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The Second Stranger
The Second Stranger: One detective. One murderer. But which is which? | Martin Griffin
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ONE DETECTIVE. ONE MURDERER. BUT WHICH IS WHICH? 'Fresh, gripping and addictive! An absolute gem' ALLIE REYNOLDS 'If there is a finer crime debut this year, it will be a surprise' DAILY MAIL 'Clever and bold' LISA GARDNER 'The book everyone's going to be talking about' KAREN DIONNE 'A brilliant debut from an excellent new voice ' MY WEEKLY ________________ Remie Yorke has one shift left at the Mackinnon Hotel in the remote Scottish Highlands before she leaves for good. Then Storm Ezra hits. As temperatures plummet and phone lines go down, an injured man stumbles inside. PC Don Gaines was in a terrible accident on the mountain road. The only other survivor: the prisoner his team was transporting. When a second stranger arrives, Remie reluctantly lets him in from the blizzard. He, too, is hurt. He claims to be a police officer. His name is also Don Gaines. Someone is lying and, with no means of escape, Remie must work out who. If the cold doesn't kill her, one of these men will get there first . . . ________________ What real readers are saying about The Second Stranger 'Plenty of heart-stopping moments, twists and turns. A fast-paced story, atmospheric, intriguing, with a great ending. I loved it' ? ? ? ? ? 'I enjoyed the excellent descriptions of the hotel, weather and conditions . . . I felt every gust of wind and slammed door' ? ? ? ? ? 'A swiftly moving and menacing plot. The remote, atmospheric and unsettling backdrop make this eerie, chilling and unpredictable suspense' ? ? ? ? ? 'The suspense and drama build throughout . . . Very clever and unexpected' ? ? ? ? ? 'I could not put it down. Would definitely recommend!' ? ? ? ? ?
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Remie Yorke took a job at the MacKinnon Hotel in the Scottish Highlands to be close to her brother, the only family she had left. Now he is dead & Remie has one shift left before she catches a flight & leaves for good. Only Remie & 2 guests are left at the hotel so it should be an easy shift but then Storm Ezra threatens to derail her plans as a blizzard hits.

OutsmartYourShelf As the lone member of staff at the hotel, Remie is manning Reception when a man raps on the door. He is injured & says he is PC Don Gaines who was escorting a prisoner out on the mountain road when an accident killed everyone else involved except the prisoner who escaped. Remie lets him in reluctantly & he says he needs to check the hotel & grounds for the escaped prisoner. A short while later, a second stranger arrives. 3w
OutsmartYourShelf He is also injured & his name is...PC Don Gaines.

I've been looking forward to reading this one for a while & it mostly lives up to its promise. The plot is simple & yet effective with two men claiming to be the same person & no way to tell who is telling the truth. Good pacing & intriguing characters helped the story along, but it lost me in the final third when Remie decided she was John McClane.
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OutsmartYourShelf Overall it was entertaining but it became less & less believable as time went on.
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Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4962954295
Read 1st-2nd Dec 2024

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This is my most looked forward to read for next month. Two strangers turn up to an isolated hotel in the midst of a storm, each of them claims to be a police officer called Don Gaines, but only one of them is telling the truth.

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Set in a remote Scottish hunting lodge during a snowstorm, this fast-paced thriller was a real treat. Remie is working her last night shift when a police officer appears at the door and asks to be let in, saying there's been an accident and a prisoner has escaped. Two hours later, another man appears, telling the same story--with the same name. Tension mounts as Remie and a guest try to determine who to trust while the storm rages outside.

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