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What He Needed to Know
If you enjoy Lisa Jewell and B.A. Paris novels, you'll love this twisty series.
Terry seems about to become a pawn in a web of deception. Book One of a compelling psychological suspense series.
Terry secretly longs for a brighter life than his predictable routine with his socially avoidant wife, Gudrun. When he spots his exact double during his morning commute, everything he thought he knew is about to shatter.
Eager to tell Gudrun his exciting discovery of Gerry, the twin he never knew had, Terry is frustrated by her continued indifference. So, driven by the allure of his upmarket twin’s success, he secretly begins an an emotionally risky quest to uncover their identity, He presses on against the advice of his twin, and of his best mate, the flamboyant magician, Leon. Sure enough, Terry's search opens a Pandora's box of hidden truths, dark impulses, and unspoken desires—some of which lie disturbingly close to home.Terry has ventured into a world where trust is unwise and deception rampant. Here, colourful characters with their scarce-hidden motives, threaten all he loves and values. Gerry is the version of himself he yearns to become, but how far should he go to conceal the truth of his discoveries and risk losing this unique relationship in the attempt? How much to tell Gudrun? And what has she been hiding from him all along?
Who can he trust, and whose identity has been so carefully crafted? If you open Pandora's box, don't imagine you can ever shut it...
This thought-provoking psychological thriller will pull you into a labyrinth of dark humor, unexpected twists, and deep family mysteries.
Terry seems about to become a pawn in a web of deception. Book One of a compelling psychological suspense series.
Terry secretly longs for a brighter life than his predictable routine with his socially avoidant wife, Gudrun. When he spots his exact double during his morning commute, everything he thought he knew is about to shatter.
Eager to tell Gudrun his exciting discovery of Gerry, the twin he never knew had, Terry is frustrated by her continued indifference. So, driven by the allure of his upmarket twin’s success, he secretly begins an an emotionally risky quest to uncover their identity, He presses on against the advice of his twin, and of his best mate, the flamboyant magician, Leon. Sure enough, Terry's search opens a Pandora's box of hidden truths, dark impulses, and unspoken desires—some of which lie disturbingly close to home.Terry has ventured into a world where trust is unwise and deception rampant. Here, colourful characters with their scarce-hidden motives, threaten all he loves and values. Gerry is the version of himself he yearns to become, but how far should he go to conceal the truth of his discoveries and risk losing this unique relationship in the attempt? How much to tell Gudrun? And what has she been hiding from him all along?
Who can he trust, and whose identity has been so carefully crafted? If you open Pandora's box, don't imagine you can ever shut it...
This thought-provoking psychological thriller will pull you into a labyrinth of dark humor, unexpected twists, and deep family mysteries.
339 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 3, 2024
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About the author
Rosalind Minett
25 books52 followersA chartered psychologist in my other life, I enjoy writing about ordinary people in unusual situations, or unusual people struggling to fit in. My style is light, but even in humorous stories, there is always a dark edge.
Historical fiction: a trilogy set in WWII told from the perspective of a young boy. A Relative Invasion. Book 1, Intrusion, Book 2 Infiltration out in paperback and ebooks. Amazon Ratings 4.8 and 5.0 . Book 3 Impact to follow late 2016.
My collection of ironic short stories, Me-Time Tales: Tea-breaks for mature women and curious men, is available in paperback and e books. New edition, April 28th 2016.
Crime Shorts, a series. No. 1, updated, new cover. A boy with potential, no. 2, Homed, no. 3 Not Her Fault. Kindle only.
Two other novels (psychological dramas) are in the editing stage.
My other interests are Fine Art, Architecture, Dance and my hobby is sculpture. There's a similarity between creating characters in writing and creating forms in three dimensions or ‘cutting them down to size’.
The avatar stands instead of an author headshot. It saucily re-works Picasso's girl to show a word processor rather than a mirror. The two faces represent my serious and irreverent sides, the observer/recorder and the internal/external selves.
On Amazon I review literary and historical fiction, world literature in translation, children's books and some non-fiction. No dystopia, vampire, chicklit. When I like something, I take trouble to promote it.
I have two blogs: the quirky Me-Time Tales, and characterfulwriter, about the process of writing, where I also review.
http://fictionalcharacterswriting.blo... and http://characterfulwriter.com
Historical fiction: a trilogy set in WWII told from the perspective of a young boy. A Relative Invasion. Book 1, Intrusion, Book 2 Infiltration out in paperback and ebooks. Amazon Ratings 4.8 and 5.0 . Book 3 Impact to follow late 2016.
My collection of ironic short stories, Me-Time Tales: Tea-breaks for mature women and curious men, is available in paperback and e books. New edition, April 28th 2016.
Crime Shorts, a series. No. 1, updated, new cover. A boy with potential, no. 2, Homed, no. 3 Not Her Fault. Kindle only.
Two other novels (psychological dramas) are in the editing stage.
My other interests are Fine Art, Architecture, Dance and my hobby is sculpture. There's a similarity between creating characters in writing and creating forms in three dimensions or ‘cutting them down to size’.
The avatar stands instead of an author headshot. It saucily re-works Picasso's girl to show a word processor rather than a mirror. The two faces represent my serious and irreverent sides, the observer/recorder and the internal/external selves.
On Amazon I review literary and historical fiction, world literature in translation, children's books and some non-fiction. No dystopia, vampire, chicklit. When I like something, I take trouble to promote it.
I have two blogs: the quirky Me-Time Tales, and characterfulwriter, about the process of writing, where I also review.
http://fictionalcharacterswriting.blo... and http://characterfulwriter.com
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September 29, 2024
I read this via NetGallery and this was a very unusual book with lots of stories within the main storyline. A lot of unanswered questions but looks like this book is going to be book one of a series. I was left very confused with the ending. Overall a okay book but not a favourite and I gave it my best.
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October 29, 2024
This is a character driven psychological tale with mystery, insecurity, (of the main character, Terry,) and hiding the truth making things an almighty mess at its heart. It is a slow burn but it is well plotted and engaging. The build up to the ending is wow. And there's more... for Gudrun and Terry, a book 2.
October 21, 2024
Captivating. Highly recommend
As the author describes, this is a slow burn of psychological suspense. A real page turner. I couldn't put the book down and what a cliff hanger to end on. I now need to find out about Terry and Gudrun's fate in book 2!
As the author describes, this is a slow burn of psychological suspense. A real page turner. I couldn't put the book down and what a cliff hanger to end on. I now need to find out about Terry and Gudrun's fate in book 2!
September 29, 2024
1⭐️ Thank you to NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for an advanced copy of What He Needed To Know.
Terry has a very mundane and normal life with a steady job and a wife. Then one day he sees a man that looks just like him. He approaches him and they chat and realize they are identical twins. They were adopted when they were young to different families. He cannot wait to tell his wife but she seems not to care and she starts acting very odd. Terry starts to envy his twins life and he finds out his wife has been keeping secrets of her own from him.
This book was just plain weird. I was not a fan at all. It looks to be the first book in a series and I will not be reading the others.
Terry has a very mundane and normal life with a steady job and a wife. Then one day he sees a man that looks just like him. He approaches him and they chat and realize they are identical twins. They were adopted when they were young to different families. He cannot wait to tell his wife but she seems not to care and she starts acting very odd. Terry starts to envy his twins life and he finds out his wife has been keeping secrets of her own from him.
This book was just plain weird. I was not a fan at all. It looks to be the first book in a series and I will not be reading the others.
October 16, 2024
This was terrible.
I am aware that most books offered by Netgalley are pre final edits but this was so badly edited and as it was a rerelease this should not have been the case. The writing was so juvenile it was like it was written by a 13 year old. Awful, just awful.
I seriously can believe any publisher has let this thing be published.
What the fuck was Leon talking about about half the time? What the fuck was Terry doing most of the time? He's a fucking freak.
I'm appalled I wasted as long of my time on such a piece of shit.
God, I'm sorry to sound so mean but I feel let down that Netgalley are offering this out to people.
I am aware that most books offered by Netgalley are pre final edits but this was so badly edited and as it was a rerelease this should not have been the case. The writing was so juvenile it was like it was written by a 13 year old. Awful, just awful.
I seriously can believe any publisher has let this thing be published.
What the fuck was Leon talking about about half the time? What the fuck was Terry doing most of the time? He's a fucking freak.
I'm appalled I wasted as long of my time on such a piece of shit.
God, I'm sorry to sound so mean but I feel let down that Netgalley are offering this out to people.
September 30, 2024
This book was my first by this author. It is advertised as a slow burn psychological thriller. It was a bit hard to get into and the storyline and character development could have been better. It didn’t grab me and made it a slow going read.
I received a copy of this book from NetGalley for my honest review.
I received a copy of this book from NetGalley for my honest review.
October 24, 2024
Thank you NetGalley but I was a little disappointed in this book. I just…. Everything was so wrong. I had a HARD time trying to finish the book.
December 16, 2024
the pace for that ending was not worth it and the plot twist at the end was horrible. I'm hoping book 2 picks it up because most of the book is actually interesting
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