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The Safe Place
Author: Anna Downes
Release Date: July 14, 2020
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Genre: Thriller/ Suspense
Superbly tense and oozing with atmosphere, Anna Downs's debut is the perfect summer suspense, with the modern gothic feel of Ruth Ware and the morally complex family dynamics of Lisa Jewell.
Welcome to paradise...will you ever be able to leave?
Emily is a mess.
Emily Proudman just lost her acting agent, her job, and her apartment in one miserable day.
Emily is desperate.
Scott Denny, a successful and charismatic CEO, has a problem that neither his business acumen nor vast wealth can fix. Until he meets Emily.
Emily is perfect.
Scott offers Emily a summer job as a housekeeper on his remote, beautiful French estate. Enchanted by his lovely wife Nina, and his eccentric young daughter, Aurelia, Emily falls headlong into this oasis of wine-soaked days by the pool. But soon Emily realizes that Scott and Nina are hiding dangerous secrets, and if she doesn't play along, the consequences could be deadly.
Photo Credit: Ona Janzen
Anna Downes
ANNA DOWNES was born and raised in Sheffield, UK, but now lives just north of Sydney, Australia with her husband and two children. She worked as an actress before turning her attention to writing. She was shortlisted for the Sydney Writers Room Short Story Prize (2017) and longlisted for the Margaret River Short Story Competition (2018). The Safe Place was inspired by Anna’s experiences working as a live-in housekeeper on a remote French estate in 2009-10.
Emily Proudman is struggling to keep herself afloat, she's lost her acting agent, lost her job, and has no money to pay her rent. She is starting to feel like someone has it out for her, nothing in her life is going right... little does she know that couldn't be closer to the truth.
Then by a stroke of pure luck, she thinks, her ex-boss Scott offers her what is certain to be the deal of a lifetime. He needs a housekeeper, au pair for his daughter, and a personal assistant for his wife at their estate located in France. At first she thinks it sounds a little too good to be true, but with her current situation and the possibility of becoming homeless looming over her head, she decides to except his offer. Not realizing she just signed herself up for all sorts of danger!
The Safe Place is a story that will have you hanging on it's every word, nothing is as it seems, and danger is constantly lurking around main character Emily. It's evident from the beginning that something is amiss and that Scott and his family are hiding things, but poor naive Emily goes in willingly and all you can do is sit back and hope she didn't make a terrible decision. This was an easy story to get wrapped up in, the words were engaging and thought-provoking, the story line was action packed and suspenseful and the characters drew me in instantly and put on quite a little show. If you like twisty suspenseful tales then I have no doubt this one will keep you thoroughly entertained! Highly recommend!
I requested an advanced copy of this title from the publisher, and I am leaving my honest and unbiased opinion.
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