I'm not sure how I feel about this one. I was pretty confused through half of this book but good thing I love this author's writing style because there was no way I was going to stop! There are 3 different points of view which added to the confusion, and it flipped from past to present, but of course everything gets wrapped up nicely at the end. Other than the supernatural element, which I thought was completely unnecessary, it was an entertaining read.

Told from three points of view, this is a multi-layered plot that will have you flipping the pages to find out what happens next. Gabe’s wife, Jenny, and their young daughter, Izzy, were murdered in their home three years ago but Gabe is convinced that Izzy is still alive after he sees her in the back of a car. Despite no one believing him, and a father-in-law who identified the bodies of his wife and daughter, he has devoted his life to searching for her. The second POV is a woman and her daughter who are on the run from an unnamed threat. And finally, we have the waitress who often waits on Gabe at the restaurant where she works.

All three characters are dealing with grief and loss. Their stories will come together and intersect in surprising ways. I won’t ruin the fun for readers by giving away any more of the plot. It's best discovered on your own.

Readers who enjoy complicated plots, a fair bit of coincidence, and who don’t have a problem with suspending disbelief will find much to enjoy. Be aware there are some supernatural elements, but it was a minor element. C.J. Tudor writes very well and the different plot lines came together quite nicely.

Now, THAT is how you write a good suspense novel -
CJ Tudor is awesome!

This is her best book yet, she masterfully manuevers between points of view and keeps us guessing the whole way to the finish, while making you really care about each character. I felt as if I actually was Katie, the waitress and I felt Gabe's pain and turmoil and determination so much it hurt.

- And I won't say anything more about it, but I LOVE the ending!!

Beep, whirr

Clickety, clack

Definitely not your run of the mill thriller by any stretch.

The Chalk Man was one of my favorites in 2018 and I was thrilled to get my hands on this early release!

My attention was captured from the very first chapter. Page-turner alert! The Prologue gave me all the spookish vibes and intrigue that carries throughout the book - All the way to the very end.

The creepy factor is center stage, but there is also an emotional story of a family that suffers loss, a father that won't let go, and dare I say.... The Other People.

Just follow the footpath, don't trust anybody, pay attention and be careful what you wish for!

I can't say more. I don't want to give anything away.

Flippin Fantastic page turning fun with just a slight breeze of the other side. Don't ask, not telling.

Highly Recommend.

C. J. Tudor has done it again with another creepy and twisty mystery! Tudor quickly became one of my all time favorites after reading The Chalk Man and validated that through her sophomore novel The Hiding Place. The Other People is another mystery with otherworldly aspects and spookiness. With multiple points of view and jumping between the past and present, Tudor unveils the mystery with the perfect pace. There were a lot of characters interwoven in this story and their possible connections kept me guessing. Tudor is a go to/auto buy/auto read author for me!

The title fits!!!!!
It was perfectly dark and creepy...a bit wild... with great characterizations and storytelling.

“The Other People”, claim to offer justice to those who have lost loved ones. They have many talents. Many many talents!!!!

“People say hate and bitterness will destroy you. They’re wrong. It’s hope. Hope will devour you from the inside like a parasite”.

“Love and forgiveness might keep you warm, but hatred would power your rocket all the way to the moon”.
Until....it burns itself out!

The unfolding of events...harrowing and endlessly hopeful—is subtly brilliant with a transportive spell of a pitch-perfect-narrative voice.

“The Other People”, exposed an ethical dilemma...and an opportunity for empathy, that left a lasting impression on me....with a freaking cool ending.

Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow.
5 Star/Wow rating. C.J. Tudor just keeps getting better and better.

The storyline was excellent as were the characters. While there are many characters they are easy to remember. You know how sometimes you need a map to remember who is who? Not in this case. They all start fitting and coming together like a puzzle.

For the first half of the book, I was ending every chapter with a sharp intake of breath and an "oh." This is a great crime/mystery/thriller dusted with a hint of supernatural.

Set aside some time to read this uninterrupted or the book won't be the only place with a few dead bodies. You will not want to stop reading.

This was my first CJ Tudor book, I really enjoyed it!! I have The Chalk Man on my bookshelf, but after reading this one, I’m definitely moving it up my TBR list. The Other People is a gripping thriller full of suspense and questions. I found myself quickly turning the pages because I had to know what really happened to Gabe's family and who were The Other People?

The story was fascinating and the ending wrapped it up fairly well. Overall, I really liked this book and would recommend it for anyone who likes suspenseful quick reads.

Thank you Netgalley for this ARC for my honest review.

This book was absolutely amazing. It was everything I hoped for coming from this author, as I have read every book does author has written. I will continue to read every book this author right. I do not give away too much in my previous as I do not want spoilers but I highly recommend this book.

CJ Tudor has fast become one of my favorite authors. This is her third book after The Chalk Man and The Hiding Place and it may be her best. A man is desperately searching for his family who disappeared years ago. He gets involved with a support group who may not be what they seem. This storyline is actually chilling. At one point the hair on the back of my neck stood up. Like her other two books, this one is very well plotted with gripping dialog and a twist you will never see coming. Thank you NetGalley for the advanced readers copy for review.

I never read any books by this author and was a little skeptical, but my attention was captured from the very first chapter. A great complex and compelling thriller that you won’t want to put this book down.

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to preview The Other People by CJ Tudor. I loved the Chalkman - and I think I like this book even better. Tudor hits this one out of the park - draws you in to a drama with story lines that weave together like a quilt.
A mother, Jenny, and her daughter, Izzy, are murdered - and Gabe, father and husband, was not at home to save them. But Gabe doesn't believe Izzy is dead, and he has a solid reason for believing that because he saw Izzy in a car at the time she was being murdered. No one believes Gabe - not his in laws, friends, and the police. But Gabe knows Izzy is out there, and he is on a quest to find her. Gabe's lonely journey aquaints him with a few people who feel sorry for him, but somehow are related to this murder.
Gabe soon discovers that there is much more to his family's murder and those involved will do anything to keep him quiet. There are Other People who have a vested interest in keep Gabe in the dark and they will stop at nothing to keep it that way.
5 stars - one of the best books of the year!
Recommend.

Imagine seeing your young daughter, for a fleeting moment, in the window of another vehicle and wondering why she would be there. You question yourself, you wonder why, you give chase only to lose the car in which you think she is in .....and then you receive a phone call that will alter your life.

For Gabe this is his reality and when it is found that his wife and child have been brutally murdered, what he thought he saw can not be. Gabe becomes a suspect and yet time can not erase what he thinks he saw and his heart and mind will not let him forget. To Gabe, his daughter is out there but all signs point to the fact that she is gone forever. Even her grandfather, a retired doctor, called to identify his daughter and granddaughter find that both are gone. And yet Gabe knows or at least think he knows and three years later he is still on the hunt for a daughter he just won't forget.

As Gabe travels the roads and byways in his eternal search, he meets Katie, a waitress in a service station. She too, has lost a loved one as her father was murdered. Gabe, who she refers to as the thin man, strike up a tenuous relationship and as the story continues Katie's life as well as her sister, Fran, and her mysterious daughter, becomes woven into a tale so clever and insidious that it's difficult to put this book aside as you become witness to a tale of cunning, deceit, and of course huge surprises along the way.

C. J. Tudor has once again captured my imagination and created a brilliant story filled with intricate details that are woven together flawlessly. It is a tale that will have you addicted from page one. If you are a lover of a story that thrills you on every twist and turn of the plot, then this is one not to miss.
Thank you to C.J. Tudor who again gave me a sleepless night burning that midnight oil, Penguin Books, and NetGalley for providing an advanced copy of this engrossing read.

“Fate’s a real fucker.”

The Other People is a dark and atmospheric psychological thriller about a missing girl and her father who won't give up hope of finding her.

The plot, although not complex, is too complicated to explain. There are multiple threads, voices, and timelines, but all are seamlessly woven together. Part ominous fairy tale with some paranormal elements, part mystery, part thriller, I didn’t know where this book was going to take me. It has some similarities to The Chain, but I enjoyed this book so much more! A strong narrative voice, compelling characters, and a plot that had me anxious to unravel kept me riveted.

The voice of the narrator was what made this book a standout for me. The way the plot was framed also made this a standout. I appreciated The Other People because it isn’t your standard thriller--it is so much more! I highly recommend!

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

Who doesn’t love reading bumper stickers when you’re stuck in traffic?
<blockquote>”He noticed the stickers first, surrounding the car’s rear window and lining the bumper:
Honk if you’re horny.
Don’t follow me, I’m lost.
When you drive like I do, you’d better believe in God.
Horn broken—watch for finger.
Real men love Jesus.
Talk about mixed messages. Although one thing did come through loud and clear: the driver was a dick.

All he could do was sit, fighting the urge to press his foot on the accelerator and barge the rest of the traffic out of the way, tapping his fingers aggressively on the steering wheel, staring at bloody Sticker Man in front.”</blockquote>

The premise of <i>“The Other People”</i> could resemble <i>“The Chain”</i>...if you take <i>“The Chain”</i>, add a large extra shot of darkness and a slight twist of horror and paranormal...and leave out the dash of romance!

<i><b>“Vigilante justice. Quid pro quo. An eye for an eye—”</b></i>

Tudor became an instant favorite after I read <i>“The Hiding Place”</i>. Her execution of paranormal elements to her thrillers makes them the perfect combo of mysterious, dark and eerie!

Although I admit, I was offended by this statement in the book. Eight-tracks and Cassettes are old...not CD’s! 😂 Right?

<i><b>“Yep, her car was so old it still had a CD player and she was so old she still had CDs.”</b></i>

The complex plot and long list of characters were a bit overwhelming at first, but eventually meshed into a tangled web of OMG and WTH???

This was another hit with me! I will never look at mirrors the same way again. Parts of the story were so convincing, it was scary. Other parts were just scary! But the entire story was mesmerizing and unputdownable.

The UK has the better book cover. It’s simple, but so eye catching...especially the creepy little stick people!

Thank you to NetGalley, Ballantine Books and C.J. Tudor for this digital ARC, in exchange for my honest review!

<b>My Rating:</b> 5 Mysterious, Eerie and Dark ⭐️’s
<b>Published:</b> January 28th 2020 by Ballantine Books
<b>Pages:</b> 288

<b>Recommended:</b> YES! If you enjoy dark thrillers with a touch of horror and paranormal.

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While rushing to get home in traffic one night, Gabe spots his five year old daughter Izzy in the back of the old car in front of him. She mouths the words Daddy right before the car speeds away...the car and his daughter vanish without a trace.
Three years later Gabe continues to travel the roads searching for his daughter, a girl everyone else believes is dead. His search will soon lead him to "The Other People", a group of individuals who have felt pain and loss...and want others to feel it to. Gabe will have to confront his painful past in order to discover the truth about what happened to Izzy.

First, I have to say I love C.J. Tudor's novels and I was so excited when I received the ARC for her third novel...I may have squealed out loud...that doesn't happen often. I immediately dropped everything to start reading. The Other People might be classified in the Horror genre, and I can definitely tell that her writing has been influenced by Stephen King, but I felt this story was more suspenseful or thrilling in nature and included an exciting mystery aspect. Although I didn't really connect with this story as much as I did her last novel (The Hiding Place), I still really enjoyed it and I know others will also. The writing is fantastic! You are immediately drawn into the plot and the lives of each character. There are a lot of key players in this one and it felt a bit confusing for me at first...but everything begins to fall into place quickly and you start seeing the connections. I don't want to spoil anything but if you are a fan of her novels you know there is always some underlying supernatural element that is key to the main plot but not necessarily the driving factor. I was a little bit disappointed with the buildup of Isabelle's story only for it to kind of fizzle at the end...it left me with a few questions...like maybe I missed something. Overall I can't say enough about her novels and they are quickly filling up my library as she turns them out. Another winner that will be hitting shelves in spring and I am certain will be receiving a lot of well-deserved praise.

Monday, April 11th, 2016 on the M1 North
He noticed the stickers on the car first. Before, he noticed his daughter in the back of the car, mouthing the word, “DADDY!”

Monday, February 18, 2019, Newton Green Services, 130 AM
“The Thin Man” drinks black coffee, plenty of sugar. He needs to stay awake so he can continue driving the M1, in relentless pursuit of the car with the stickers. The car that had his daughter. He has to believe she is still alive.

“Terrible things happen , of course, but they happen to other people; the ones you read about in newspapers. The haggard, tear -ravaged faces you see on the television.”

Katie, the waitress who pours his coffee on that all night shift is one of those. Her father was murdered. She knows about loss.

And, Fran knows the truth. So, she has also put in a lot of miles on the M1, as she and her daughter Alice are on the run...

Somewhere:
“She sleeps. A pale girl in a white room. She doesn’t hear the machines that beep and whir around her. She doesn’t feel the touch of Miriam’s hand or notice when the nurse leaves the room. The pale girl doesn’t hear or feel a thing. But she does dream.”

And, The Sandman, sometimes visits...

First off, I have to say, that I was NOT a fan of “The Chalk Man”, but probably because I cannot really relate to stories where little boys are the main characters, more so, than not liking the writing..

But, this story was “unputdownable”!

I pictured the creepy, dark highway, and the services and diners. I smelled the burnt coffee. And, I felt the pain of the father, Gabe, “the thin man”, who refused to give up hope.

So many of the mystery/suspense/ thriller stories this past year have been unfulfilling because their author’s just throw in a “twist you won’t see coming” because it’s actually a “plot hole” so you cannot see it coming!

This is actually a cleverly thought out story, which all ties together. It’s complexity separates CJ Tudor from a lot of these other authors. PART mystery/suspense and PART supernatural and horror, I was captivated throughout and continually revising my guesses!

I loved it! ❤️

Available on January 28, 2020!

Thank you to Netgalley, Random House-Ballantine Books and CJ Tudor for allowing me to read a digital ARC in exchange for a candid review!

I liked this book but then I didn’t. Gabe’s character was all over the place and unbelievable for me. Otherwise the story seemed to be everywhere. I’ve read so many thrillers lately and this one really missed the mark for me. Thanks to Netgalley for my advanced ebook copy.

Gabe spends his day looking for his daughter. Driving up and down the motorway searching for the car that took her. 3 years ago his wife and "daughter" where murdered. He believes deep down inside that it wasnt his daughter because when he was driving home he seen his daughter in the backseat of a car screaming. He doesn't give up hope on searching for her.

I found this story fascinating and drew me in from the very beginning. I loved the cast of characters and even the spooky Vibe this story gives you. This is definitely a page Turner. Thank you Netgally and Random House Ballantine for an ARC of this book for an honest review.

Wow! This book grabs on and won't let go! From the very beginning, you're wondering what on Earth is going on, and it only gets better from there. Gabe is an empty shell of a man that has been destroyed by the loss of his wife and daughter. However, convinced his daughter is still alive he spends his days traveling the road where he last saw her. On his travels, he inadvertently meets people that have secrets of their own concerning what happened to his family. He discovers "The Other People."

This book is gripping from the get go. It's twists and turns reveal just enough at just the right time to keep it interesting. I love the flow and the changing of perspectives. While I was able to predict quite a few of the plot points, I was also wrong in a couple of my predictions, which was awesome. It leaves you feeling a bit unresolved, but I feel that with the premise of the book, that's not really a bad thing. This was a great read, and I'm so happy that I was able to read it before its publication date. It has definitely turned me back onto CJ Tudor. While I loved her debut, "The Chalk Man," I wasn't as big a fan of "The Hiding Place" as I had hoped. "The Other People" is another notch in the win column for my 2019 reading!