No Turning Back by Tracy Buchanan is slow and rather repetitive at times, but the mystery keeps the reader turning the pages to see "who done it". At the end of the story there are a few questions remaining about events. For instance, who took the photo of her kissing and after holding onto it for so long released it to the newspaper? Regardless, Ms Buchanan keeps the reader guessing who the murderer is now and was previously.

*Thank you to NetGalley for a free copy of this book!*

This book sucked me in right away with the first chapter. The main plot was interesting and kept me reading, and wanting to know the answers. But I felt like it had a lot of unnecessary tangents. I felt like the romance with Jamie was forced and was there just to throw in a romance. I also didn't like the whole discussion of the "affair". Unless I was missing something, it was not an affair, and it was another unnecessary tangent. It took me a while to get into it, but once I did, I read it quickly.

A mother's protective love is beyond question. Automaticity that kicks in at just the right moment.

And that's exactly what happened on that lovely sunny day as Anna and her baby daughter, Joni, were walking along the beach. A casual glance in one direction brought immense danger to them both. A young teenage boy armed with a knife was hurling down upon them. Anna reacted by grabbing a comb out of her bag for protection. The boy lost his footing as his neck made contact with the sharp end of the comb. Death followed immediately.

Anna, a popular radio presenter, had been on maternity leave when she was accosted by the boy. Although not arrested, the death continues to haunt her and her self-imposed guilt follows her wherever she goes. Soon the boy's family, her friends, and the village of Ridgmont question her every move. Even her soon to be ex-husband feels uncertain about leaving Joni with Anna.

Emotionally, Ann is still distraught over the death of her father, Simon, who had leapt from the top window of the lighthouse nearby. Everyone believed that Simon felt absolute frustration over the unsolved murders of young teenage boys of the village. He had been a flagship reporter for years and was pursuing leads related to these crimes.

No Turning Back was a tricky novel to review. Anna's story is a credible one and Tracy Buchanan draws you in with the unusual premise of a mother protecting her child.and herself. We experience Anna's frustration as a single parent returning to work after such a horrendous experience. Anna's worries over childcare and having to deal with a jealous co-worker brings this story into familiar territory for the reader.

But then the storyline drifts into the shifting sands of baseless assumptions, over reactions, trumped up guilty speculations, and character interactions that just don't seem plausible. The police department in Ridgmont was highly inept and seemed to lack any investigative skills whatsoever. Of course, all of this provided a vehicle in which to propel the story towards its grand finale. And I will leave that up to all of you whether that brought any satisfaction or not.

Tracy Buchanan possesses much talent. I will probably be among only a few who didn't latch on completely to the threads of this story. It will be applauded by many. And I do intend to look out for the next offering by Tracy Buchanan. You can tell that she has quite the story within.

I received a copy of No Turning Back through NetGalley for an honest review. My thanks to Crooked Lane Books (a source of incredible books) and to Tracy Buchanan for the opportunity.

Anna just wants her daughter Joni to have a safe and happy life. But as Anna's life slowly spirals out of control could she lose the one thing that's most important to her? Facing murder charges, Anna unravels a chilling, dark secret that continuously indicates that Anna is a serial killer. But can she prove her innocence before she looses Joni forever? With each new headline Anna isn't sure who she can trust but always has her grandmother to help guide her and help her face her problems.
I loved how the author kept my attention. The plot twist is fantastic.

Fun and suspenseful. Liked this book and storyline. Interesting. Quite a few original researched facts.

I wondered if I would like this book when I started but it quickly drew me in and wouldn't let me go Had to finish it in two sittings.

I liked, but did not love this book. I though it was pretty predictable and had no trouble putting it down, but didn’t mind finishing it. I am pretty sure I will have forgotten I even read this in a few weeks.

This is the first book that I've read by Tracy Buchanan and now I will be adding her to my favorite authors. This was a great book with a HUGE twist which is what I love.
Would you kill for your child?

You guys. Oh my god. You guys. I started this book this morning and was hooked within 3 chapters. I kept sneaking furtive glances at my phone, trying to figure out how I could read this and get my work done without getting in trouble. I resisted for the most part but every time I got a chance (waiting for a meeting to start, going to the bathroom (you do it too), while dinner cooked), I read.

I don't want to say anything about anything because I don't want to ruin anything. All I will say is, someone read this so we can talk about it. It was good, kept me guessing and if I say anything more, I am afraid I will ruin something.

This book was provided to me by NetGalley in exchange for a review.

This one didn't hit it for me. Good idea, poor wiring. This book was so full of cliches and the author pushes the fathers suicide soooo hard it's blazingly obvious he didn't actually kill himself.
The twist at the end, puleeeease. Giant eye roll.

From start to finish I never put it down. Fast moving and smoothly written.
Grips the reader from the opening chapter and never lets go

Great story line plot moves along nicely,characters are well developed couldn't put it down

I'm not sure how I feel about this story. I cannot believe how Anna was treated by both her family and the community after accidentally killing a young boy while protecting her child. All in all it doesn't make for a very plausible story.

I have loved Tracy’s other novels and I’d definitely going to be reading her next - but this one wasn't my favourite. It is clever however, clever in the opening scenes and how Anna deals with the situation and the aftermath - well I could imagine how she must feel - the fact she’s killed a boy she thought was going to attack her and her daughter on the beach.

The rest of the novel was drawn out though and the back and forth - the anguish, guilt, despair, excitement of the media... all very believable and real. It was all going towards out finding what really happened and what really was going on that night...

The answers weren’t what I expected that’s for sure, but I didn’t feel satisfied with the reasons and the why fors. If you can suspend disbelief then it could work, and the arguments to come from this book - would YOU do anything to protect your child will linger on long after the book has finished.

I normally like a good novel but, this was just too dark and hard for me. I couldn't finish.

I did enjoy reading this book-and couldn't stop until I found out who the stalker was.
The story seemed quite rushed towards the end- which may have given it pace, but the slow burn to start with actually I thought gave more tension to the book.
I actually think it was a fairly credible plot with the usual gaps in police and court knowledge

This is the first book that I've read by Trace Buchanan. I believe I will be adding her to my favorite authors! This was a great book with a HUGE twist!

Recently separated from her husband, single mom and radio personality Anna is having a tough time adjusting to her new life. While walking her baby girl Joni along the beach one afternoon Anna is approached by a few teenagers. One particular teenager's behavior is bizarre. Feeling threatened, she does what any mother would do to protect her baby girl.

The media and fellow neighbors being to scrutinize Anna. They question whether or not she intended to hurt one of the boys on purpose or in self defense. As time goes by, Anna receives emails from The Ophelia Killer, a unknown person who stalked and killed teenage boys several years prior. Anna then begins to unearth shocking secrets that have been kept from her and the townspeople.

Full of suspense and relationships that you would never suggest, No Turning Back offers a nice solid read. The writing was good and I enjoyed how the ending wrapped the entire book up. I didn't feel like I was left wanting more.

Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to read No Turning Back by Tracy Buchanan. A young mother kills a young man trying to protect her young child. She didn't mean to do it; but it is done. This is the beginning of the novel, but there are previous serial kllings that are woven into the plot.
I thought this book was written well, however, I never connected with the lead character, Anna. This is important to me as a reader. I like the way the plot weaves with other characters and events that have occurred - the ending was good (I did predict it).
Good Summer read for those going to the beach.

Great read! I couldn't put it down. Had me guessing until the end.

What would you do to protect your child. Ana is a radio presenter and is recently separated from her husband. her young daughter is is her whole life but while on the beach a teenager, who appears to be under the influence of drugs, threatens them with a knife, Anna reacts instinctively to defend herself and her child. The boy dies and Anna, understandably, is traumatised and can’t believe what has happened. There is much discussion in the community, the media and even her own radio show about what she has done and whether other people would have done the same. This though is only the start of Anna’s nightmare as links to the past and a serial killer known as The Ophelia Killer begin to emerge and seem to suggest that Anna is not as innocent as she might appear.

Thrilling and unputdownable. A wonderful read with many twists