Dual point of view psychological thriller that kept me guessing until the end. Be careful not to read any reviews that may give it away!
Thanks to NetGalley, Amazon Publishing UK and the author Teresa Driscoll for a digital review copy. This book was first published October 10, 2019.

Journalist Alice Henderson is sitting in her cubicle when she receives a phone call. A threatening phone call that alludes to her being cut with a cheese wire. The voice has been altered and the call is personal that it frightens Alice. Who would do this and why? She cannot find a connection to the threat. When her attorney boyfriend/finance Tom insists that they hire a private Investigator as the London police seem to lack resources, the threat only heightens and Wednesday seem to be the link for the stalker. The investigation leads to a past that Alice would soon forget but does it link it to her stalker. Alice not only worries for herself, she begins to wonder if her mother and sister are in danger.

The narration is done in 3 voices. The voice of the stalker in his childhood, Alice, and Matthew her private investigator. Each voice brings its own tension and climax until Alice comes face to face with who wishes her dead.

I had a connection problem with the plot and Alice. I am not sure motive for Alice demise was enough for the stalker. The stalker had taken his time and was intentional in every step in the destruction of Alice. All in all it was a hard buy for me.

A Special Thank you to Amazon Publishing and Netgalley for ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review.

Alice Henderson is a journalist working for a small local paper. It seems like an ordinary Wednesday at the office...until she receives a phone call from an anonymous caller making a specific and disturbing threat. Initially keen to dismiss it as a hoax call, Alice is blindsided when she is contacted again the following Wednesday. As the threats and disturbing occurrences continue to pile up, Alice and her boyfriend Tom hire a private detective to try to help them figure out who is making the threats and why. But when Alice's own secrets come to light as a result, it seems that maybe the answers lie in Alice's past. Can she find them before her stalker carries out his final threat and silences Alice for good? 

I have to say, I really enjoyed this tense and well-paced novel. I felt every sympathy for Alice, and frustrated by the limitations of the police who, despite their best efforts, are unable to do much to prevent the stalker's intimidation tactics. The story is a split narrative with one half narrated by Alice, and the other by a child being raised by his grandmother. I'm pretty good at working out a twist by now, but I was genuinely stumped by the connection between the two stories, and loved the reveal when it finally came - I found it original, clever, and believable. A twist can make or break a thriller for me, and I was so pleased that this enjoyable thriller wasn't spoiled by a cop-out or lacklustre ending. 

Believable characters, a great narrative, and nifty twists - this is another brilliant story from Teresa Driscoll, and I'm really looking forward to seeing what she does next. 

Thank you to NetGalley, who provided me with a free ARC copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I Will Make You Pay is more drama than thriller, although the chapters from Him do get creepy at times. That said, I became more emotionally invested in what we can only assume is our stalker as we learn about his childhood and the reasons behind his hatred of Wednesday's as well as his determination to make Alice pay. As far as puzzling out the identity of the stalker, that's entirely too easy despite a couple of decent red herrings. In fact, I was really hoping for it to be one of the red herrings so the whole thing wouldn't be so glaringly obvious. As with any story of this type, we have to have the required investigator presence, and this one gives us two. The problem is that for the life of me, I can't figure out the purpose in either Matthew Hill or Melanie Sanders. They don't actually solve anything and are just so much filler as far as I could tell. Sadly, this could've been a solid thriller, it certainly had the potential, it just didn't quite get there.

That scary call, a distorted voice with a chilling threat, came on an ordinary Wednesday. Alice Henderson, a journalist for the local newspaper, was sent to the edge of her seat.
However, such sickening threats did not stop just yet; instead more hostile and disturbing messages were stalking Alice every Wednesday since.
Hence, Alice’s nightmare began, and her life was in great danger!!
The boyfriend hired a private investigator, Matthew Hill, to dig deeper on the stalker as well as to keep her safe on those terrifying Wednesdays. And then, Matthew discovered that Alice had her own dark past and secrets!!
This is my first book by Teresa Driscoll, and I love its thrilling dark secrets and web of twists and turns! I am looking forward reading her future thrillers!!
Thank you Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to enjoy this good thriller! #Netgalley #IWillMakeYouPay

After reading another book from this author (I Am Watching You), I think I found a good mystery writer. This story doesn’t waste time getting into the action, where it starts with Alice receiving her first threat, thus igniting the investigation that covers the rest of the story.

The book is written from three points of view—Alice, Matthew, and the stalker. Even without the title distinctions, it’s easy to know who’s speaking, because each point of view has a unique voice.

What I liked most about the story was how well the mystery was written. The author was effective in creating suspects that I, as a reader, thought were the stalker. However as I reached the end, I was surprised to find how wrong I was and who actually wanted Alice dead. But after reading the story, it all made sense.

The only clear weakness I had with the story was the filler scenes, such as Matthew with his family. They sometimes made the story drag a bit. I know some of those scenes were there for context, but maybe they could have been shorten or reduced.

Overall, the story is one I would recommend to readers who don’t want predictable mysteries, as well as those who don’t want mysteries that will stick with you in a negative way.

This book was given to me by NetGalley for an honest review.

I’ve read this author before and this didn’t disappoint. Another normal Wednesday until Alice’s phone rings. With a threat. And then then next Wednesday. Why is Alice being stalked? Is it because of her journalistic job? Many twists and turns before you’ll find out

This is the first book I have read by this author at first I was really interested, however after the first two Wednesday's I was starting to get bored. I would put the book down go to another one and come back to it. It had some spots that were good and others that were slow.


Overall it was an ok book.


** I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for a honest review**

I Will Make You Pay is the second thriller I’ve read by Teresa Driscoll and it doesn’t disappoint.
Alice is the main character in this dark and disturbing thriller, we meet her on a Wednesday in the office after having a horrific phone call from someone threatening her, she tries to ignore it and outs it down to a prank call until the following Wednesday when she receives a package. Who is doing this, why a Wednesday and what is Alice hiding?
The book is told from two timelines, we have Alice in the present and a young boy who lives with his gran in a flat, struggling to survive on his grans wage, who is this boy and where does he fit in?
This was a great thriller and I enjoyed it from beginning to end, the ending was one I was nearly there with but so far away so that was a big tick for me. I liked Alice and felt her urgency for this stalker to be exposed. I like Teresa’s writing style and thought it brought this book together well, I especially liked the way each minor character was given a bit more characterisation giving the book more depth.
I would like to thank Netgalley and Amazon Publishing UK for this ARC I received in exchange for an honest review.

It all starts with a mysterious phone call on a Wednesday. The caller has disguised his voice and makes serious threats to harm Alice. Since she is a journalist, Alice Henderson thinks maybe she has wronged someone in an article that she has written. However on subsequent Wednesdays further threats continue to come her way. With each ensuing week the nature of the threats escalates.

The police begin investigating and Alice’s boyfriend hires a private investigator named Matthew Hill to look into the threats and to serve as a bodyguard for Alice. As each Wednesday comes around again the question that haunts Alice is…..are all stalkers killer or are all killers stalkers.

The chapters alternate between Alice, Matthew Hill and Him, who we assume to be the stalker since we learn early in the book that as a child bad things happen to Him on Wednesdays. Throughout the book the reader can only make assumptions as to the identity of Him. On the last Wednesday in the story, tension and fear escalate as the stalker makes the biggest advance in his efforts to harm Alice forcing Mtthew to take drastic measures to protect her.

Driscoll employs a narrative that successfully portrays the range of emotions and the vulnerability experienced by the victim of a stalker. She also evokes a child’s fears and emotions felt by the boy known as Him. The love that Alice feels for her mother and the love that the boy feels for his grandmother are genuine as well.

The narrative is well paced. Several of the characters have hidden pasts and with the discovery of each of those past lives, the story gets more complex. A few red herrings appear in the book to divert the reader from solving the identity of the stalker. Some of the topics that occur in the book are parenting, child abuse, statuatory rape, murder, losing a loved one, and of course stalking.

This is a quick and entertaining read full of secrets, mystery, and emotion that is sure to hold reader interest all the way to its very twisted conclusion.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC of the ebook from which this review is written.

It seems like an ordinary Wednesday, until the phone rings. Journalist Alice Henderson, hangs up, figuring that it is a hoax against her newspaper. But, the following Wednesday, there is another threat. One that makes it clear that Alice, and not the newspaper, is the target. With each Wednesday and new threat Alice's story unfolds, as does the story of those around her.

An exceptionally good book which has made me want to read the author’s entire back catalogue. It kept me on the edge of my chair and guessing throughout. All loose ends are tied up by the end and, as usual, I hadn’t worked anything out correctly! My favourite read of the year so far…

I read Teresa Driscoll's "I Am Watching You" when it first came out- it was interesting and well-written (and an Amazon First Read- woo-hoo!- if I remember correctly). I am so happy to have received a free ARC copy of "I Will Make You Pay." Driscoll has a distinct writing style that makes her books the right amount of creepy and thrilling. I knew I wouldn't be disappointed!

"I Will Make You Pay" is told from three different perspectives: Alice, who is being stalked for an unknown reason, Matthew, a PI hired to determine who is stalking her/keep her safe, and "him," a young boy as he suffers trauma before the main story takes place. Each character's story is told in short chapters and I was equally happy to switch between these characters as the story progressed (often, there is a 'weak link' in multiple perspectives, but I didn't really feel that with this one!).
I would almost give this a full 5-stars for being such an easy to read, fast paced thriller-type story. It might not be good to label it as a "thriller" because it doesn't have the same level of suspense as many thrillers on the market right now. That didn't bother me, rather, I felt that the ending wasn't a very satisfying conclusion. I don't want to give any spoilers, so I won't say more! Another thing I didn't enjoy was that Matthew had a side-story that didn't seem quite finished (or necessary) to me. While it showed Matthew's positive character traits, it didn't really feel relevant to the rest of the story.

I really enjoyed "I Will Make You Pay." Teresa Driscoll's writing is memorable and I'm sure I will be thinking about it for a while (She said that she based the general idea of the stalker on her own experience). Thank you Netgalley and Amazon Publishing UK for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Whoa! Hang on to your seats for this mystery psychological thriller. The main character Alice, who is a journalist, is being stalked! She only hears from him on Wednesdays. Is she being stalked because of her job as a journalist or something in her private life. The story alternates being told by present day Alice and the past about a little boy..... Her husband hires a private investigator to watch over Alice and to find the stalker. There are lots of twists and a few wrong turns. I enjoyed this book! Thank you NetGalley and Thomas and Mercer for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book felt very long but I think it was because the reader was waiting for each Wednesday to roll round and something else happen.. When I got to the end I wanted to read it again immediately to pick up some of the clues I had missed. I did enjoy the book but not the thought of being stalked and being helpless. One to read in company and not home alone!

Complex,psychological thriller with many twists and turns. Didn't know where this story was going next and chose the wrong suspect.!

What I Loved: This book was full of suspense. I loved that there wasn't just one thing that happened. Alice's stalker does something each Wednesday, and so there is a tension that builds leading up to Wednesday, then the event, and the aftermath. It makes the book move quite quickly from chapter to chapter. The way Teresa Driscoll writes the story keeps the reader engrossed from line one..."I am going to use cheese wire on you." I read that line and was like, well I need to know more!

How I Felt: This book was suspenseful and had me starting to look over MY shoulder as if I was the one being stalked. It was well-written and kept my utter attention. I hate to give anything away in a review so I will say that my jaw dropped at points in this book with the information being given to the reader. The plot was good...very good.

To Read or Not To Read: This book is perfect for readers of thrillers, suspense, and mystery because it has it all! This was my first Teresa Driscoll book, but it will not be my last.

What's This Book About Anyway?
Alice, a journalist at a small-time newspaper receives a terrifying phone call while at work. She is almost able to shake off this experience as a one-off event, when the next Wednesday another incident occurs and she begins to realize she has a stalker. Her boyfriend, Tom, enlists the help of a private investigator, Matthew to help provide security for Alice while the police work to solve this stalker case. Alice lives in a constant state of bundled-up nerves and terror as each Wednesday approaches and as each attack escalates, we have to wonder if she will be able to figure out what she has done to make this stalker focus on her. She must figure it out to make her way out of this terrifying situation.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Spoiler warning! ⚠️

I was very lucky to have been sent this early by Amazon Publishing UK through Net Galley.
After reading the last book from Teresa Driscoll, I was surprised to see we had gone back to the present, after the last book had shown how Detective Matt and his wife Sally, had met in the past.
I think I would have preferred the series to be in chronological order.
I enjoyed this book as the split stories from Alice’s view and “His” view, but also to see the reasons why he became the way he did.
The Plot was excellent as I had guessed who “He” was about 75% into the book.
I am definitely looking forward to the next one and wondering where Driscoll can take the Matt and the heavily pregnant Melanie. I’d like to see some more background on Melanie.
Definitely recommend!

I Will Make You Pay by Teresa Driscoll is an eventful, thought provoking novel that keeps you guessing throughout. The topic of being stalked and being the stalker is examined in detail. I had never thought about what has happened in a person’s life that might cause them to be a stalker. The reader can actually get so involved with the characters in this novel that there might become some degree of sympathy for both the stalker and the person being stalked. I also like the fact that there were other subjects examined besides stalking. Sister interactions, motherly love, grandmotherly love,and romantic love and betrayal are also explored. Even days after reading this novel I am still thinking about the themes and characters. I do not usually enjoy mysteries but this novel is so much more than just a “cookie cutter” mystery. I found the middle of the novel to be a bit slow which is the only reason that I am not giving I a Will Make You Pay five stars.

An exhilarating read! Alice, a journalist, is being stalked. Driscoll tells the story from the stalkers POV, beginning in his childhood, and from Alice’s POV. Layers of these two characters are slowly peeled away, adding more and more depth and tension. Well written with several scenes that had me gripping my kindle while peeking over my shoulder. About halfway through I somehow figured out who the stalker was. I have to admit that the stalker’s background had me feeling so sorry for him. This is truly a thriller. Many thanks to Teresa Driscoll, Thomas &Mercer, and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this very recently published book to enjoy and review.