The Prettiest One: A Thriller by James Hankins Published by Thomas & Mercer on October 1st 2015
Genres: Thriller, Mystery
Pages: 392
Format: eBook, Kindle Book
When Caitlin Sommers finds herself alone in a deserted parking lot with blood on her clothes and no memory of the past few months, it seems like one of the nightmares that have tormented her for years…but it’s all too real. Desperate to learn the truth about where she’s been and what has happened to her but terrified of what she may find, Caitlin embarks on a search for answers. Her journey takes her from the safe suburban world she knows to a seedy town she’s never heard of, where a terrible truth from her past lies hidden—a truth she can’t quite remember yet can’t completely forget.
The Prettiest One is a fast paced thriller. It caught my attention right from the start. Catlin Sommers finds herself in a park. Her clothes are covered with blood. She can’t remember how she got there or what happened in the past few months. Now I should say: What a start!! She had a previous life during the past months that she can remember nothing about. Moreover, her husband is very shocked to see her after she disappeared for the past few months. Everyone suspected he did something bad to her. He was thrilled she’s back though he needed answers.
Well, the thriller follows in a fast pace. Which is what I liked most about this book. However, the thing I didn’t like is that it was predictable. So, it’s a very nice entertaining read but I wouldn’t place it on the top shelf of gripping mystery thrillers.
About James Hankins
James Hankins has written stories his entire life. After career detours into screenwriting and the law, he recommitted himself to writing fiction. All five of his thrillers (THE PRETTIEST ONE, SHADY CROSS, BROTHERS AND BONES, JACK OF SPADES, and DRAWN) spent time in the Kindle Top 100 and became Amazon #1 bestsellers, while THE PRETTIEST ONE reached #1 in the entire Kindle Store. SHADY CROSS received a coveted starred review from Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews gave BROTHERS a starred review and named it to their list of Best Books of 2013. Hankins lives with his wife and twin sons just north of Boston.