Smorgasbord Bookshelf – New book on the shelves – #Psychologicalthriller – Means to Deceive by Alex Craigie

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Smorgasbord Bookshelf – New book on the shelves – #Psychologicalthriller – Means to Deceive by Alex Craigie

Delighted to share the news of the latest release by Alex Craigie… a psychological thriller…Means to Deceive

About the book

Eighteen months ago, Gwen Meredith left the job she loved and came back to Pembrokeshire to help support her irritable and increasingly confused grandmother.
But someone is pursuing a vendetta against her.

As the attacks become more malicious, her old anxieties begin to build.
She’s attracted to her new neighbour who is keen to help…but can she trust him?

When those closest to her are threatened, her desperation mounts.
Who can she trust?

Gwen has a dark secret of her own.
Can she even trust herself?

One of the early reviews for the book

SuzM 5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 January 2022

Gwen has come home to Pembrokeshire to care for her ailing grandmother, which makes her life seriously stressed. She’s carrying guilt-ridden memories of a childhood tragedy, which add to the tension. She’s working as a learning support assistant in a local school, earning her enemies on more than one front and the problems keeps building. Gossip has humiliated her and someone is persecuting her, starting with graffiti and going from bad to worse. She has a choice of suspects. She also has relatives, friends and neighbours who offer support, but could any of them be behind the persecution? Can the police be persuaded to take any of it seriously?

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