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Snowblind: A Chilling Psychological Thriller
399 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 17, 2026
About the author
Amanda Larkman
6 books90 followersAmanda Larkman was born in a hospital as it was being bombed during a revolution. The rest of her upbringing, in the countryside of Kent, has been relatively peaceful.
She graduated with a degree in English Literature degree and an MA in Modern Literature and has taught English for many years. 'The Woman and the Witch' was her first novel.
Hobbies include trying to find the perfect way to make popcorn, watching her mad labradoodle run like a galloping horse, and reading brilliant novels that make her feel bitter and jealous.
She has a husband and two teenage children, all of whom are far nicer than the characters in her book.
Follow Amanda Larkman
On Twitter: @MiddleageWar
On Instagram: @Amanda_Larkman
Blog: www.middle-agedwarrior.com
She graduated with a degree in English Literature degree and an MA in Modern Literature and has taught English for many years. 'The Woman and the Witch' was her first novel.
Hobbies include trying to find the perfect way to make popcorn, watching her mad labradoodle run like a galloping horse, and reading brilliant novels that make her feel bitter and jealous.
She has a husband and two teenage children, all of whom are far nicer than the characters in her book.
Follow Amanda Larkman
On Twitter: @MiddleageWar
On Instagram: @Amanda_Larkman
Blog: www.middle-agedwarrior.com
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April 1, 2026
A wonderful nail-biting thriller that left me guessing and completely engrossed to the end.
I'm looking forward to reading more from this author.
I'm looking forward to reading more from this author.
April 24, 2026
Snowblind is a fabulous thriller!
I read it on kindle but if I had a hard copy it would be going on my Christmas/winter reads book shelf. I’ve already told my daughter to read it at Christmas and I will be recommending it to my friends. I love Amanda’s books, I’ve read them all. The Woman and the Witch is my favourite because witch books are my favourite genre but I think Snow Blind is possibly her best book to date. For me a good book is always character driven and I found all the characters so interesting and their personalities were revealed a layer at a time, as was their difficult pasts. The setting is beautiful. It’s full of twists and turns and I couldn’t guess what was going to happen, I couldn’t put it down.
I especially liked the way that motherhood had changed the 3 main characters into fierce, strong and protective women. Being a mother myself I could easily relate to each of them.
I loved it!
I read it on kindle but if I had a hard copy it would be going on my Christmas/winter reads book shelf. I’ve already told my daughter to read it at Christmas and I will be recommending it to my friends. I love Amanda’s books, I’ve read them all. The Woman and the Witch is my favourite because witch books are my favourite genre but I think Snow Blind is possibly her best book to date. For me a good book is always character driven and I found all the characters so interesting and their personalities were revealed a layer at a time, as was their difficult pasts. The setting is beautiful. It’s full of twists and turns and I couldn’t guess what was going to happen, I couldn’t put it down.
I especially liked the way that motherhood had changed the 3 main characters into fierce, strong and protective women. Being a mother myself I could easily relate to each of them.
I loved it!
April 6, 2026
This book is so absolutely superb and absorbing, I read it in a day, just couldn't put it down. So atmospheric, you feel like you're in the middle of the lake district in a snow storm.
The story follows 3 sets of mother and teenager as they are targeted after being brought together on a Christmas getaway. Some characters are more likeable than others but they are all perfect for the storyline. Trying not to give any spoilers but it's just a fantastic plot full of twists and turns with some absolutely sublime twists at the end.
If you love Alice Feeney and Lucy Foley, you'll love this book. Absolutely fantastic thriller that I cannot recommend enough.
The story follows 3 sets of mother and teenager as they are targeted after being brought together on a Christmas getaway. Some characters are more likeable than others but they are all perfect for the storyline. Trying not to give any spoilers but it's just a fantastic plot full of twists and turns with some absolutely sublime twists at the end.
If you love Alice Feeney and Lucy Foley, you'll love this book. Absolutely fantastic thriller that I cannot recommend enough.
May 2, 2026
What an addictive book this was! I am a sucker for a 'locked room' mystery especially ones that go against the norm. The setting of this really made the story and Amanda Larkman really set the scene with a fabulous descriptive narrative. Not all the characters are likeable but that does add an extra dimension to the cast. It is full of twists and turns and was a very hard book to put down. My first by this author but I suspect it won't be my last. 5⭐️
March 8, 2026
With thanks to the author and publishers for an advance review copy in exchange for an honest review.
I first came across Amanda Larkman through her 'Woman and the Witch' trilogy (thoroughly enjoyable and highly recommended), but between the books in that series she also wrote a psychological thriller, The Bookbinder, and Snowblind is a welcome return to that form.
The opening prologue vividly describes what is surely most women's greatest fear, and draws the reader right in as we read on to see where it fits in the story. The story proper starts innocuously enough with three families of women and their teenage children in the run-up to Christmas, all missing their husbands who are variously divorced, deceased and caught away from home with work. Deborah is a glamorous influencer escaping rather more humble beginnings, whose daughter Milly just wants a cheesy traditional Christmas the first year after her parents' divorce. Sinead is worried that her son Will is falling under the influence of an online misogynist as he beefs up suspiciously rapidly. Dumpy Mary is recently widowed, also with a son, Lucas, who has become increasingly introverted since his father's death. For all three families, the promise of a peaceful white Christmas break in a new wellness rural retreat in Cumbria with lots of food, a roaring fire and no WiFi access feels like the ideal break from their troubled everyday lives.
The fairytale setting initially delivers all it promised, but soon each woman's peace is disturbed by little hints of violence and decay that could be simply down to the realities of country life, but which subtly build up a more menacing atmosphere - bloody marks in the snow, an influx of bluebottles, foxes hunting and screaming. The three teenagers initially seem to bond, but soon enough cracks start to appear in the behaviour of the two boys as they compete for Milly's attention. Meanwhile there are fleeting glimpses of a shadowy figure in the background... As doubts are sown in our mind about Will's behaviour in particular, and we learn more about the three women's past, and mishaps and accidents become harder to put down to coincidence, each of the families starts to suspect one of the others might be to blame.
The novel is structured in short chapters for each of the women, revealing snippets of their back stories and hinting at secrets each would like to keep buried, until the connections start to come together and the reason for their all being in the same place at the same time are revealed to be more than coincidence. The pace is managed very well, keeping the reader completely engaged and wanting to go on reading to find out the next piece of the puzzle. A white Christmas in Cumbria has never been so menacing. Strongly recommended.
I first came across Amanda Larkman through her 'Woman and the Witch' trilogy (thoroughly enjoyable and highly recommended), but between the books in that series she also wrote a psychological thriller, The Bookbinder, and Snowblind is a welcome return to that form.
The opening prologue vividly describes what is surely most women's greatest fear, and draws the reader right in as we read on to see where it fits in the story. The story proper starts innocuously enough with three families of women and their teenage children in the run-up to Christmas, all missing their husbands who are variously divorced, deceased and caught away from home with work. Deborah is a glamorous influencer escaping rather more humble beginnings, whose daughter Milly just wants a cheesy traditional Christmas the first year after her parents' divorce. Sinead is worried that her son Will is falling under the influence of an online misogynist as he beefs up suspiciously rapidly. Dumpy Mary is recently widowed, also with a son, Lucas, who has become increasingly introverted since his father's death. For all three families, the promise of a peaceful white Christmas break in a new wellness rural retreat in Cumbria with lots of food, a roaring fire and no WiFi access feels like the ideal break from their troubled everyday lives.
The fairytale setting initially delivers all it promised, but soon each woman's peace is disturbed by little hints of violence and decay that could be simply down to the realities of country life, but which subtly build up a more menacing atmosphere - bloody marks in the snow, an influx of bluebottles, foxes hunting and screaming. The three teenagers initially seem to bond, but soon enough cracks start to appear in the behaviour of the two boys as they compete for Milly's attention. Meanwhile there are fleeting glimpses of a shadowy figure in the background... As doubts are sown in our mind about Will's behaviour in particular, and we learn more about the three women's past, and mishaps and accidents become harder to put down to coincidence, each of the families starts to suspect one of the others might be to blame.
The novel is structured in short chapters for each of the women, revealing snippets of their back stories and hinting at secrets each would like to keep buried, until the connections start to come together and the reason for their all being in the same place at the same time are revealed to be more than coincidence. The pace is managed very well, keeping the reader completely engaged and wanting to go on reading to find out the next piece of the puzzle. A white Christmas in Cumbria has never been so menacing. Strongly recommended.
July 15, 2026
Started well and then descended into predictability. Some shoehorning in of toxic masculinity and grooming, influencing and bullying. Lots of boxes ticked but very little in the way of character development. Setting was great but it lost its way and the plot twist wasn’t a real surprise.
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