Max to give Alice some time alone, as he’s concerned about her drinking and if Max is safe.

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Feb 17, 2020 Priya Shrinath rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Ben, a school teacher still living with his parents, shy, awkward, good with kids, but socially awkward. Grieves for pulling the car over Adam. Gets obsessed over Alice and grows a lust for her.

Alice is a bored housewife, who married into wealth after meeting husband Adam. After Adam's suicide, she's pretty much home all the day, crashing on the couch after drinking heavily. She doesn't not have friends, or family. Doesn't like Ben at first for his shy nature but begins to get attracted over his ...more

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Feb 14, 2020 marnie | once upon a time book blog rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2020

Robin has created a plot that is straight out of your worst nightmare! Told via alternating chapters from the perspective of the two main protagonists Alice and Ben, we are taken on a journey into how the actions of Alice’s husband Adam, changes their lives forever. As I like to say in some of my reviews, less is more when discussing the plot, as I think the blurb gives the reader enough without going into any further detail. This is definitely the case for The Wreckage.

The characters in this st Robin has created a plot that is straight out of your worst nightmare! Told via alternating chapters from the perspective of the two main protagonists Alice and Ben, we are taken on a journey into how the actions of Alice’s husband Adam, changes their lives forever. As I like to say in some of my reviews, less is more when discussing the plot, as I think the blurb gives the reader enough without going into any further detail. This is definitely the case for The Wreckage.

The characters in this story are very well developed, but I was not really able to connect with them. Having said that though, this did not hinder my enjoyment of the book and in some ways, I think they were supposed to get the reader to feel this way. Alice was the most interesting to me. Cold and detached and at times a downright you know what, she is the one that has the most growth throughout and as the story progresses the layers are peeled away and you understand why she is the way she is.

Ben, always had me feeling uneasy. I sympathised with him of course, but perhaps it was also the fact that I was questioning his intentions. Robin had me second guessing which way his character arc was going to go and it was his level of intensity and straightforwardness that made me most uncomfortable. With Adam, we don’t get a lot of insight into his character straight away. We know from bits and pieces from Alice’s perspective, that he was suffering and struggling with life, but it isn’t until we get his side of the story where everything then falls into place in a chilling account.

I enjoyed the ease of Robins writing, which was engaging, descriptive (though not overdone) and emotive. He gives a raw and honest insight into the sensitive issues of depression, mental illness and suicide and he handles these respectively and extremely well. I liked how he was able to get me comfortable into the story and keep my attention, but I do have to admit, that I was wondering where it was going to go and I was preparing myself for an ending that was not going to be satisfying. I am pleased though to report, I had nothing to worry about there…What a shocker!!

The Wreckage is a slow burn to start with, but as soon as Robin notched up the speed of it, this was when it really kicked into high gear and took off! With a clever twist interwoven that I did not see coming and a jaw-dropping ending that chills you to the bone, as a first-time novelist, Robin has done a great job with this book and I look forward to seeing what he comes up with next. It was a pleasure to be able to read and review The Wreckage which I recommend.

Thank you to NetGalley, Trapeze and Robin Morgan-Bentley for allowing me to read an advanced copy of The Wreckage which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.

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Jan 08, 2020 Ellen rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Dec 26, 2019 Jacob Collins rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Robin Morgan-Bentley hits the ground running in his debut thriller, The Wreckage. We are thrown headfirst into a devastating scene as a man launches himself in front of a car on a motorway. A police investigation quickly proves that the man committed suicide, leaving his devastated family and the traumatised man who hit him behind. Robin Morgan-Bentley examines just how much trauma such an event can inflict on a person. And he does this very well with his character, Ben.

The Wreckage is an emotio Robin Morgan-Bentley hits the ground running in his debut thriller, The Wreckage. We are thrown headfirst into a devastating scene as a man launches himself in front of a car on a motorway. A police investigation quickly proves that the man committed suicide, leaving his devastated family and the traumatised man who hit him behind. Robin Morgan-Bentley examines just how much trauma such an event can inflict on a person. And he does this very well with his character, Ben.

The Wreckage is an emotional, hard-hitting page-turner. You can see how much of an effect the man’s suicide has had on his family and particularly on the man who hit him, Ben. This comes through very strongly in Robin’s writing. You can really sense just how painful this is for Ben as he struggles to come to terms with the pain that he has inflicted on Alice and her son.

Ben forms an attachment to the man’s widow, Alice, and for a while, it appears that they may have developed a relationship united by grief. But all is not quite as it seems as Ben is very keen to become a permanent fixture in Alice’s and Max’s lives. Soon Ben’s concern for Alice and her son, Max turns to a dangerous point of obsession. And this frightens Alice. She quickly realises that she has to let Ben go, but Ben isn’t quite ready to forget about her.

Robin Morgan-Bentley’s writing is taut, and it keeps you turning the pages. As Ben grows closer to Alice and her son Robin keeps the tension simmering in the background. As I was reading, I felt that there wasn’t something quite right here. I could sense that the tension was going to fire right up, and this is what kept me reading.

The story is told both through Alice and Ben’s point of views. I had mixed feelings about Alice and Ben. In the first few chapters, I could see that Ben was quite vulnerable and that any decision taken too lightly on Alice’s part might be enough to tip him over the edge. I didn’t quite take to Alice until much later on; I think this was because she seemed to be quite eager to move on from her husband’s suicide. By the end, though, I was rooting for her. Once you get to the end you can certainly see why she decided to take some of the decisions that she did.

I don’t think I quite thought Ben as particularly dangerous as I was reading this book. But it was the simmering tension that was around him that made me feel concerned for Alice. It made me wonder who Ben really was and what his business was in getting involved in them.

Devastating truths that come later on in the book turn everything you thought you knew on its head.

Robin Morgan-Bentley kept me gripped by his writing. This idea really does make you think about the after effects of an incident and how chance happenings can have a big impact on the rest of your life. The Wreckage is a totally immersive read. ...more

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Mar 22, 2020 Kazzie rated it did not like it · review of another edition

DNF’d at 4 hours 52 minutes remaining of the audiobook. The audiobook was 8 hours and 48 minutes. I was only interested in this book because Emilia Fox was one of the narrators.

From the beginning, I did not like the narration style of this at all. In particular, I did not like the ‘Ben’ narrator at all. I felt his style to be melodramatic and like a student reading a passage out loud in English class. It did not endear me to Ben. I hated Ben’s character. I didn’t find him likeable, that may be ...more

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