![]() ![]() ![]() On the plus side, I admired the way that the author really nailed the realities of contemporary life and the tense intricacies of relationships, with very natural dialogue and plausible situations. I also thought there were too many characters – station staff and police – to the extent that when they reappeared near the end of the book, I’d forgotten who some of them were. This was why I found it hard going until we were properly into the story of how Lisa ended up haunting the station. This book could have been improved by losing 100 pages, mainly the unnecessary descriptions which didn’t further the plot or our understanding of the characters. After much description of the station, passengers, staff and the city of Peterborough, we are told her backstory, which occupies most of the book until we are back to the present and trying to solve the mystery of the man who now haunts the station too. ![]() She watches a man deliberately throw himself in front of a train. The narrator is Lisa, a woman who died on the track at Peterborough Railway Station and who now haunts the area. There is an element of psychological suspense with a supernatural flavour but the story is mainly a detailed exploration of a controlling relationship and the trauma of domestic abuse. It did get better although I’m mystified as to why some reviewers described it as a thriller. I almost abandoned this book a quarter of the way through. ![]()
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