Random Things Tours: You´re Always With Me by Andy Maslen

 

A woman in shock. Her therapist. The husband. A dead child. Who killed the child? Why? 

You´re Always with Me by Andy Maslen is hard to put down. It is not just your regular psychological thriller recipe, actually any kind of thriller recipe, when the reader couldn´t wait to finally find the culprit. The book is much more and although I will refuse to disclose too much about the story itself - finding the killer while trying to figure out who exactly was involved in the murder and what was the actual motivation - I will make some observations regarding the structure of the book and the techniques.

The tension is mostly created through the dialogues, one of the strongest assets of the book. Through the dialogies between the characters details are revealed and actually the story advanced. The author maintains a hidden control of the story, but in a more elaborated smarter way. 

Not less important is the switch between the points of views of the different characters. In this case, it builds depth into the story and creates a diversity of perspectives which may be confusing, taking the reader sometimes far away from really guessing the possible solution(s), but those smoking mirrors are part of the very elaborated thriller ambiance created with so much care for detail by the author. 

You´re Always with Me is taking the reader out of the reading couch into the middle of an intense psychological riddle. Reading this book is an exercise in tensed focus, which will shake you until the last word on the page. An intellectual experience worth every second of it.

Rating: 4.5 stars

Disclaimer: Book offered as part of the book tour, but the opinions are, as usual, my own