I love a good psychological thriller and Someone You Know is definitely one of those, even though – in many ways – it fits into the formula of so many books I’ve read over recent years. Tess is a young(ish) woman who can’t move on with her life because of what happened in her past. She drinks too much, parties too much and won’t commit to a relationship with a man she thinks she loves. Then, the very thing she can’t get over in her past comes crashing into her future, this time in the form of her sister’s remains, found after she went missing twenty years earlier.
The news brings Tess back home, to a father who never got over her sister’s disappearance either and an aunt and uncle whose marriage seems strained to breaking. They all seem to be hiding some, as do old school friends and boyfriends. Unable to live without knowing the truth, Tess digs deeper and deeper. Unfortunately, what she finds out is worse than anything she could possibly have imagined.
So, a story that so many of us have read so many times. Here, though, the writing is so good and the story is so well written I forgot that. Instead, I got carried along and carried away with the story. I loved every minute of it, reading it in just two sittings, and can’t wait to read another book by Issac-Henry.

I read “ Someone You Know” by Olivia Isaac- Henry in two days. It was a very engrossing novel told in alternating chapters of the past and the present. This novel kept me guessing until the very end. There were some slow moments but overall, it was enjoyable. I look forward to reading more from this author in the future. Definitely a very solid debut!

* I received an arc of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*

Tess and Edie are twins, they had always been close until one day they weren’t so close anymore and in the midst of their separation, Edie disappears. 20 years on and Tess is haunted by the loss of her sister, and when a body is found Tess is determined to find out what happened to Edie. Told from Tess’s point of view in the present and from Edie’s in the past, there is a real sadness as we already know how Edie’s story ends. You can’t help but want to know who is responsible for Edie’s death and all the characters are so flawed, Someone You Know is a tragic tale.

A super twisty whodunnit that also delves into the darker regions of sibling rivalry. It will keep you guessing right to the end!

Someone You Know Olivia Issac-Henry

For a debut novel this is a stonker! I absolutely loved this book, I was disappointed when I finished it, I was left with what I call a ‘book hangover’. This is a psychological thriller with all the secrets, lies, twists and red herrings any book lover could need or want.

We are reading about twins Edie and Tess Piper, they are like ying and yang in many ways, Tess is the quiet watchful one of the two and somewhat overshadowed by her twin, whereas Edie is bright, outgoing and more reckless. In nineteen ninety-eight the two girls fall out at school then the worst thing that could possibly happen happens, Edie doesn’t come home from school.

Twenty years later Edie is found, wrapped in tarpaulin, weighted down in the canal. Once the case is re-opened, Tess who is now a detective moves home and starts nosing around, she’s determined to finally get to the bottom of what actually happened to her sister.

This is narrated to us in chapters alternating between twenty years ago and present day and two different opinions.


Read for an honest review. Thank you Avon Publishing UK and Netgalley.

Tess and Edie are twins but Edie disappears when she is 14. Twenty years later has she finally been found? Tess hasn’t had an easy time and her Dad never seems happy. Tess moves back to her Dads as the investigation into Edie’s disappearance is reopened. The book is a tale of family secrets from twenty years ago. What really did happen to Edie? I loved this book found it really easy to read. We are told the story of Tess now and Edie twenty years ago as it ties it all together.

Fantastic, loved reading it from the two perspectives and time zones, understanding how the characters grew and how the story unfolded. Kept me guessing right to the very end.

I’ve seen mixed reviews of this on Goodreads, but I really liked it. It’s a mystery told from two different perspectives in different time periods. One is a first person perspective from Tess, whose twin sister went missing as a teenager. The alternating chapters are told third person from her sister’s perspective 20 years ago. I liked how the stories built towards the same event, and loved a totally unexpected twist near the climax.

It’s not an edge of your seat thriller, more of a slow accumulation of clues that leaves you suspecting pretty much everyone. The writing is solid but not remarkable, but it was a fun way to spend a few evenings.

Edie and Tess are twins. Twenty years ago Edie disappeared. Twenty years later a body is found. Tess moves back home to be with her father while an investigation starts in earnest! Everyone connected to Edie comes under suspicion as they always say it's always someone close to home!! Read this one in a day.
Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for allowing me to read this arc.

The suspense was good, the plot great and the twists and turns kept me turning pages. Ray was a complete ass, Vince was an incompetent and irresponsible parent. And Becca was confusing. Tess on the other, the reader starts off with pity for Tess, but as you read, you really want to hit her on the head with a nice thick book. If only she drank more coffee, she would see what was right there under her nose. The fact that these characters can make you so passionately judgemental shows excellent writing and that makes Someone You Know a good book.
On the whole, Someone You Know is a good book. It does not have the gore that is off-putting to most readers, and it is suspenseful enough for readers who love this genre. Overall, Someone You Know can be enjoyed by all.

Tess and Edie are like any normal twin, that is until Edie goes missing. Her sister Tess believes that she is still alive as her body was never found. Their mum was killed in a hit and run when they were young and their dad suffers depression. He doesn't work just sits and smokes and drinks each day. Their aunt and uncles and neighbour have secrets that can help unlock what happened. It is Tess's mission to try and find Edie but the outcome may not be what she wants. The ending was so unexpected and out of the blue. People with secrets are either protecting others or hiding something they don't want to get out.

This is another dual time-line novel, told in the now and then perspective. But the narrator doesn’t always know the truth, which makes her journey uncovering the truth at times to be uncomfortable reading.
Tess and Edie are twins, non-identical twins in that Edie is pretty and intelligent, and Tess is not. Edie disappears as a teenager and Tess is left behind to live with the ‘What-If’. Edie’s disappearance
When Edie’s body is discovered, old wounds are opened, and Tess tries to uncover the truth of what happened to Edie.

I found Tess to be unreliable, it’s obvious her sister had secrets from her. For me I got the culprit early on in the book and the lack of surprises spoiled my enjoyment of this book.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the advance ARC in return for an honest review.

An interesting read, centred on the disappearance of Edie when she was fourteen leaving her twin sister devastated. The case turns from a missing person to murder when her remains are discovered years later. Her twin sister Tess returns home and the story starts to unfold, narrated by both sisters in different timelines.
It is revealed that the lives of the twins and relationships within their family are complex and somewhat duplicitous. There are a number of secrets to be revealed and twists that keep you guessing.
It is hard to have sympathy for most of the characters in this book, however that shouldn’t infer they are not well written or interesting; they are.

I have endured! I have finally finished reading Someone You Know by Olivia Isaac-Henry. It wasn’t a riveting read but it was intriguing. With ping-pong predictability the narrative switched from when Edie was alive to when she was discovered. It has been an observation of mine that people change their furnishings, decoration or houses in inverse proportion to their happiness with relationships or indeed themselves. This should give you a clue as to who done it.
I am a very keen canal towpath walker and I have been racking my brains as to where the possibility of a death such as described in the novel could occur. The canals I walk have a predetermined maximum height of water which falls way below that of a head being pushed under from a bank side position. No mention of the blood on the bridge being discovered was made either but I suppose it could have been cleaned off by someone. Those flaws aside it was an OK story, had it been one of a series, I wouldn’t rush out to get the second one.

A brilliantly complex book full of clever twists. I would never have guessed this was a debut book. Well written and told from two perspectives to really add depth to the story. Very good read.

Tess and Edie are twins and are inseperable in early childhood but then they start growing apart and then ages 14 Edie disappears. Tess never gets over losing her sister but she imagines one day she will bump into her and they will pick up where they left off but when she gets a call from her father she decides to return home. They have found some remains in the reservoir and it does turn out to be Edie and the investigation starts up again, the story is told on two timelines and we get to know more about the twins earlier life and also about the current state of affairs. Someone however is not telling the full truth about the day Edie disappeared and as everyone is under suspicion there are many untruths and lies told, will Tess ever find out what happened to her twin? The killer is well hidden and I was surprised when I found out what had really happened.
I really enjoyed this book and the twists and turns had me stumped. Thank you to NetGalley for my copy of the book.

I was surprised to see this is Olivia Isaac-Hendry’s debut novel as it’s such a well written thriller with lots of twists and turns.

The narration is split between Tess in current day, and her twin sister Edie, in the lead up to her death. The characters are interesting but not always trustworthy, so it’s difficult knowing who to believe, especially in their friends and family.

The ending was hard to predict until the very end as you are lead down many different paths that turn out to be dead ends.

I look forward to reading more of Olivia’s work.

For years Tess Piper has tried to distance herself from her family’s tragedies. Within months she had lost both her mother and her twin sister, Edie. Now, twenty years later, the body of the missing twin has been found and questions about her mother’s accident also begin to surface. What happened to Edie? Was the accident that claimed her mother’s life really an accident? As Tess struggles to resolve these questions, deal with her father’s depression and cope with a failing relationship, the past begins to catch up with her.

While this book is well-plotted and clever, I found it difficult to connect with any of the characters. The story moves from the late 1990s (the time of the disappearance) and 2018. Since the chapters are fairly short, I found the constant time shifts a little distracting and it made it more difficult to keep track of the progress of the two periods.

Someone You Know is somewhat suspenseful but I didn’t find it overly “creepy” or thrilling. However, the ending is satisfying and somewhat unexpected, which helped to make up for the lack of suspense.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing a copy of this book for review.

Tess was fourteen when her twin sister, Edie, disappeared after school one day. She has spent her adult life looking for Edie everywhere she goes refusing to believe she is dead. She has spent twenty years building a life away from the little family she has left.

Tess gets a call from her Father telling her that they have found Edie’s remains. The search reopens as a homicide which shines a bright light onto the family. Old wounds are opened and secrets are brought to light. What happened to Edie that day??

The book is told in duel perspective by Edie in the past and Tess in current day. The book had a lot of twists and turns up until the very end.

With thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for the book in exchange for an honest review.
I am really not sure about this book, at times it seemed very long and drawn out. All of the characters seem to be really miserable and drank or smoked. Had it been a shorter version I think it would have been quite an interesting read. The ending was very clever.