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Synopsis
How much would you pay to survive?
Mum-of-three Ronni Ashcroft had just pieced her life back together after her husband left. On a remote spur of the Scottish Highlands, she kept her successful guest house going and even met a new man, Bishop.
But it turned out that Bishop had secrets. He had shady connections and shadier plans to use the coastal town as a European gateway for drugs, guns – and something far worse. Now he’s disappeared, and Ronnie wants answers.
Is he in trouble or simply ignoring her? Was she just his play-thing from the start? And, most importantly, is he dragging them both into something that neither of them will survive?
My Review
This was an intriguing novel with many twists and turns. I did find the storyline a little confusing to keep up with at first, especially with the introduction of many different characters and trying to figure out what relevance they had to the story. The beginning bit confused me as I get why it makes sense for the story but it is never followed up on – do those men from the submarine get away?
With the title being The Guest House, I expected the story to be centred more around the guest house itself rather than it just being a base – all the true action occurs elsewhere so it does make me question why this title was used.
I found Ronni quite whiny and annoying – constantly moaning about her ex and his new ‘squeeze’ then moaning about her new man and wanting her ex back a page or two later. Not that her ex, his new girlfriend or the new man were any better by a long shot though!
I would love to see more from Nicholas Roe though – he was a very interesting character and described in vivid detail. I will definitely check out more from the author.
I gave this book 3 out of 5 stars.
