The Aftermath by Paul Gitsham | Book Review
The Aftermath by Paul Gitsham
Genres: Thriller
The Fire. The Fallout. The Aftermath.
Seamus Monaghan is still haunted by the unexplained fire that killed his vibrant but troubled wife, Carole, three years ago. Why was she taken from him in such a horrific way?
Dominic has protected his brother, Seamus, since they were orphaned as young boys. But is that bond strong enough to survive the fallout from the fire?
Andrea loves her fiancé Seamus, but will the fire's aftermath destroy their future together?
Time moves on, but can the embers of the past ever be truly extinguished?
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This book had me hooked from the first page but I honestly thought I had things figured out pretty quickly. I was worried that I was going to spend the rest of the book being bored because I knew what was going to happen. I hate when that happens in any book. What I discovered was that I could not have been more wrong.
Take absolutely nothing in this book at face value because what you think you know you don’t know at all. That is what makes a good thriller. This reminded me a lot of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None in that there are things going on that you just don’t see. What you feel is reality is just smoke and mirrors for the truth.
This is going to be one of those books they make into a movie and I am going to be able to say I read early on! It is that good. If you are looking for a thriller this spooky season then I highly recommend this one.
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About Paul Gitsham
Paul Gitsham started his career as a biologist, working in such exotic locales as Manchester and Toronto. After stints as the world’s most over-qualified receptionist and a spell making sure that international terrorists and other ne’er do wells hadn’t opened a Junior Savings Account at a major UK bank (a job even less exciting than being a receptionist) he retrained as a Science Teacher. He now spends his time passing on his bad habits and sloppy lab-skills to the next generation of enquiring minds.
Paul has always wanted to be a writer and his final report on leaving primary school predicted he’d be the next Roald Dahl! For the sake of balance it should be pointed out that it also said “he’ll never get anywhere in life if his handwriting doesn’t improve”. Twenty five years later and his handwriting is worse than ever but millions of children around the world love him.*
*This is a lie, just ask any of the pupils he has taught.
