Lucy is up to her old tricks – ruining lives for fun. But at least the woman responsible, ‘dark angel’ Lucy Newton, was in prison and, slowly, Jamie was able to rebuild his life.īut then Lucy is freed on appeal, and Jamie receives a message from a desperate stranger. I can’t wait to read more from this author.Exciting news for anyone who enjoyed The Magpies – the sequel, A Murder of Magpies, will be published on 27 February 2018.įive years ago, Jamie Knight lost everything: his home, his wife, their unborn child. There isn’t a happy ending but after all that has gone before this wouldn’t be realistic. I thought what happened to Jamie’s and Kirsty’s friend Paul was incredibly sad but realistic.
My heart was in my throat for the last couple of pages. I loved the way the book was paced with suspense gradually building and becoming quite intense towards the end. Were Lucy and Chris harassing Jamie and Kirsty or were they blaming them unnecessarily? Something awful happens in the book which makes events veer in a much darker course. I constantly questioned what was happened. At times I was shocked by their behaviour and frustrated because Jamie and Kirsty are so powerless. One of the best bits about the novel is that the police really can’t do much – Jamie and Kirsty know Chis and Lucy are harassing them but have no concrete proof. The harassment from Chris and Lucy seems so harmless at first and gradually escalates. I thought the plot of the novel was spot on.
Lucy and Chris are brilliant – they come across as so nice with their psychopathic nature well hidden. They are in the bloom of first love which is very sweet and portrayed very well. This will be one of my top reads this year. The Magpies is a brilliant psychological thriller. More than anything else, she wanted to forget. But even that would not erase the images from her mind: they were locked inside her, and she could only hope that time would erode them. She felt like tearing up the whole album, ripping each picture to shreds, or throwing it into the fire, watching her memories burn. The caption didn’t fit the photograph any more.
She crossed out ‘Paradise’ and wrote ‘Hell’ in its place. After Jamie’s best friend is injured in a horrific accident, Jamie and Kirsty find themselves targeted by a campaign of terror.Īs they are driven to the edge of despair, Jamie vows to fight back-but he has no idea what he is really up against. They hear disturbing noises, and much worse, in the night. The other residents of their building seem friendly too, including the Newton’s, a married couple who welcome them to the building with open arms.īut then strange things start to happen. The future, in which they plan to get married and start a family, is bright. When Jamie and Kirsty move into their first home together, they are full of optimism.
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