The Breakdown By BA Paris

[amazon_link id=”1848454996″ target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]‘The Breakdown’ is the second book by BA Paris.

It all started that night in the woods. Cass Anderson didn’t stop to help the woman in the car, and now she’s dead. Ever since, silent calls have been plaguing Cass and she’s sure someone is watching her. Consumed by guilt, she’s also starting to forget things. Whether she took her pills, what her house alarm code is – and if the knife in the kitchen really had blood on it.

I absolutely loved BA Paris’ debut novel, ‘Behind Closed Doors’ , a story that sold 750,000 copies since February 2016, about a couple who are far from perfect behind closed doors. I read this book in a day and when I received a copy of ‘The Breakdown’, I literally dropped everything to get stuck in, fortunately I had a hair appointment that day, so I was able to sit back and enjoy the dark tale in peace.

The story is about a woman called Cass, whilst on a night out decides to take a short cut home when the weather is particularly bad. It’s on this journey that Cass sees a car pulled over with a woman sitting inside, being a good Samaritan, Cass pulls over to help the woman but when the woman doesn’t acknowledge her, Cass then gives up and drives on. When she hears on the news the following morning that the woman has been found dead, Cass is riddled with guilt that she should have done more. As times passes, Cass begins to feel watched and fears that the person who killed the woman in the car is coming after her next.

This book is truly an exciting and thrilling read and like her previous book, the story is written in a snappy and clever style, with short chapters that keeps the reader engaged and on their toes. Cass is a great leading lady, she’s happily married with the doting husband, but the guilt of not helping the woman is tearing her up, remorseful and terrified, she’s convinced that she’s next, especially when strange things start to happen, silent phone calls, strange men standing outside the house and when she begins to forget things, she begins to fear that not only is she the next potential target but that she is a victim of Alzheimer’s like her mother.

The setting of the story is wonderfully bleak and atmospheric, living in a quiet, rural area, provides a tense setting for the story, as Cass’s husband Matthew, is regularly away on business trips, living Cass alone with her overactive imagination and fear.

Once again, BA Paris has written another great atmospheric and psychological story, riddled with suspense and deceit from the very first page, ‘The Breakdown’ gives a fascinating insight into how the mind works and how far a person will go. A dark story about jealousy and relationship, this compelling story will take you on a compulsive journey that you won’t be able to put down.

You can pre-order [amazon_link id=”1848454996″ target=”_blank” ]The Breakdown from Amazon [/amazon_link] and will be available to buy from good bookshops from 9th February 2017.