I am delighted to be part of the blog tour for B. M. Carroll's The Missing Pieces of Sophie McCarthy. This is the author's first psychological thriller having previously written contemporary fiction as Ber Carroll. The story revolves around Sophie who following a horrific car crash which caused multiple injuries and left her in excruciating pain, is slowly trying to rebuild her life; at work for a major insurance firm and at home with her boyfriend. The story is told through multiple viewpoints, Sophie herself, her father Richard who will do anything to help his beloved daughter, her mother who fears that Sophie has an unhealthy hold over her father, her partner Aidan, his ex Chloe and daughter Jasmin and Hannah who works for Sophie and knows a secret about her past. The varying viewpoints help to build a picture of who Sophie really is and as various secrets, past actions, thoughts and behaviours are slowly revealed the reader will begin to question just how much of a victim Sophie really is. Hannah a single Mum who desperately needs her job to pay the many bills that are mounting up is finding that new boss Sophie is very demanding, but having always been timid she is afraid to accuse her of bullying. Chloe is struggling with daughter Jasmin's sleep problems especially since husband Aidan and she have split. Aidan is determined to make things work with new partner Sophie especially as he was the one who caused her accident. Richard wants to see Aidan pay for what he's done. Jasmin is convinced that her Dad's new girlfriend really doesn't like her. This is a fantastically page turning book, which kept me awake late into the night as I read on desperate to know what the next chapter would reveal. It's a fantastic study in character and emotional manipulation. Perfect for fans of Claire Allan, Catherine Ryan Howard or Liane Moriarty.
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