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A psychological suspense novel from a debut author that will have you asking 'How well do you know the people you're closest to?'
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First published January 1, 2011
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Ali Knight
11 books63 followersI'm the author of five psychological thriller novels. The latest, Before I Find You, is a 99p digital special offer. My other books are The Silent Ones, 'Eerie, smart and brutal,' said Heat; Wink Murder, named by The Independent as 'One of their best commercial reads of 2011'; The First Cut, 'One of the top ten crime books to take on holiday,' according to The Telegraph; and Until Death, 'A gripping read,' The Sunday Mirror.
I love reading and writing and getting feedback from readers. I live in London with my husband, kids and a psychotic cat. (Photo: Rankin Photography)
I love reading and writing and getting feedback from readers. I live in London with my husband, kids and a psychotic cat. (Photo: Rankin Photography)
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May 10, 2013
I've read this book in manuscript, before publication... and liked it a lot... True psychological suspense... When you love and trust your hubby, and suddenly you start to think: "What if he IS the murderer?"... And you don't feel comfortable anymore... I tried to find a publisher but without results... Watch for this author... Good debut novel...
January 1, 2024
3 וחצי כוכבים. ספר מתח חמוד וקולח שקוראים מהר. הכתיבה לא מהאיכותיות שקראתי, וגם העלילה לא מאד מורכבת, ספר שנהנים ממנו אבל גם שוכחים.
January 8, 2012
I was disappointed with this book as i had thought it was going to be a good read from reviews i had seen on it but No I have to say in my own personal opinion it was an average read. the book started out with Kate a married woman who's life is thrown into turmoil one night when her husband comes home late drunk and in an emotional state. The first few chapters were slow and sluggish and after that it would have been very easy to skip a few chapters but I persisted and then the plot seems to get very confused and totally off the beaten track but in the end the killer is finally revealed...I guess you will just have to read it to see what you think off it for yourselves!
July 11, 2013
Read this book because I wanted to get into crime/thrillers. Awful. Poorly written and a very uninteresting plot, was tempted to stop reading but persevered regretfully.
June 3, 2011
Kate Forman has an enviable life; a loving family and perfect husband, Paul. But one night she finds Paul drunk and covered in blood, mumbling about having killed something – or someone. When a young attractive woman who works for Paul is found murdered, Kate’s suspicions about what he has really done send her on an increasingly desperate search for the truth that threatens to demolish her carefully constructed life.
Kate is the narrator of this story, and we follow her plight as she finds herself wondering if her husband really is capable of murder. She comes across as a very real character, with human flaws and foibles. Kate’s biggest insecurity stems from the fact her “perfect” life came into being because her husband left his more attractive and glamorous first wife for her, and a niggling doubt exists within her that if he did it once, he’ll do it again. Who’s to say Paul won’t get bored of her and leave her for someone else – like the attractive young woman who’s been murdered? It makes Kate seem all the more real, and reminds us that the people whose lives we covet are always hiding secrets and insecurities of their own.
This is a tightly constructed, suspenseful thriller that will have you turning pages and keep you guessing all the way to the dramatic conclusion.
Reprinted with permission of Shots e-zine (http://www.shotsmag.co.uk)
Kate is the narrator of this story, and we follow her plight as she finds herself wondering if her husband really is capable of murder. She comes across as a very real character, with human flaws and foibles. Kate’s biggest insecurity stems from the fact her “perfect” life came into being because her husband left his more attractive and glamorous first wife for her, and a niggling doubt exists within her that if he did it once, he’ll do it again. Who’s to say Paul won’t get bored of her and leave her for someone else – like the attractive young woman who’s been murdered? It makes Kate seem all the more real, and reminds us that the people whose lives we covet are always hiding secrets and insecurities of their own.
This is a tightly constructed, suspenseful thriller that will have you turning pages and keep you guessing all the way to the dramatic conclusion.
Reprinted with permission of Shots e-zine (http://www.shotsmag.co.uk)
February 6, 2017
Wink Murder is a party game or parlour game in which a secretly-selected player is able to "kill" others by winking at them, while the surviving players try to identify the killer. The game is also variously known as Killer, Murder in the Dark… (Wikipedia)
Kate seems to have it all ... a great husband and family, a job that she loves. One night she finds Paul, her husband, drunk, on the floor, crying that he's killed something -- or someone -- and his hands are covered in blood.
The next morning, he says it was nothing, he ran over a dog. But when a young woman who worked for her husband is found murdered, Kate is more than just a little suspicious.
She wants to do the right thing... but what is the right thing?
This was a rather slow-moving plot with characters that seem a bit bland. For a debut novel, it wasn't terrible, but there was plenty of room for improvement. The author has written other books since this one, and looking at covers and reading blurbs, they look very interesting.
Kate seems to have it all ... a great husband and family, a job that she loves. One night she finds Paul, her husband, drunk, on the floor, crying that he's killed something -- or someone -- and his hands are covered in blood.
The next morning, he says it was nothing, he ran over a dog. But when a young woman who worked for her husband is found murdered, Kate is more than just a little suspicious.
She wants to do the right thing... but what is the right thing?
This was a rather slow-moving plot with characters that seem a bit bland. For a debut novel, it wasn't terrible, but there was plenty of room for improvement. The author has written other books since this one, and looking at covers and reading blurbs, they look very interesting.
July 21, 2011
I enjoyed this book. I read it intensely over one weekend and the pages kept turning. The characters and motivations are plausible, the thought processes and dialogue real, the writing well crafted. It has enough murder, suspense, action and psychological thriller material - not to mention some fast driving and some bat-swinging action- to make a great film. But what stands out is the main character, Kate.
To a part-time working mum like me Kate Foreman is oddly familiar in a "holding the mirror up" kind of way. What would I do if I had reason to suspect my husband of murder? ..If I thought my husband was having an affair? ..If my family life were under threat? ..If a mum at the pre-school music group said something idiotic? Here is a woman who drinks builder's tea when all around her are sipping herbal. Someone who has played a supporting role most of her life, but does what she thinks is right, when she thinks it right.
In Wink Murder we get an insight on the inner workings of a character that friends and acquaintances only see the surface of...until she chooses to act..
Kate doesn't quite believe her husband Paul's explanation for the blood on his hands, and it troubles her. Could her idyllic family life be compromised? Or could a veneer be maintained even if her worst fears were founded? Once Kate decides to find out the truth, she is committed to the quest. Super-sleuthing puts her in danger and on the wrong side of the law, but the truth will out... won't it? Questions of trust, loyalty and integrity are skilfully woven through the story as they are tested in a web of relationships involving family, work, money and a marriage.
To a part-time working mum like me Kate Foreman is oddly familiar in a "holding the mirror up" kind of way. What would I do if I had reason to suspect my husband of murder? ..If I thought my husband was having an affair? ..If my family life were under threat? ..If a mum at the pre-school music group said something idiotic? Here is a woman who drinks builder's tea when all around her are sipping herbal. Someone who has played a supporting role most of her life, but does what she thinks is right, when she thinks it right.
In Wink Murder we get an insight on the inner workings of a character that friends and acquaintances only see the surface of...until she chooses to act..
Kate doesn't quite believe her husband Paul's explanation for the blood on his hands, and it troubles her. Could her idyllic family life be compromised? Or could a veneer be maintained even if her worst fears were founded? Once Kate decides to find out the truth, she is committed to the quest. Super-sleuthing puts her in danger and on the wrong side of the law, but the truth will out... won't it? Questions of trust, loyalty and integrity are skilfully woven through the story as they are tested in a web of relationships involving family, work, money and a marriage.
July 28, 2012
Wink Murder - a game you play sitting in a circle with a bunch of people. One person leaves the room (the guesser) as the remainder choose the wink murderer. Once the guesser comes back into the room, they try to figure out, with limited guesses, who the killer is. And the murderer kills off people by winking at them. I'd completely forgotten about this game, and even as I read the title of the book I still hadn't recalled its meaning.
So, I still don't know if it was a dog that Paul killed that one late Monday night/Tuesday morning. Maybe it was spelled out in black and white, and maybe I just can't read between the lines. This was a good tale as the reader waffles back and forth to try and figure out whodunit. With lots of plain Jane characters it could have been virtually any number of them. I like when a book keeps me guessing. This also makes you question how well you ever know anybody, let alone the one you're married to.
So, I still don't know if it was a dog that Paul killed that one late Monday night/Tuesday morning. Maybe it was spelled out in black and white, and maybe I just can't read between the lines. This was a good tale as the reader waffles back and forth to try and figure out whodunit. With lots of plain Jane characters it could have been virtually any number of them. I like when a book keeps me guessing. This also makes you question how well you ever know anybody, let alone the one you're married to.
January 5, 2011
I read a proof copy of this book which was given to me by a friend at Hodder.
I was intrigued by the premise straight away - how well do you really know those closest to you? Could you suspect your own husband of murder? Would you be able to tell if he was guilty or not?
This was a pacy read with lots of twists and turns. I was totally gripped. Recommended.
I was intrigued by the premise straight away - how well do you really know those closest to you? Could you suspect your own husband of murder? Would you be able to tell if he was guilty or not?
This was a pacy read with lots of twists and turns. I was totally gripped. Recommended.
June 4, 2016
I won this in a goodreads giveaway and it was pretty good I'm rating 3.5★ enjoyable to read and good characters even if you're not sure if you like them or not, I had no idea how it was going to end, I'll be reading more by Ali knight
September 24, 2015
Fast moving thriller! I liked it!!
March 2, 2023
I love reading books that challenge my thinking and this book did exactly that. Every chapter was a red herring right to where I knew exactly whodunnit.. right up until the person I suspected got murdered! It was so good! Well done Ali Knight!
September 16, 2020
Goed opgebouwd verhaal.
November 21, 2021
I've read this book because I love to read about crime and drama. I didn't love it, but I didn't hate it either. I'll come right in the middle with my opinion and say it was an amusing read if you're looking for a page turner that keeps you guessing. It's a debut novel and while it's generally well written, don't expect it to blow your mind. What has drawn my attention to this story is the fact that each chapter leaves you with questions. You can't stop reading until you've find the murder. Although this is the first novel I've read and I think Ali Knight might be an author we're going to hear more from, I'll definitely be reading more of her novels if I get the chance. In conclusion if you enjoy reading psychological/drama/crime thrillers than Ali Knight is a new author of the genre certainly worth trying!
February 1, 2012
WINK MURDER is the debut book from ex-journalist and sub-editor Ali Knight. Given that the book is set within the cut-throat and odd world of tabloid television, perhaps her background has informed the way that the world of the media (albeit she worked in print) works.
There was so much about the run down and the early part of this book that didn't appeal, I wasn't at all sure I'd be able to get to the end of it. The high-flying husband returning late at night, drunk, covered in blood, muttering. The stay at home mother with the part-time, lesser job in her husband's world, waiting at home for him to return - unsure of her marriage, convinced that her husband is having an affair - but unable to do anything about that. Questioning her mothering ability, worried about the state of the house, guilty for working part-time; a stereotype of the little less-attractive woman married to the gorgeous high-flying husband. Mostly I think it was the whinging, self-absorbed, kind of useless first person voice that was getting to me.
But really... "do not assume" should be displayed on a poster in front of my nose, right below the one that says "stop reading blurbs and media releases....". From the absolute start of this book Kate, who is the main voice of the novel, is tricky. Caught in a spiral of wishing problems under the carpet, trusting and mistrusting her husband, believing he could be capable of everything from infidelity to business corruption to murder, she fights her own paranoia with an increasing sense of desperation and lack of self-belief. I don't think she ever quite loses that slightly whingy, disbelieving tone, but there is a point in the book where she decides, somehow to take matters into her own hands. Not by confronting the husband mind you, she opts for a considerably more complicated path to finding out the truth. Which unexpectedly works. Which, given the personality that has revealed itself in her own voice, actually makes a lot more sense. I think I would have been profoundly disappointed if Kate actually grew balls and stepped up to the mark, but somehow her panicked, suspicious, vaguely lunatic behaviour made a lot of sense - had bucket loads of credibility if you like.
I'm not really sure what it was that made me pluck WINK MURDER from the teetering stacks of unread books around here, as when it first arrived, unsolicited, I will confess to being underwhelmed with the blurb and the media release. Which is exactly why I think I'll stick up those two posters, and maybe spotlight them. This is actually a very good book, involving, car crash fascinating and not at all as simple as it seems. Right down to the last page.
http://www.austcrimefiction.org/revie...
There was so much about the run down and the early part of this book that didn't appeal, I wasn't at all sure I'd be able to get to the end of it. The high-flying husband returning late at night, drunk, covered in blood, muttering. The stay at home mother with the part-time, lesser job in her husband's world, waiting at home for him to return - unsure of her marriage, convinced that her husband is having an affair - but unable to do anything about that. Questioning her mothering ability, worried about the state of the house, guilty for working part-time; a stereotype of the little less-attractive woman married to the gorgeous high-flying husband. Mostly I think it was the whinging, self-absorbed, kind of useless first person voice that was getting to me.
But really... "do not assume" should be displayed on a poster in front of my nose, right below the one that says "stop reading blurbs and media releases....". From the absolute start of this book Kate, who is the main voice of the novel, is tricky. Caught in a spiral of wishing problems under the carpet, trusting and mistrusting her husband, believing he could be capable of everything from infidelity to business corruption to murder, she fights her own paranoia with an increasing sense of desperation and lack of self-belief. I don't think she ever quite loses that slightly whingy, disbelieving tone, but there is a point in the book where she decides, somehow to take matters into her own hands. Not by confronting the husband mind you, she opts for a considerably more complicated path to finding out the truth. Which unexpectedly works. Which, given the personality that has revealed itself in her own voice, actually makes a lot more sense. I think I would have been profoundly disappointed if Kate actually grew balls and stepped up to the mark, but somehow her panicked, suspicious, vaguely lunatic behaviour made a lot of sense - had bucket loads of credibility if you like.
I'm not really sure what it was that made me pluck WINK MURDER from the teetering stacks of unread books around here, as when it first arrived, unsolicited, I will confess to being underwhelmed with the blurb and the media release. Which is exactly why I think I'll stick up those two posters, and maybe spotlight them. This is actually a very good book, involving, car crash fascinating and not at all as simple as it seems. Right down to the last page.
http://www.austcrimefiction.org/revie...
October 16, 2013
Je ne sais plus qui tu es d'Ali Knight est un roman publié aux Editions Jc Lattès de 427 pages et au prix attractif de 12,50€. C'est un format demi-poche, avec pas mal de narration dedans. Difficile de déterminer un genre par contre. Nous avons un mélange de roman contemporain et de policier.
Notre personnage principal est une femme, Kate Forman. Mère de deux enfants, épouse d'un homme idéal, épanouie dans son métier... elle mène une vie idyllique. Pourtant, elle n'est pas totalement parfaite et nous apprenons peu à peu à découvrir ses faces cachées. J'ai apprécié ce personnage, son combat pour découvrir la vérité même si son caractère ne m'a pas forcément plu.
L'histoire démarre immédiatement. L'auteur tente de semer le doute, de nous entraîner sur différentes voies. Très rapidement, j'ai conclus que la fin mettrait sa note au livre car l'auteur semblait vouloir nous faire un bon coup de théâtre. Malgré quelques petites longueurs, le roman est ponctué d'action, de rebondissements qui nous font douter de tout.
Malgré toutes les bonnes qualités que recèlent ce roman, que ce soit au niveau de l'écriture, des personnages ou de l'histoire en elle-même qui demeure bien menée, la fin m'a déçue. J'aurais aimé un coup de théâtre différent, auquel on n'aurait pas forcément pensé mais qui aurait pu nous avoir effleuré l'esprit. Quelque-chose de plus choquant, de plus théâtrale. La révélation est certes étonnante mais elle ne m'a pas plus car je n'ai pas eu ce petit coup au cœur qui m'aurait fait dire "Nooon, c'est pas vrai !" La fin m'a plutôt fait un effet du genre : "Ah, c'est ça...". Et c'est cette fin qui me donne un petit goût de déception pour ce livre si bien parti. Dommage...
Au niveau de la fin, je n'ai pas trop apprécié non plus le doute qui subsiste à certaines questions. L'absence de réponse claire et nette à certaines questions. L'auteur laisse le soin au lecteur de choisir lui-même sa réponse mais... je ne sais pas, il me manquait quelque-chose.
Conclusion
Ce livre est attirant, à prix attractif et idéal pour des vacances : il ne prend pas trop de place mais ne se lit pas en une journée non plus. Le résumé est attirant et vous auriez raison de céder car ce livre est vraiment agréable. Les différents personnages sont appréciables, l'histoire, malgré quelques longueurs, est parsemée de rebondissements et de doutes. Malheureusement, la fin ne fut pas à la hauteur de mes attentes et me laisse un petit goût de déception. Néanmoins, ce fut une agréable lecture que je recommande à tous.
Notre personnage principal est une femme, Kate Forman. Mère de deux enfants, épouse d'un homme idéal, épanouie dans son métier... elle mène une vie idyllique. Pourtant, elle n'est pas totalement parfaite et nous apprenons peu à peu à découvrir ses faces cachées. J'ai apprécié ce personnage, son combat pour découvrir la vérité même si son caractère ne m'a pas forcément plu.
L'histoire démarre immédiatement. L'auteur tente de semer le doute, de nous entraîner sur différentes voies. Très rapidement, j'ai conclus que la fin mettrait sa note au livre car l'auteur semblait vouloir nous faire un bon coup de théâtre. Malgré quelques petites longueurs, le roman est ponctué d'action, de rebondissements qui nous font douter de tout.
Malgré toutes les bonnes qualités que recèlent ce roman, que ce soit au niveau de l'écriture, des personnages ou de l'histoire en elle-même qui demeure bien menée, la fin m'a déçue. J'aurais aimé un coup de théâtre différent, auquel on n'aurait pas forcément pensé mais qui aurait pu nous avoir effleuré l'esprit. Quelque-chose de plus choquant, de plus théâtrale. La révélation est certes étonnante mais elle ne m'a pas plus car je n'ai pas eu ce petit coup au cœur qui m'aurait fait dire "Nooon, c'est pas vrai !" La fin m'a plutôt fait un effet du genre : "Ah, c'est ça...". Et c'est cette fin qui me donne un petit goût de déception pour ce livre si bien parti. Dommage...
Au niveau de la fin, je n'ai pas trop apprécié non plus le doute qui subsiste à certaines questions. L'absence de réponse claire et nette à certaines questions. L'auteur laisse le soin au lecteur de choisir lui-même sa réponse mais... je ne sais pas, il me manquait quelque-chose.
Conclusion
Ce livre est attirant, à prix attractif et idéal pour des vacances : il ne prend pas trop de place mais ne se lit pas en une journée non plus. Le résumé est attirant et vous auriez raison de céder car ce livre est vraiment agréable. Les différents personnages sont appréciables, l'histoire, malgré quelques longueurs, est parsemée de rebondissements et de doutes. Malheureusement, la fin ne fut pas à la hauteur de mes attentes et me laisse un petit goût de déception. Néanmoins, ce fut une agréable lecture que je recommande à tous.
April 2, 2011
“Wink Murder” - an intriguing title just begging to be read. Picking up the book I wasn’t sure what to expect given Wink Murder is Ali Knight’s debut novel – don’t you love titles like that? I purposely opted not to read the press copy that accompanied the book, relying solely on the book cover and title to hook me in. Have no fear; Wink Murder isn’t a weak reference to some kinky murder or Doctor Who’s “whatever you do don’t blink” episode – I’d like to say it’s a simple case of murder but when is murder ever simple?
As Jennifer Anniston once said in her L’Oreal commercials “here comes the science bit”:
“Kate Forman has an enviable life: a loving family and a perfect husband, Paul. But one night she finds Paul drunk and covered in blood, mumbling about having killed something - or someone.
When a young and attractive woman who works for Paul is found murdered, Kate's suspicions about what he has really done send her on an increasingly desperate search for the truth that threatens to smash her carefully constructed life.
Doing the right thing should seem obvious, but as the lies multiply, the truth is not as straightforward as it seems; how well do you know the person you're married to?”
Wink Murder is one of those books where, for the first half at least, I wasn’t quite sure where it was taking me. It’s all rather frenetic and told in the first person narrative, it made me question Kate’s sanity on numerous occasions! A complex narrative, you have to have your wits about you as the story unfolds in dramatic fashion.
Full Review on my blog: http://www.milorambles.com/2011/04/01...
As Jennifer Anniston once said in her L’Oreal commercials “here comes the science bit”:
“Kate Forman has an enviable life: a loving family and a perfect husband, Paul. But one night she finds Paul drunk and covered in blood, mumbling about having killed something - or someone.
When a young and attractive woman who works for Paul is found murdered, Kate's suspicions about what he has really done send her on an increasingly desperate search for the truth that threatens to smash her carefully constructed life.
Doing the right thing should seem obvious, but as the lies multiply, the truth is not as straightforward as it seems; how well do you know the person you're married to?”
Wink Murder is one of those books where, for the first half at least, I wasn’t quite sure where it was taking me. It’s all rather frenetic and told in the first person narrative, it made me question Kate’s sanity on numerous occasions! A complex narrative, you have to have your wits about you as the story unfolds in dramatic fashion.
Full Review on my blog: http://www.milorambles.com/2011/04/01...
August 14, 2011
Wink Murder is a story of murder, betrayal, trust and tension. Kate Forman has a great life; two children, a big house and a handsome husband Paul. Paul owns a TV production company which he is in the process of selling for big money. Kate works part time in TV too - their lives are full of celebrity parties and glamour. One night Paul arrives home in the early hours of the morning, he appears drunk, he is sobbing and he is covered in blood. Kate's world is turned upside down when the body of a young woman is found the next day, she's been murdered - she worked with Paul and evidence points to this being a 'copy-cat' murder. Paul has recently produced an award-winning reality TV show, following the case of a murderer who strangled his wife with a magician's white rope - the latest murderer used the same weapon.
How well does Kate really know her husband? It is clear as the story progresses that theirs is not quite the happy marriage that they portray. Both of them have issues around trust and both of them are keeping secrets.
The tension builds constantly throughout the novel, as each of the major characters are hauled in by the police for questioning. These characters are very realistic - none of them particularly likeable, but all of them very human. Kate can be moody and self-centred at times, yet she is also passionate and loyal.
This is a fast-paced plot which makes you think about just how much trust we place in people around us.
On the whole, a good, well-structured psychological thriller with a great plot, even at times it does become a little complicated. I enjoyed this and will watch out for more by Ali Knight.
How well does Kate really know her husband? It is clear as the story progresses that theirs is not quite the happy marriage that they portray. Both of them have issues around trust and both of them are keeping secrets.
The tension builds constantly throughout the novel, as each of the major characters are hauled in by the police for questioning. These characters are very realistic - none of them particularly likeable, but all of them very human. Kate can be moody and self-centred at times, yet she is also passionate and loyal.
This is a fast-paced plot which makes you think about just how much trust we place in people around us.
On the whole, a good, well-structured psychological thriller with a great plot, even at times it does become a little complicated. I enjoyed this and will watch out for more by Ali Knight.
May 22, 2011
Wow, I LOVED this book. It kept me so hooked that I read most of it over several hours, and then couldn't wait to get back to it later in the day.
Kate Forman's life is turned upside down when her successful and loving husband returns home drunk, covered in blood and lamenting that he has killed someone. Kate's character is analytical and complex, and she's not satisfied with his explanation the next day that he ran over a dog. She starts to dig further for the truth, and matters take a more sinister turn when one of her husband's employees is found murdered. Kate's investigations lead her to doubt everything she thought was safe, and everyone she thought she could trust.
Set in the world of reality TV, this novel is fast-paced, with credible characters. It's intelligently written from the perspective of a relatively ordinary and perfectly believable wife and mother.
It keeps you guessing right up until the very last page.
Kate Forman's life is turned upside down when her successful and loving husband returns home drunk, covered in blood and lamenting that he has killed someone. Kate's character is analytical and complex, and she's not satisfied with his explanation the next day that he ran over a dog. She starts to dig further for the truth, and matters take a more sinister turn when one of her husband's employees is found murdered. Kate's investigations lead her to doubt everything she thought was safe, and everyone she thought she could trust.
Set in the world of reality TV, this novel is fast-paced, with credible characters. It's intelligently written from the perspective of a relatively ordinary and perfectly believable wife and mother.
It keeps you guessing right up until the very last page.
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June 12, 2020 We'd all like to believe that we trust our loved ones implicitly but if your spouse came home shaking, covered in blood, with a story that didn't quite add up, could you banish your doubts automatically? Ali Knight sets out such a scenario in Wink Murder when Kate's husband Paul arrives home in a mess, claiming to have hit a dog. When his colleague is found dead, Kate's suspicions kick into overdrive.
Wink Murder is a well executed thriller that keeps you guessing throughout. I found both Kate and Paul to be questionable - not in the way they were portrayed but in the fact that I was suspicious of both of them at various times throughout the novel, not to mention other characters. In that respect, Knight kept the suspense up. It certainly isn't fast-paced but I think this matches the idea that Kate is desperately trying to keep to 'business as usual'.
All in all, well written, entertaining, a decent storyline and characters and well worth a read.
Wink Murder is a well executed thriller that keeps you guessing throughout. I found both Kate and Paul to be questionable - not in the way they were portrayed but in the fact that I was suspicious of both of them at various times throughout the novel, not to mention other characters. In that respect, Knight kept the suspense up. It certainly isn't fast-paced but I think this matches the idea that Kate is desperately trying to keep to 'business as usual'.
All in all, well written, entertaining, a decent storyline and characters and well worth a read.
September 23, 2012
Excellent first novel which alludes to the children's game by the same name and has the tag line: "How well do you know the person you're married to?"
The book races alone and at times you feel it is perhaps owes a wink to The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. How much of what Kate is relating can be trusted and what do we really know about these events?.
The tension builds, but the incompetence of the Police investigation finally annoys you to the point that the end can't come soon enough.
Promising start and I look forward to her next novel but this novel lost its way and that is a shame and prevents this book becoming the classic it had the potential to bring to crime fiction.
The book races alone and at times you feel it is perhaps owes a wink to The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. How much of what Kate is relating can be trusted and what do we really know about these events?.
The tension builds, but the incompetence of the Police investigation finally annoys you to the point that the end can't come soon enough.
Promising start and I look forward to her next novel but this novel lost its way and that is a shame and prevents this book becoming the classic it had the potential to bring to crime fiction.
May 12, 2013
Ein super Buch!! Ich liebe es! Der Anfang ist spannend und man wird neugirieg wer wirklich der Mörder ist. Immer wieder dreht sich diese Vermutung und ich tippe auf jemanden anderes. Den wahren Mörder hätte ICH niemals herausgefunden und so war ich ziemlich überrascht als ich es gelesen habe. Der Mittelteil war manchmal etwas zu langatmig oder es war zu viel "Fernsehzeug" aber gegen Ende wurde es super interessant. Obwohl ich den Fenstersprung 3x gelesen habe und mir noch immer nicht vorstellen konnte wie das ausgesehen hat.
March 14, 2016
I so wish we had half stars as this didn't quite make it as a 4 star but 3 seems a bit mean. There were parts that I though were really great and others parts where it just got a bit silly. I didn't really care for the main characters. It's maybe one of those books that on a different day in a different mood I would have rated higher but I just felt there was some thing missing.
Want to read
August 4, 2012Ratings are good. I can remember us playing Wink Murder when we were kids. Can't exactly recall whether we used to call it Wink Murder or something else. However, let's see how interesting the book is gonna be.
July 15, 2011
Main protagonist drove me crazy she was such a conspiracy theorist but story line was good and twists while not unexpected were cleverly crafted.
November 24, 2011
It was an easy read, finished it in a day. Very engaging and well written with an actually disappointing ending...
January 12, 2012
Not one I picked for myself but a Christmas gift from my sister, Becky. I really enjoyed this - an excellent thriller with good pacing which kept the reader guessing right to the very end.
November 23, 2012
Gripping, well-written but let down with a frankly ridiculous ending and a totally implausible murderer. I did enjoy it though and will definitely look out for Ali Knight's next book.
April 18, 2013
I am torn between giving 3 or 4 stars to this as parts were great and others parts just OK. Worth a read though but I don't think it will stay in my mind very long!
December 8, 2014
A psychological thriller with many twists and turns. Got a tad too unbelievable for me near the end.
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