HQ One Last Secret: From the Sunday Times Number One bestselling author of Both Of You comes a gripping psychological crime thriller

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I couldn’t stop reading

Normally, I wouldn’t want to read about an escort, but Adele Parks was the author.It was a go out of the gate.Many twists and turns, even though I caught most of the clues.The ending definitely surprised me.Well done!I recommend this book.

Ich komme aus dem ungläubigen Kopfschütteln gar nicht mehr raus. Ein paar Mal hab ich auch herzhaft gelacht. Was ist denn das bitte für ein schlecht geschriebenes Buch? Langatmige Wiederholungen, Plot an den Haaren herbeigezogen. Die Idee der Hauptfigur ist ja an sich nicht schlecht, (über die Philosophie der sex workerin gehts die erste Hälfte des Buches. Etwas langatmig, aber tut nicht weh. Aber dann driftet die Story immer weiter hanebüchen ab. Zu viel, zu unglaubwürdig, zu abstrus, mit dem imaginären toten Hund, den Gedächtnislücken, dem bestellten Taxi das nie ankommt, der ominösen Eierallergie usw usw. Rezensionen sind persönliche Meinungen, nem andern gefällts.

I know I probably say this every time I read an Adele Parks novel, but this one IS definitely her best yet.Dora is a high class escort, used to giving clients want they want. She is straight talking, brutally honest, and acknowledges that although not the career path she originally had in mind of herself, she is good at her job.As a consequence, she is a woman very much in demand, she has a few regular wealthy clients and makes good money. Money so good, that she can’t see herself giving it up. What on earth would she do instead? She understands her job is not acceptable to some, but she doesn’t hide behind embarrassment.But then something happens that turns her world upside down, and leaves her questioning all of her life choices. Could she give it? Should she give up?Deep down she knows the answer is yes. When she gets a call from offering her one last job, she says no, but then she hears of the obscene amount of money being offered, and she says yes.Surely it won’t hurt? One last job. A holiday if you will, to the South of France, with no sex guaranteed. The Client ( a regular) just wants to make believe that she is his girlfriend. It will be easy money, and then it will all be over.The transaction is smooth, and then they are on their way. When they arrive she finds that the heat is oppressive, and so is the atmosphere. His friends are not at all what they seem, and her first instinct is to get a cab straight back to the airport. But they are in a remote area, so fleeing unplanned is not an option.Dora decides to stick it out. What’s the worst that could happen?It’s a question she wishes she hadn’t asked herself, as the days become more and more surreal. Her fellow chateau guests more and more hostile towards her. She begins to fear for her life. Surely she’s being over dramatic? Her mother always said she was too dramatic…From here on, Dora’s story gets split and we go back in time a little, interspersed with a few other characters. This could get confusing, but it is so well written that there is no danger of that. There are some very clever twists in this novel, the plot meticulously planned to keep readers on their toes and wanting more.And I do want more … I really want to know what happens next. Though the novel did have a great ending, I can’t but feel this may not be the last we’ve heard of Dora.