The Accident by C L Taylor

The Accident                                                         by C L Taylor                                                                                        

A gripping debut about the deadly secrets your children can keep …

Sue Jackson has the perfect family but when her teenage daughter Charlotte deliberately steps in front of a bus and ends up in a coma she is forced to face a very dark reality.

Retracing her daughter’s steps she finds a horrifying entry in Charlotte’s diary and is forced to head deep into Charlotte’s private world. In her hunt for evidence, Sue begins to mistrust everyone close to her daughter and she’s forced to look further, into the depths of her own past.

Sue will do anything to protect her daughter. But what if she is the reason that Charlotte is in danger?

I love psychological thrillers and couldn't wait to read this debut novel by C L Taylor - it didn't disappoint! I was drawn in from the first page and could barely put it down after that, desperate to find out why Sue's daughter, Charlotte, was in a coma - and to discover Sue's history too. Partly told in sometimes shocking flashbacks, the truth was gradually and cleverly revealed, building to a twist I didn't see coming - and I nearly always guess the twist. It's a gripping story, well-written and full of intrigue and suspense, and I was rooting for Sue - and Charlotte - all the way. 

I loved it. 

Thanks to Avon/HarperCollins for the preview copy.