Book thoughts: five little words by Jackie Walsh

Blurb: When new mother, Laura Caldwell, opens the card dropped through her letterbox, she expected to see a heartfelt note, congratulating her on the birth of baby Shay. 

Instead, she sees a message that makes her blood run cold. 'Your husband is a murderer.' It couldn’t be true, could it? Not Conor, her adoring husband. He couldn’t be behind the brutal killing of local barmaid, Vicky. Not him. 

But while Laura fights to discover the truth about her husband, she’s also holding dark secrets of her own; secrets she’s spent years trying to hide. Could the card be a desperate attempt at revenge – or could her husband really be a murderer? There’s a tangled web between this perfect couple – and the truth might just destroy them...

My thoughts: This is a story of secrets and lies spread across generations. It’s not a fast paced read, but a slow unraveling of revelations. 

Laura newly married to the handsome, and wealthy Connor cannot believe her luck. But when a murder takes place in the small village she now calls home just as Laura and Connor should be at their happiest, with their new bundle of joy, Shay having been born, everything Laura had been so sure about suddenly becomes far less certain. 

Is Connor really as wonderful as she believed, what secrets is he hiding, but Laura has secrets of her own and so it seems do others on both sides of the family. 

Suddenly life becomes about who killed Vicky and whether Laura’s new husband is really a murderer. 

With some clever twists and plenty of intriguing leads. Jackie Walsh guides you through a twisted wed of lies and secrets, with cleverly crafted characters and an impressive understanding of human nature and the ingrained need we all have to keep our past buried, sometimes even from those we love most, and how often, even the most cleverly hidden secrets have a way of finding the light. 

And intriguing read that will keep you guessing from beginning to end and a must read for all lovers of psychological thrillers, family intrigue and the lies we try to keep. 

Thanks to NetGalley, Jackie Walsh and her publisher for allowing me to read this book in advance,  in return for an honest review.