The Life Sentence by Jackie Kabler
My name is Amber Ryan.
I’m in prison, but I’m innocent.
And I’ve been jailed not just for a crime I didn’t commit, but for a crime that never even happened.
Now, my friend is going to try to prove it.
But to do that, she has to go back.
Back to the dark
About the author
Jackie Kabler is a television presenter and award-winning crime writer. Her bestselling psychological thrillers have been translated into eight languages. They include Am I Guilty?, The Perfect Couple, The Happy Family, The Murder List and The Vanishing of Class 3B. A former TV news reporter, when not writing Jackie now works as a presenter for UK TV shopping channel QVC; she is also an ultramarathon runner and keen gardener, and lives in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, with her husband.
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Review
‘The Life Sentence’ is a fast-paced psychological thriller that is a real page-turner! This is the second stand-alone thriller of the authors that I have read and I flew through it in one day. Do you have to suspend disbelief at times, maybe? You do end up screaming at some of the characters ‘why’ at the top of your internal voice but it's an entertaining read packed full of interesting characters and fast-paced right up to the end!
Heather works as a bookseller in London and is approached by a young woman at a book launch one afternoon. The woman, Felicity, claims that Heather’s ex-best friend, Amber, has been framed for a crime, a crime that didn't even take place. Amber is currently in prison and Felicity is claiming that Heather’s ex, Jack is the mastermind behind it all. Amber was dating Jack at the time it all happened. The only way to prove that Jack is the bad guy is for Heather to pretend to be interested in Jack again and find the evidence to get Amber out of jail!
This is a psychological thriller that examines the effects of emotional manipulation in a relationship and how dangerous they can end up being. There were times though that there were flashes of empathy towards Jack, with his phobia of not being able to tolerate the daylight. Glimpses, though, as he still is the bad guy!
Overall, this was an entertaining read, let me know if you pick it up!
