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This Changed Everything: The Truth is Dangerous - DCI Logan Investigates
THIS CHANGED EVERYTHING is a dark psychological thriller has more surprising twists and turns than the wild Cornish road on which newly pregnant Claire Treloggan suffers a sinister and voyeuristic sexual assault.
Inspector Ben Logan - an enigmatic police officer who has risen quickly through the ranks despite the problems he struggles to control and hide, not least of which is the prosopagnosia which renders him incapable of recognising faces.
When the events of a few years later bring Claire and Logan together again their mutual attraction can no longer be contained. But after her daughter Cissie starts to suffer troubling nightmares Claire seeks help from her best friend, psychologist Freddy Dessler. Under hypnosis the little girl quotes the words of a sinister shadow which is getting closer, and the results for Claire and Logan will be more unexpected and shocking than they could ever have imagined.
In This Changed Everything author David Palin weaves together the stories of two very damaged people - Claire and Logan. Each has a hidden agenda, there is no room for compromise, and both are being pushed towards a cliff edge below which their personal demons await them.
Inspector Ben Logan - an enigmatic police officer who has risen quickly through the ranks despite the problems he struggles to control and hide, not least of which is the prosopagnosia which renders him incapable of recognising faces.
When the events of a few years later bring Claire and Logan together again their mutual attraction can no longer be contained. But after her daughter Cissie starts to suffer troubling nightmares Claire seeks help from her best friend, psychologist Freddy Dessler. Under hypnosis the little girl quotes the words of a sinister shadow which is getting closer, and the results for Claire and Logan will be more unexpected and shocking than they could ever have imagined.
In This Changed Everything author David Palin weaves together the stories of two very damaged people - Claire and Logan. Each has a hidden agenda, there is no room for compromise, and both are being pushed towards a cliff edge below which their personal demons await them.
214 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 25, 2018
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About the author
David Palin
15 books8 followersDavid was born in West London and lives in Berkshire. He is the author of several published novels, dark psychological thrillers, the publication of which has led to interviews on BBC Radio and in the local media. David is intrigued by the things that hide, often in plain sight, in the shadows beyond the light of our everyday lives. As a fluent German speaker and having studied English and German literature, he believes we are drawn to darker tales and imaginings.
When not wrapped up in his own writing processes – or being distracted by his other time-consuming loves of sport, music, the theatre and travelling - David is always keen to encourage and support creativity in others. As well as editing and co-writing for various authors, he has run writers’ workshops in as diverse places as Berkshire literary festivals and the far north-west of Scotland!
When not wrapped up in his own writing processes – or being distracted by his other time-consuming loves of sport, music, the theatre and travelling - David is always keen to encourage and support creativity in others. As well as editing and co-writing for various authors, he has run writers’ workshops in as diverse places as Berkshire literary festivals and the far north-west of Scotland!
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September 21, 2018
This is a keenly crafted crime novel with a whiff of the extrasensory. The writing is sharp, the book not overlong and is a very pleasing read. I enjoyed the complexity of the characters, plot twists and turns, taking me near to the end to guess who did what and then a further twist or two in the very last pages to put it all together. The condition of Prosopagnosia was unknown to me before so I learnt something new as well. What more could you want from the genre!
Why is "This Changed Everything" not on the best sellers list? Order it, read it and pass it on. You will not be dissapointed.
Peter Fletcher - Book Club Member
Why is "This Changed Everything" not on the best sellers list? Order it, read it and pass it on. You will not be dissapointed.
Peter Fletcher - Book Club Member
January 16, 2021
Brilliant Book I would Definitely Recommend
Brilliant book, again read well into the early hours of the night as I couldn't put it down. I would definitely recommend this book. ***** Great ending too.
Brilliant book, again read well into the early hours of the night as I couldn't put it down. I would definitely recommend this book. ***** Great ending too.
September 27, 2018
Fantastic!
This will make a brilliant movie. Margot Robbie as Claire, Cllian Murphy as Logan. I loved this book. the setting, the twists.
This will make a brilliant movie. Margot Robbie as Claire, Cllian Murphy as Logan. I loved this book. the setting, the twists.
October 22, 2018
Odd book
Not sure I enjoyed this book, it came highly recommended, I'm used to odd books but this didn't really explain itself.
Not sure I enjoyed this book, it came highly recommended, I'm used to odd books but this didn't really explain itself.
July 12, 2021
I have never read a novel before that has made me gasp out loud. When you become emotionally invested in the characters in a novel and you get annoyed when they do something you are not expecting, you know you are reading prose of an exceptional quality. Palin's fluid narrative combined with a devilish plot keeps you on tenterhooks until the very end.
Merged review:
I have never read a novel before that has made me gasp out loud. When you become emotionally invested in the characters in a novel and you get annoyed when they do something you are not expecting, you know you are reading prose of an exceptional quality. Palin's fluid narrative combined with a devilish plot keeps you on tenterhooks until the very end.
Merged review:
I have never read a novel before that has made me gasp out loud. When you become emotionally invested in the characters in a novel and you get annoyed when they do something you are not expecting, you know you are reading prose of an exceptional quality. Palin's fluid narrative combined with a devilish plot keeps you on tenterhooks until the very end.
July 12, 2021
I have never read a novel before that has made me gasp out loud. When you become emotionally invested in the characters in a novel and you get annoyed when they do something you are not expecting, you know you are reading prose of an exceptional quality. Palin's fluid narrative combined with a devilish plot keeps you on tenterhooks until the very end.
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